Today, as many of us take the day to thank all of those who have served our country in the United States armed services, I find myself thinking of my late father and his fellow servicemen from the “Greatest Generation.” Thank you, Dad! My father, John MacAllister, was in the R.O.T.C. at the Colorado School…
C3 – Conflict Conscious Communication For some time now, many of my blog posts have focused the features of effective communication. I’ve been systematically sharing “tips on improving your communication” when it involves an important issue or someone important to you, such as a boss or someone that you need to connect with positively. This…
Failure and Gridlock in Washington
Failure and Gridlock in Washington – Lessons in Negotiation We Can Learn From the Current Situation As anyone who views our website’s home page will discover, our organization’s dedicated focus is on helping individuals and organizations thrive by helping to empower them to be more effective in communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution. The country is…
Beyond Conscious Metaphor For the last several months we have been discussing tips for improving your effectiveness for important communications. My March 18, 2013 post reviewed the first six of my twelve “tips” for effective communication. Since that time, among other posts, I have posted three additional tips on my seventh, and perhaps most comprehensive…
Tip Seven: Seek to Bring Your Communication Style into Congruence With Others in the Dialogue Today’s post is a continuation of the communication tips that I have been posting over the last number of months. These tips focus on those important communications that you sometimes need so that you can clarify a situation, avoid confusion…
Ten Tips for Facilitating Your Own Important Meetings With declining budgets and federal agencies in the midst of sequestration constraints, many organizations find that they simply cannot engage external facilitation services for even their most important meetings. Last year, my partners and I conducted a large number of meeting facilitations involving a wide range of…
Tips for Working With People in Conflict: Working Through “Gaps” in a Settlement Negotiation Santa Fe, New Mexico is a renowned art center and its high desert setting is a favorite among artist. Our local district court had asked me to conduct a mediation to resolve a pending lawsuit between a local gallery owner and…
Cost-Benefit of Alternative Dispute Resolution Processes for Employers: A study in metrics and program design. Organizations that are considering implementing new programs to address disputes in the workplace frequently wonder whether the cost of administering internal conflict resolution processes will justify the benefits of having them. Of course, many factors beyond cost are typically weighed…
Citing Heidi Golledge, CEO of CareerBliss, a recent article in the American Bar Association Journal, by Debra Cassens Weiss, indicates that associate attorney is the number one unhappiest job in America, and that legal assistant follows closely in the list, landing as the number seven unhappiest job. As a part of our portfolio of services,…