Among the negotiation books I have been going through the last month or two is Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High. There’s a lot on this one out on the…
Tag: Communication
Quick Review: Community – The Structure of Belonging
I finished Peter Block’s Community: The Structure of Belonging last week and want to share some of his thoughts if it interests you. This book essentially is about community development and transformation. Block’s…
Quick Review: The Tipping Point
A few weeks ago I finished reading Malcom Gladwell’s The Tipping Point: How Little things Can Make a Big Difference. I fully enjoy Gladwell’s books as they often popularize more complex ideas out…
Keeping Things Above Board
The phrase “Above Board” has long been associated with transparency and integrity – that nothing is shady or being hidden for corrupt purposes or selfish gain. This term is anchored in marine…
Ringing the Bell of Communication
I’m excited to post the next installment of leading on the seas today. So far all the posts have related to “wind” in some way, so I’m excited to go a different…
The Ethics of Empathy – Pt. 2 (Guest Post)
I’m hijacking a comment to yesterday’s post on the dynamics of how the U.S. delegation should enter into the victim’s sufferings in Hiroshima on the 65th anniversary of the nuclear attacks. My…
Ethics of Empathy – After the Fact
I read this article a week ago or so and it’s been coming to mind pretty much every day. It covers basically a U.S. delegation to Hiroshima on the 65th anniversary of…
MISdirect Communication
You all know DIRECT Communication when you experience it. You’re aware INDIRECT Communication exists, whether you were trained to be aware of it or not. I’m adding MISDIRECT Communication to the lexicon….