Mediation, conflict resolution, dispute resolution, conflict engagement, interpersonal communication training, reputation /relationship management, counseling, therapy and legal services are all valuable skills to pay top dollar to get in the abundance economy. Trainers, workshop presenters, facilitators and consultants in an abundant economy are consistently looking for the edge that will Read more…
Last week our principle conflict engagement consultant, Jesan Sorrells, was asked to speak at the Technical Career Connection Class at Suny-Broome Community College in Binghamton, NY. This was a great opportunity to talk about the importance of marketing yourself as something more than a brand and about the exciting opportunities Read more…
The traditional definition of being a “creative” is dead. Professionals and passionates in fields from nonprofit fundraising to sports celebrity, now describe themselves as being “creative.” Being a “creative” has been co-opted by tech innovators and entrepreneurs. The term has gradually transformed in meaning from defining those who toil at Read more…
In general, when we think about creative people, we often do not think about conflict. We sometimes assume that emotions in an artist are expressed through whatever medium they have chosen, and to a certain degree this may be true. However, conflict comes to the artist and creative as surely Read more…
Amid the theater and drama surrounding the very real conflict around the 2013 government shutdown, the Affordable Health Care Act implementation and other events in Washington DC, we are a little surprised here at HSCT to hear one word fall consistently from our government leaders’ lips: “Serious.” As in, “I Read more…
6:30 am: The alarm goes off announcing the beginning of a new day. I roll over and hit “dismiss” and try to gain a few more winks. But I’m winking in vain. 6:45 am: The legs swing off the bed and I wrap myself in a blanket and head to Read more…
In the connection economy, building mediation business is easier now than it ever has been before. If you are a professional mediator, with years of experience, a degree and a healthy on (and off) line social network, you can begin the process of defining success for yourself in an upward Read more…
…well, not really time, but our perception of time. Which is generated from some pretty high level activity going on in separate spots in our cerebral cortex, cerebellum and basal ganglia. So, getting back to the example of Sue, James and Harriet from Wednesday (here http://bit.ly/1br2ZtX) where James had what Read more…
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Sir Isaac Newton Newton’s third law of classical mechanics states: “When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to Read more…