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Collaboration is increasingly difficult and increasingly necessary Often, to get something done that really matters to us, we need to work with people we don't agree with or like or trust. Adam Kahane has faced this challenge many times, working on big issues like democracy and jobs and climate change and on everyday issues in organizations and families. He has learned that our conventional understanding of collaboration-that it requires a harmonious...
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One of the New York Post's Top 10 Career Books of 2012 and a Booklist Top 10 Business Book
DO YOU WORK WITH A MEAN GIRL?
A woman's field guide to the new frontier of professional development—working with other women
Women-to-women relationships in the workplace are . . . complicated. When they're good, they're great. But when they're bad, they can ruin your day, your week—even your year.
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Wiley
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"This book will provide hope and inspiration to readers that despite deep divisions in this country, we can work collaboratively to solve critical issues. The authors will recount specific examples, primarily from the work of Convergence Center for Policy Resolution but also including the work of others, that demonstrate the power of collaborative problem-solving on a wide range of issues. The book will walk readers through, and equip them to employ,...
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O'Reilly Media, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Communication is a multifaceted skill that facilitates the flow of information and collaboration in the workplace. These shortcuts provide concise, actionable guidance on how to improve your skills across different communication types and channels, helping you become a more efficient, persuasive, and effective communicator.
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MIT Sloan Management Review
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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DEI initiatives that promote social justice in organizations necessarily boost tensions: They make inequities visible and make many people -- especially those from dominant groups -- uncomfortable. When workplaces respond to such tensions by simply tamping down conflict, they miss opportunities to solve systemic problems. Here's how they can leverage conflict instead, to foster lasting change.
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Judd Ryker novels volume 1
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English
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The Golden Hour: In international politics, the hundred hours following a coup, when there is still a chance that diplomacy, a secret back channel, military action-something-might reverse the chain of events. As the top American diplomat for West Africa, Todd Moss saw a great deal about how diplomacy and politics actually work. But as he shows us, the results aren't always pretty. When Judd Ryker is appointed director of the new State Department...
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Wiley
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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PRAISE FOR THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION TOOLBOX SECOND EDITION "I have been using and recommending The Conflict Resolution Toolbox since its first edition. It is rare to find a resource with such practical tools in a field that is so concrete, but often struggles to bridge theory and practice. In this increasingly complex world, it is vital to have models to resort to when we reach impasse in conflict. I recommend The Conflict Resolution Toolbox to anyone...
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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From Joost Elffers, the packaging genius behind the huge New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The 33 Strategies of War, and The Art of Seduction, comes this invaluable manual that teaches seventeen fundamentals for turning any conflict into an opportunity for growth. Beautifully packaged in a graphic, two-color format, Changing the Conversation is written by conflict expert Dana Caspersen and is filled with real-life examples, spot-on...
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W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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We take our cars in for oil changes. We mow our lawns and pull weeds. Why don't we do maintenance on our marriages? This relationship is the most important one we will ever have, so why not get better at it? For the last several years, Penn and Kim Holderness of The Holderness Family have done the hard maintenance and the research to learn how to fight better. With the help of their marriage coach Dr. Christopher Edmonston, they break down their biggest...
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Good Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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Our ancestors gathered around a fire in a circle, families gather around their kitchen tables in circles, and now we are gathering in circles as communities to solve problems. This peacemaking practice draws on the ancient Native American tradition of a talking piece and combines that with concepts of democracy and inclusivity. Peacemaking circles are used in neighborhoods to provide support for those harmed by crime and to decide sentences for those...
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"In the tradition of bestselling explainers like The Tipping Point, the first popular book based on cutting edge science that breaks down the idea of extreme conflict, the kind that paralyzes people and places, and then shows how to escape it"-- Provided by publisher.
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"In this book, readers will learn how to diffuse conflict by tapping into tools that will help them identify personalized solutions for every problem. Conflict can be destructive. Thousands of years of history have shown that human beings have always struggled to resolve disputes calmly and nonviolently. Now our society has less respect for its institutions and authority figures than ever because most people don't know how to lead out of a conflict...
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"This ground-breaking resource is for anyone, of any race or heritage, who stands ready to make progress toward equity and justice, by offering a creative vision and a practical blueprint for an inclusive, multicultural future for all those involved in conflict transformation, community mediation, and peace building"-- Provided by publisher.
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Career Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"Today's workplaces are dynamic, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that tension can develop quickly and ruinously. The Essential Workplace Conflict Handbook is the ideal resource for anyone ready to confront conflict at work rather than run from it. Managed correctly, conflict can be a positive source for innovation and creativity. Using examples drawn from a wide range of corporate and entrepreneurial experiences, along with checklists and other practical...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Conflict is everywhere-in our homes, at work, in our social media feeds. But conflict isn't inherently bad... in fact, it's a normal and healthy part of human relationships. Mediation expert Gabrielle Hartley argues that we've forgotten that disagreement is normal and even necessary in our relationships; instead, we've normalized a zero-sum approach to interpersonal conflict and prioritized "winning" at all costs. The Secret to Getting Along (and...
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