Missing in the discourse about engagement and its attractiveness as a term is a substantial discussion of exactly what engagement means. Since “engagement” is used so commonly without explanations of what it actually entails, it appears to have become little more than a buzzword developed to encompass various activities that are otherwise difficult to succinctly describe. Read more »
New Blog on Behavioral Conflict
by Steven R. Corman Late last year, we reported that Steve Tatham and colleagues had published a new book entitled Behavioural Confict. Now they have created a new blog to go with the book. Both book and blog pound on the theme that changing attitudes is nice, but changing behavior is the more important (and often more direct) method for accomplishing desired influence outcomes. This was something of a theme at the recent NATO Strategic [...] Read more »