We here at HSCT think of the question “What are you reading?” in the same way that Joan Rivers used to ask the question “Who are you wearing?” So, for all of those who are interested, the following is our 2015 Book List: Nonfiction Sales Fire Your Sales Team Today by Read more…
No matter what language you use to describe them…. “kerfluffle” “drama” “disagreement” “viewing the situation differently” “a fight” “a ‘temporary’ setback” “…a moment” “there was an ‘incident’” …they are all conflicts. And all the cutsey, metaphorical language that we use to not describe them as they are, is, in effect, Read more…
The stories of disagreements, disputes, arguments and fights matters more than the disagreements, disputes, arguments and fights themselves, to both the professional peace builder and the public looking for the right advice at the right moment. The frame, or story, that conflict engagement professionals tell themselves about conflicts that they Read more…
Does the admonition my mother gave me during my childhood still ring true in an era of refugees, immigration and fears? Natural boundaries have existed since the dawn of human existence to separate “them” from “us” and, once Dunbar’s Number kicked in at scale, political boundaries existed as stories that 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…
What we don’t teach our children in school for eight hours a day would be classified as child abuse, if we actually believed that the nature of the world of work has changed for adults. But, we don’t. The world of work is a place where adults are thrown together Read more…
The release of nuclear power was greeted with a mixture of awe and triumph. Splitting the atom was—at one time—the most difficult task that humanity had set itself upon completing. Once the atom was split, however, and the power released from that act was applied to the making of war Read more…
Since the economic collapse of 2008, there have been many articles and blogs written about the importance (or lack of importance) of attending higher education for young people. This talk has taken place amid a backdrop of ever rising tuition costs, zero wage increases, artificially suppressed inflation, a boatload of Read more…