It had been a long day. It was almost over. Working through the details of divorce for a client through mediation was arduous, but we were almost to the end. Then it happened. The two parties began fighting over a phone. The husband didn’t have an attorney representing him, and I was representing the wife. […]
“Sit up.” “Stand tall.” “Square your shoulders.” “Stop slumping…check your posture.” You’ve heard it at some point in your life from a mother, grandmother, ballet instructor, or classroom teacher. The word “posture” means “a position of a person’s body when standing or sitting.” It can also mean a particular way of dealing with or considering […]
Most of us have heard the statement that perception is reality. Sometimes we see a person and things through our own assessment, but that person may see themselves and the situation very differently. I have been in situations where people have argued over what one person meant and the other of how they perceived it. […]
Non-Verbal Communication There are just as many ways to communicate as there are numbers of people. One of the most important skill-sets a person can have, and particularly as a negotiator, is the ability to hear not only what is being said, but what isn’t being said. Some people instinctively possess this skill, and to […]
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