by Margaret Anderson | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog
As you all know, my slogan is, “Get more of what you need from others, while building bridges, not burning them.” The most magical aspect of the consensus building system I teach also happens to be the most difficult for people to believe. Building...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog
I will present a 50 min. workshop on “Getting comfortable with Negotiation” for the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Gulf Coast Section, Women in Energy Congress, Jan. 18, 2019, 1:10 PM. Getting Comfortable with Negotiation: What if reaching agreement...
by Margaret Anderson | Sep 9, 2018 | Blog
As promised, here’s an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Bridges to Consensus, Chapter, pp. 14-15: Just as we all agree that we should drive carefully, defensively and alertly, we embrace basic principles of how to deal with one another. Many religious leaders, philosophers...
by Margaret Anderson | Aug 27, 2018 | Blog
I had to share this story from “The Good News Network. (Be patient; it takes awhile to load.) It concerns a young American, Amy Biehl, who went to South Africa toward the end of the anti-apartheid movement, just before Nelson Mandela became president. She joined...
by Margaret Anderson | Aug 12, 2018 | Blog
As you all may have noticed, I haven’t posted to my blog in awhile. But I haven’t been idle! I’ve been laying the groundwork for some new things I know you’ll like. Good News Item 1: I’d been vacillating for a year or so about what book...