An all knowing, all seeing, all good God, sent His only begotten Son to the Earth to save sinners. Just writing this line, at this time of year, at the end of such a year as 2016, is considered naïve and near-sighted by many people. However, as a statement of Read more…
Access to the means of production in an increasingly computerized global economy is THE social justice issue of our time if indeed the computers ate—and will continue to eat—all of our jobs. There is an issue with the fact that rural areas in the United States (and worldwide) have limited Read more…
There are a lot of tips, tricks, “how-to’s” and hack based articles, blog posts, and columns, everywhere. And there always have been. Partially, this is because the people reading the articles want the easy out. This is evidenced in corporate training where attendees will say “I don’t want the theory, Read more…
When you talk with divorce and family lawyers about divorces, separations, or even “conscious uncouplings” a statement they always make in the course of the conversation focuses around their amazement that couple choose to go through a litigation based process. In particular, their statement tends to focus on the fact Read more…
There are values. There are beliefs. There are principles. Values are what we are willing to put our lives, our fortune, and our sacred honors on the line to defend, protect, and advocate for. Values are based typically in a moral or ethical code, or standard of behavior, sometimes enforced Read more…
By now, you already know that “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” are recent marketing creations, designed to get you to buy more, spend more, have more stress, engage in more consumption and to confuse “tradition” with moving money out of your possession and onto the bottom line revenues of brands. Read more…
The fact of the matter is, credibility for the mediator is either eroded or strengthened in two spaces: At the table In a caucus At the table, the mediator can establish credibility early, by being on time, looking prepared and professional and by demonstrating knowledge, empathy, active listening skills and Read more…
Expectations, assumptions, disappointments and the actions that come from all of those areas are poisonous at the negotiation table. The emotional and intellectual states around expectations, assumptions and disappointments, allow individuals to create frames inside of their intellect and emotions about the other party at the table. Then, parties act Read more…
People hear tone in vocal inflections, but some people are more sensitive to it than others. In a story, tone comes about because of connoted understanding around allusions, diction, imagery, irony, symbols syntax and style. Tone also comes about because of a shared understanding about the general character and attitude Read more…
“Trust me. I got this.” If there is any other phrase that precedes a sense of oncoming dread and mistrust, it’s this one. If there is a statement that preceded eventual conflict more than any other, we aren’t aware of it. Trust, when freely given, often operates as a noun, Read more…