A jazz pianist, an Appalachian fiddler, a saxophonist, a dream-grunge artist, a folk singer-songwriter, and a choral director walk onto a stage. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but that's pretty much what happened at Strathmore's recent Artists in Residence concert. Although the musicians came from different backgrounds but found a way to create something amazing.
Their collaboration resembled what business and transactional attorneys should do. The other party in a negotiation shouldn’t be viewed as an adversary but rather, as a business partner-to-be. The focus should be on building relationships and finding common ground. And sometimes, that means making compromises so that everyone gets what they need for a win-win result.
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