by Margaret Anderson | Aug 25, 2016 | Blog
Just in case anyone needs further motivation to cultivate happiness, Elizabeth Gilbert reports an amazing true story.[1] You may recall that, in the 1986, a nuclear reactor near the Village of Chernobyl, Russia, exploded, leaving the surrounding area highly toxic with...
by Margaret Anderson | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog
Recently, I thought I had to run up the white flag and go grocery shopping because I’d just put the last roll of TP on the spindle in my bathroom. Then I realized I could steal the one in the guest bath and hold out for one more day. I procrastinate. After a trip, I...
by Margaret Anderson | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog
No need to worry that people with whom you negotiate, try to persuade, or build consensus know the same interest-driven skills you do. Rather, you’ll benefit even more if your counterparts know and use these skills. In Bridges to Consensus, I illustrated this...
by Margaret Anderson | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog
Like announcers who break into your favorite TV show, I interrupt my series on Ethics to bring you an important message, a message about Facebook scams. What does this have to do with my area of expertise? Call it Defense against the Dark Arts of Persuasion. Signs of...
by Margaret Anderson | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog
Many people believe that upbringing establishes our ethical values, which are pretty much fixed by a certain age. But some experts say we can train ourselves to be more ethical.[1] This was a pleasant surprise to me, a happy and hopeful thought. I was even more...
