by Julia Menard | Nov 13, 2023 | Negotiation
I recently attended a very stimulating conference, participating digitally while it was going on simultaneously in-person in Stockholm, Sweden. It was called Connecting the Dots – From inner growth to outer change. The conference was put on by a collective which...
by Julia Menard | Oct 14, 2023 | Negotiation
Welcome to the 11th edition of On Conflict. In 2021, Gordon White and I (Julia) created 10 articles we sent out each month, from March to November. At that time, we focused on the practical steps of how to face difficult conversations. It is a companion and...
by Julia Menard | Aug 29, 2023 | Environment, Health, Negotiation
Starting the next full moon, September 29, the “H” in HEN: Health, will become the centerpiece and will be called HOTY. HOTY is the acronym for the book Judy and I co-wrote: Hold On To Yourself: How to Stay Cool in Hot Conversations. The theme remains the same:...
by Julia Menard | Aug 1, 2023 | Environment, Health, Negotiation, Uncategorized
Firstly, I want to thank those of you who took the time to respond to last month’s newsletter where I first mentioned that HEN is going through a metamorphosis. I look forward to sharing the new focus with you, starting the September 29th Full Moon. That’s when the...
by Julia Menard | Jul 3, 2023 | Environment, Health, Negotiation
This HEN newsletter is going to be quite an unusual one! This is my 21st year writing this newsletter and it’s been quite the ride. There have been many changes in the world, and around me, and in my own life. Yet, through it all, I would have HEN. Each month, I knew...
by Julia Menard | Jun 3, 2023 | Negotiation
In my How to Have Difficult Conversations course, the first video is about adopting a Collaborative Mindset before entering the conversation. Recently, two tips occurred to me about how to do that that: Tip One: Get Calm Firstly, having a collaborative mindset...
