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This Land of Strangers

"..the most important book of the decade." — Richard Boyatzis, co-author of best seller Primal Leadership

Relationships, in all their varied forms, have been the lifetime study of Robert Hall. He brings a rare combination of experience as a researcher, consultant, writer, teacher and CEO in dealing with the real-world relationship challenges of modern organizations. When coupled with a decade of hands-on experience in the gritty world of inner-city homeless families it translates into a tapestry of vivid stories, well-researched and oft startling facts, and strategic insights that weave together the yet untold narrative of society's gravest risk and most stellar opportunity.

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Robert has published more than 150 columns, articles, white papers, and research studies on relationship. In addition to being a regular contributor at Huffington Post, his work has been published and discussed in Forbes, American Banker, Sales & Marketing Management magazine, The CEO Magazine, ABA Bank Marketing magazine, Computerworld, The Daily Beast, Business Week, The Dallas Morning News, Los Angeles Times, The Detroit News, The Indianapolis Star and in international publications including Sydney Morning News (Australia), European Financial Management Association (London) and Relational Thinking Network (Cambridge, UK).

Writer in Residence, by Monica S. Nagy, quotes Robert Hall, Advocate Magazine

Feb 5

Click here to read the article “Writer in residence: Robert E. Hall” by Monica S. Nagy, on Robert E. Hall’s new book This Land of Strangers. Article originally appeared in Advocate Magazine, Far North Dallas edition, February 2013.

Through his work volunteering with the inner-city homeless, former businessman Robert E. Hall had an epiphany. “I found that most of the families I coached and mentored, most often the straw that broke the camel’s back and resulted in their homelessness was the severing of a […]

Soft Skills, Dog Love and Front Porches

Oct 3

“Nearly 20% of employers cited a lack of soft skills as a key reason they couldn’t hire needed employees. Interpersonal skills and enthusiasm/motivation were commonly found lacking” – USA Today quoting Manpower Group’s 2012 Talent Shortage Survey

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It is tragic that in this era of painfully high unemployment, employers are struggling to find the basic skills needed to answer phones effectively and converse with customers. The need for stronger math and science skills in today’s highly sophisticated world is much […]

Declaring War on War

May 11

In the silence of connection, people are comfortable by being in touch with a lot of people – carefully kept at bay. – Sherry Turkle, “The Flight from Conversation,” The New York Times

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Talk of war rumbles through the overheated discourse of today’s political season just months before the 2012 Presidential election. Raised voices accuse the other side of class warfare, war on women, war on the poor, war on the rich, war on the unions, and war on the […]