There was no basis formally — or of common ties — to negotiate a new agreement so the last years of the government delivered little. (totalpolitics.com)
But here's the key: If you're in a conversation at a work - related function or meeting someone to talk business for the first time, your best move is not to ask work - or business - related questions; it's to discover common ties with that person that will steer the conversation back to the «work stuff,» but with a deeper connection. (inc.com)
Artis Henderson is an award - winning journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Reader's Digest, Florida Weekly, and the online literary journal Common Ties. (bookbrowse.com)