Month: May 2018

Passive or Not-So-Passive Aggression.  Don’t you just love it when one of those rears its ugly head?  This morning I observed a classic example of Not-So-Passive Aggression delivered in a fairly public forum and it got me thinking.  The whole situation was about a set of handwritten instructions that were …

Why do you like your friends? I started thinking this morning about negotiation strategies and how to bridge the gap between two people who don’t see eye to eye.  I always start thinking about this around election time.  An image – actually, a whole video – popped into my head. …

The Wedding Speech Or maybe it’s an anniversary, a significant birthday, or a funeral. Whatever it is you suddenly realize that you have to stand in front of a group of people make a speech. You have to be charming, funny, and interesting all while not fainting. Oh boy. We’ve …