Conflict Communication

Strained or broken relationships are an unfortunate fact of life for most of us. Friends fall away, siblings drift apart, children sever ties with their parents, and despite our best efforts, these painful fissures are difficult to mend. Bestselling author and clinical psychologist Dr. Ray Guarendi shares practical wisdom and usable strategies to aid you in navigating your way through such situations. With strong doses of humor and hope, he will help you form healthy habits in the ways you talk, think, act, and react to strengthen your relationships and live a more virtuous life.

The influential New York Times bestselling authors—the “apostles of appreciation” Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick—provide managers and executives with easy ways to add more gratitude to the everyday work environment to help bolster moral, efficiency, and profitability. Workers want and...

Three-time Navy SEAL platoon commander and founder of Perfect Fitness reveals how to put together teams that can accomplish any objective—by leveraging an unexpected set of values and priorities. SEALs and civilians operate in extremely different environments, but what makes both kinds of...

The HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict will give you the advice you need to understand the most common sources of conflict; explore your options for addressing a disagreement; recognize whether you—and your counterpart—typically seek or avoid conflict; prepare for and engage in a difficult conversation; manage your and your counterpart's emotions; develop a resolution together; and know when to walk away.

At times in our careers, we face conversations that bring out tense emotions. Our instinct may be to avoid them entirely, but engaging in challenging conversations can create opportunities to build stronger work relationships, teams, and organizations. This book will help you learn how to communicate productively under stress, offer and accept critical feedback, and ensure teams walk away from challenging conversations feeling united.

An admiring portrait of the pioneering entrepreneur from the former CNBC host and Forbes editor. One of the most influential figures of our time, Elon Musk is the most talked about man in America who isn’t running for president (yet!). In The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk, veteran business...

**WINNER OF THE RABBI SACKS BOOK PRIZE 2025** Fiercely divisive times call for radically different arguments. In our age of seemingly irreconcilable differences, argument is increasingly seen as a plague to be avoided or a contest to be won. Daniel Taub, an experienced peace negotiator and...

Read by the author. Are you discouraged by our divided, angry culture, where even listening to a different perspective sometimes feels impossible? If so, you're not alone, and it doesn't have to be this way. Learning to Disagree reveals the surprising path to learning how to disagree in ways...

Desarrolle la visión, el valor, la influencia, y la motivación necesarias para ser un líder exitoso con esta edición de 25 aniversario revisada y actualizada de, de John C. Maxwell. El libro que revolucionó la manera que se forman los líderes, y que vendió más de un millón de copias en...

Lejos de ser un manual para volverse agresivo o indiferente, "El Arte de Mandar a la Mierda con Elegancia" es un mapa para la autodefensa emocional. Te enseña a construir límites no como muros que aíslan, sino como puentes hacia relaciones más honestas y un respeto propio inquebrantable.

Read by the author. What If You Could Have More Peace Tomorrow Over the Conflict You’re Facing Today? Sometimes it happens in a flash: a text, a blowup, a breakup. Other times, relationships simply fade: you and your spouse rarely make eye contact, you learn the friend you trusted is gossiping...

Unique insights from pioneers of Google’s Startup Accelerator on why building teams is harder than building tech—and a proven way to develop a strong, resilient and effective team. Most startups fail not because of a bad product, poor timing, or mismanaged cash, but because of people...

Exprimez-vous tout en tissant des relations harmonieuses avec ceux qui vous entourent. L’affirmation de soi, voilà la clé du mieux-être au travail.

Can you actively improve your mindset? You can. And depending on your tenacity, you can continue to grow it stronger and stronger. OK, I'm willing to do the work. Is there a clear path? There is. And along that path, your mindset will grow as you practice some straight forward mental habits. Once you learn the building blocks, you'll be challenged to use those skills. No practice required. Your mindset strengthens by doing. And you'll see the results immediately in your own life.

When you choose to become unfiltered and unafraid, YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE. Looking at Rachel Luna today, you would never guess what she has been through. Both her parents died from AIDS, she survived a cancer diagnosis that upended her life, and she served for a decade in the United States Marine...

Abridged CDs * 2 CDs, 2 hours A wide-ranging, exhortatory look at the pleasures of great conversation, including strategies for how to bring it about, from the witty pen of an Englishwoman wise in its ways...

From Gary Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author and head of CES and the Consumer Technology Association, a manifesto for today’s top executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders: pivot or die. As CEO of the Consumer Technology Association , owner and producer of CES , Gary Shapiro has had a...

Whether you run a Fortune 500 company or serve as CEO of your household, negotiating effectively is crucial to leading wisely and living well. Leading and living are a series of constant negotiations. Consider what goes on during your typical week: Can you influence your client to accept your...

We never intend to be in a relationship to struggle, cause pain, and feel hurt. Yet it happens so often! What are we doing wrong when our intentions are right? Fights, misunderstandings, and disconnection can taint even the purest of love. And then one starts questioning, "Will we ever have a healthy and harmonious relationship?" or "Are we right for each other?” These thoughts can create a snowballing effect that leads to breakup. When, in reality, the question one should ask is: “How can we have a healthy and harmonious relationship and be good to each other?”

There are different kinds of difficult people, and what you'll learn first in this audiobook is to recognize them for who they are. You won't be able to cure them, they would have to go into therapy most of the time to become better versions of themselves. But you'll also find your weapons to overcome the obstacles these aggressive, negative, or just silent people erect on your path. Working in stages to assess the situation and the profile of the difficult people you face, you'll be able to shield yourself and turn their shortcomings into an opportunity for both of you.