by Margaret Anderson | Apr 13, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts, Communication, interest talk
Today I read an interesting quote from Alan Alda, “Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.” That quote might seem a little scary at gut level. Why? In these times of such extreme polarization, we might think that listening could mean we...
by Margaret Anderson | Apr 28, 2021 | Blog, Frame of Mind, News
Here’s another potpourri blog for you all: Speaking for San Diego’s Project Management Institute I just landed a video speaking engagement for the San Diego chapter of the Project Management Institute. My chosen topic is Five Top Communication Tips for...
by Margaret Anderson | Feb 8, 2020 | Blog
A New Painting Inspired Me In planning a furniture rearrangement, I opened up space for a new painting. I bought Chris Rogers’ piece, Through a Broken Fence, the featured image for this post. Chris is an amazingly creative woman. First, a graphic designer, then...
by Margaret Anderson | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog, Frame of Mind, interest talk, Training
I am very, very sorry that I haven’t posted for so long and thank you for your patience. I had a leaky pipe event (more of a gusher, actually), and believe it or not, the people skills I teach–persuasion, consensus and communication–helped me handle...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog, interest talk, True stories
One Woman’s Consensus Building Success Those of you who have followed this blog from its early days, might remember my posting, several years ago, a real life success story: Consensus Success in a Volunteer Group. The volunteer group in question was a quilt bee...