by Julia Menard | Sep 30, 2020 | Negotiation
There’s something about being “open” that creates a certain state of mind that can be very useful in difficult conversations. Gordon White and I teach an 8-step model for Difficult Conversations. It’s one that leverages the combined 50+ years...
by Julia Menard | Sep 30, 2020 | Environment
Recently, my friend Kate Rubin told me about a CBC radio show interviewing the author Richard Louv on his new book Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives and Save Theirs. The basic premise is that interacting with animals all around us,...
by Julia Menard | Sep 30, 2020 | Health
About 10 years ago, I discovered I was half Jewish. There’s a story there, but that’s not the point this time!The reason I’m telling you is that a genetic genealogist who is helping me follow my blood lines, told me she was heavily impacted by discovering that there...
by Julia Menard | Sep 1, 2020 | Negotiation
My colleague Gordon White and I have been diving deeper and deeper into the world of leadership, conflict, organizations and teams. There is much overlap and complexity and what can help is to think systemically. Thinking systemically about conflict, as a leader,...
by Julia Menard | Sep 1, 2020 | Environment
A book I read a while ago by plant scientist Monica Gagliano called Thus Spoke the Plant is one that has stayed with me. What is lingering and impacting me still is her contention that plants might possess intelligence, memory and learning, although the biological...