…Learning how to listen without an agenda. Our society today is polarized because we don’t listen to each other or respect others’ viewpoints. We’re led by those seeking power and any advantage they can get by going on offense. People must learn how to compromise in ways that allow both sides to win. I write in detail about win/win negotiations in my book. All great relationships, in business, in marriage, or anywhere in life, rely on compromise, on letting the other “guy” win, too. And such relationships are rooted in respect.
I had the distinct pleasure to interview Joel Peterson. Joel is the Chairman of JetBlue Airways and Founding Partner of Peterson Partners, an investment management firm. He was previously the CEO of Trammell Crow Company. Since 1992 he has been on the faculty at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, where he was awarded the 2005 Distinguished Teaching Award and the 2016 Robert K. Jaedicke Silver Apple…