This has been a week of graduations and celebrations. Some of my negotiation students Andin Lac, Lotusie Nguyen and Jermmy Wilson competed in The University of Texas at Dallas capstone project competitions. Other UTD students graduated. Posts were filled with graduate school, university, and high school graduation ceremonies. There were

This week I was the guest on The Negotiation Center’s podcast hosted by negotiation expert Remi Smolinski, the Founder of The Negotiation Center. People are afraid to ask because it might bug the person they are asking.❓Are you this person?❓Do you know people who stop themselves from asking for what

Often we discuss determing the value of an item or a service. In my negotiation and dispute resolution classes at The University of Texas at Dallas, we focus on being of value to others in all our connecting and dealmaking. However, the experience with these students this past semester has

Who are your go-to people? You know, your friends who have your back and are there through the good times and bad? This digital age with several ways to connect can separate us, too. It saddens me to hear someone say they don’t have true friends. Here’s what I know

Were you watching the astronauts who were scheduled to return to earth after eight days, but were stuck in space for 278 days beyond what they had planned? It reminded me of the TV show Gilligan’s Island where the ship and its passengers are scheduled to go on a three-hour

There is a running joke between the Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas technical support team and me. As a new professor, I request and rely on their support quite a bit. And, good naturedly, they show up to correct whatever technical errors I’ve created. However, this back up

Last weekend, the National Speakers Association held its #Thrive Conference in Orlando. Hundreds of professional speakers gathered to learn business practices, stage presence, marketing and sales information and to be inspired from some of the best speakers in the world. This year has been incredibly busy, and I had competing

This week, our neighborhood experienced storms. High winds knocked out our electricity for two days. The storms damaged homes and trees were lost. We didn’t have the devestation of the fires in California or the flooding experienced in North Carolina. Ours was more inconvenience. We still had hot water thanks

Wow! This week our negotiation teams from Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas will participate in Round Three of The 2025 Negotiation Challenge sponsored by The Negotiation Center. Last week, one of our teams had a negotiation with our sister school, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) School of Law.

The stage is been set and the students selected for The 2025 Negotiation Challenge sponsored by The Negotiation Center. This year’s competition features 180 students. Those students comprise 60 teams of three students from across the globe. The students are coordinating and dealing with 20 time zones. ❓Have you made

Our daughter, Taylor, recently left Colorado Springs to move to Hawaii. Her relocation had something to do with the reassignment of her handsome Army soldier, Ross. Talk about a big change. Not only did they go from mountains to island living but they will have spent almost two months living

Sometimes clients want the services you offer provided in a different format or manner. Yesterday, my clients wanted information about negotiating deals delivered in a way they could ask questions. They needed real time answers tailored to their most pressing needs. Instead ofa big production and well-delivered speech, they wanted