Rejection Without Shame

Rejection comes in a litany of flavors: “We don’t have any conflicts here.” “We deal with conflicts really well here.” “We don’t really need your services right now, but if we do, we’ll give you a call.” “[silence]. Who are you again?” “How do you say your name?” “I don’t Read more…

HIT Piece 11.15.2016

I don’t know. The three words that kill any consulting, coaching, or training gig. The three words that kill any sale (B2B or B2C). The three words that kill any career around a meeting table. We recognize the vulnerability, powerlessness, and transparency in the “I don’t know” statement. And in Read more…

[Opinion] The Project Work Trap II

In order to effectively scale such transitive and necessary products as peace, honesty, good faith and courage, project work—freelancing—has to serve as the next step up from the typical minimal viable product, an entrepreneur might focus on developing. A blog (not a pretty website) may be the minimal viable product Read more…

[Advice] Caucusing Arete – Part 3

Wisdom and behaving ethically often overlap. But most often not always. In a mediation, arbitration, facilitation or when having a transformative moment with a transgressing client, ethics can go out the window for the professional peace builder. This is because facilitators, mediators, arbitrators—peace builders all—are human. There is the idea among Read more…

[E-Book] The Savvy Peace Builder

There are savvy peace builders all over the place.   Unfortunately, sometimes it is difficult to talk with people who understand what is going on, with you, your business, or even your approach to peace. There are attorneys who mediate and volunteers who have dreams. There are professionals in the Read more…

[Advice] Which Way to the Champagne Room?

We’ve talked about the savvy peace builder working on their project and about how to measure the value and worth of applause. We’ve talked about the people that matter when building your project and how to consider their contributions, versus the contributions of those who don’t matter. And how to Read more…

[ICYMI] Committing to Persisting

Persistence is tough. The savvy peacebuilding consultant knows this, because she has dealt with clients who would rather give up and return to the comfort of their past dysfunction, rather than attempt to go through the hard work of pushing through to create something new. Persistence requires energy. The savvy Read more…