Reading Time: 2 minutes This the 6th part in a series of blogs designed to help you prepare for your own negotiations. Find the first blog here. “It’s great that I’m well prepared and I understand what’s really important, but they don’t. How do I get them to the...
Reading Time: 2 minutes This the 5th part in a series of blogs designed to help you prepare for your own negotiations. Find the first blog here. You have done your homework and unpacked the stories. Now you can compare the stories to identify the real areas of...
Reading Time: 2 minutes This the 4th part in a series of blogs designed to help you prepare for your own negotiations. Find the first blog here. In preparing for your negotiation, you have decided to explore your own role in the impending story of conflict. This work...
Reading Time: 2 minutes For over 30 years I helped people resolve conflicts as a mediator and arbitrator. Unfortunately, many of these interventions occurred late in the conflict after much of the damage had been done. I saw families and friendships torn apart,...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Conflict is a normal and inevitable part of life. Conflict occurs when someone acts or fails to act in a way that blocks our access to something that is important to us. It is an event that occurred in our past that we bring into the present...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Conflict is inevitable and everywhere. It takes courage to acknowledge you have conflict and even more courage to look past fault and blame to your own role in creating that conflict. This fact of life is often felt in our close relationships....