Scarcity and Abundance

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…

Technical Tango & Cash

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…

Know Your Role…

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…

Why So “Serious?”

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…

Creativity Flows

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…

Time is the Problem…

…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…

Equal and Opposite

“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…