by Julia Menard | Jul 21, 2024 | Environment, Negotiation
In thinking about what I might want to say about the Environment and conflict, I came across a recent environment and conflict study involving 50,000 participants across 60 countries, including Algeria, China, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, and...
by Julia Menard | Jul 5, 2024 | Negotiation
Why Bother Opening a Can of Worms? As a mediator and conflict connoisseur, a question I get asked a lot, when I am encouraging people to talk with each other, sounds something like: “Why should I even bother having the conversation?” “What’d be the benefit in me even...
by Julia Menard | Jun 21, 2024 | Health
It’s been remarkable these last few months to teach three teams the How to Have Difficult Conversations model. Individuals on these teams have created their own relationship with the material as they worked to make the tools and skills their own. One such...
by Julia Menard | Jun 6, 2024 | Environment
Last month, I spoke about the importance of being able to see multiple perspectives. In an era of information and misinformation, it’s become futile to convince someone of your point of view. There’s just too much data and it can be massaged in various ways to make it...
by Julia Menard | May 23, 2024 | Health
Recently, I decided to do a small experiment. I wanted to take what I know to be true about conflict management and how to have difficult conversations and see how it fits into what exemplary leaders do. Kouzes & Posner have studied exemplary leadership for over...
