by Margaret Anderson | Apr 6, 2018 | Blog
Skillful, bridge-building communication wants a cool head and a relaxed body. Worry and tension work against you. Plus, laughter has lots of other health benefits. I even read about a cancer patient who effected her own cure by watching funny movies. Lately, I’ve been...
by Margaret Anderson | Mar 25, 2018 | Blog
Back in the day, spring was a time to thoroughly clean one’s house, doing things we don’t do routinely, like washing windows, cleaning pantry shelves, dusting baseboards, or clearing out the fridge. When trees sprout new leaves and flowers, birds sing their mating...
by Margaret Anderson | Mar 14, 2018 | Blog
When I train a group or coach an individual in my complete consensus building system, we cover my Three Magic Questions to optimize the results for one or both parties. I’ve written a lot about the First Magic Question, “Why?” in my books Bridges to Consensus and Love...
by Margaret Anderson | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog
If you’ve read my books or taken one of my classes, you know that the foundation of the entire persuasion/consensus-building/negotiation system I teach is discovering and addressing the interests of both parties. You also know that “making people wrong,” as by...
by Margaret Anderson | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog
I received the nicest feedback on my most recent post from a gentleman thanking me for answering questions he had about Me Too, but had been afraid to ask. In that post, I explained that it’s natural for such questions to arise and suggested answers, referring to...
