Musings

A Historic Preservation Example Athena Agreements’ Deborah Osborne volunteered and served for several terms on two cultural commissions in the City of Alexandria, Virginia. The

Athena Agreements tees up eight compelling reasons to use ADR for your business disputes. When you come up short in business negotiations or are at

Don’t believe the popular myth about negotiation, “It’s not personal, it’s just business.” “Negotiation IS personal, not just business.” Relationships matter in business negotiations. HERE

Climate change will wait for nobody. In my earlier post, “Monday Morning Quarterbacking COP27 Negotiations,” I stated the importance of adhering to a 4-stage negotiation

The 2-week, 200-nation 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) ended on a mixed note of success and failure. In this post, I

I’m pleased to share a recent win for my company Athena Agreements: a successful training series with the federal government. Last summer my woman-owned small

I am intrigued by our human capacity to solve world problems if we connect with other people at a deep level. Often, that’s the secret

SENSITIVE ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS In part one, I talked about different strategies to address the Elephant in the room. I gave you four tips:

SENSITIVE ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS – Part One Being uncomfortable to approach a sensitive issue or controversial topic could be just the tip of the

As a trained neutral party and mediator, I find that an old-fashioned easel with white paper or a virtual whiteboard, depending on the setting, helps

When our company founder worked at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) community and landowner disputes surfaced over the siting, construction and abandonment of facilities