How do you handle family tension during the holidays? Draft a "pre-game approach" and draw up your "game day strategy" to stay positive and achieve harmony during the season!…

The Millennial Generation, those born between 1980 and 2000, have recently been praised for their ability to multitask and criticized for having a lack of effort. Accordence takes these generalizations with a grain of salt and looks at how companies can uncover their young employees' identities and motivators to create a gratifying workplace for them…

How often do we hear about the need for bringing the right attitude or finding a better one? Have you ever been told that you weren’t bringing your best or considered that same thought about someone else? I believe attitude is critical for making progress in our lives…

In managing conflict, the most effective strategies are often those that knock the other party off balance by being unexpected, contrarian, or counterintuitive. If ordinary, conventional conflict mediation approaches aren’t breaking down the wall between you and an adversary, try these six surprising ways to get their attention and eventual agreement instead…

It seems there has been a recent wave of repercussions from communication issues: civil strife in Syria, a government shutdown in the US, and striking school bus drivers in Boston. We are social creatures and heavily depend on our ability to communicate to make our way through the world. Since communicating is a primary competency to job performance, let’s do it more effectively and we can enhance our relationships rather than strain them, get our needs met, and make progress in our work lives…

Two summer articles in The Boston Globe focused on the ongoing competition between Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts and their mutual desire for aggressive marketing regionally, nationally and internationally. This prompted me to consider, if you are in sales and you represent a dominant brand in constant competition with another popular brand, how do you begin to win market share from the other company?

Using our best negotiation practices, here are a few ideas that we have seen work…

There are key areas in life where one needs to fill up and I’m bringing the word "plenish" back in the form of a blog to focus on stocking up in the workplace on ideas, knowledge, and support for a more successful experience…