New Here? Join Our Interactive Online Conflict Resolution and Mediation Community! I often recommend book to my friends and colleagues. Two books that I frequently recommend are Leadership and Self-Deception and The Anatomy of Peace by The Arbinger Institute.  One of the more challenging concepts I learned from The Anatomy of Peace  is captured in the title of this […]

In July of 2000, I worked on a project in Germany.
The project was a data center implementation for an application service provider, involving approximately 300 people from 9 different countries.
On one particular day, I was standing outside of the data center in Hamburg wondering why my security access card was not working. I called Ron, […]

Worried about getting sued? It’s a legitimate fear, and you might think that your first line of defense is to own your assets in judgment-proof entities.
That’s a valid and recommended strategy, but even though ownership is an important element of an effective asset protection plan, the best way to avoid paying judgments, along with substantial […]