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The Conservation Professional's Guide to Working with People

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This book blazes a wide trail into the terrain of managing the people side of conservation work. As I read this book I repeatedly said to myself, "I wish I'd thought of that" as Bonar offered principles and pragmatic techniques for addressing many of the rough spots I encountered in my 30+ years of fish and wildlife jobs. In my corner of conservation work there is plenty of rhetoric these days that success is more about working with people than working with critters, but little in the way of support to learn the `how-to. . .' aspects of making good things happen. Bonar's book successfully fills this gap as he presents practical tips and techniques for managing the crossing points between scientific/technical efforts to understand management need and getting people to say "yes" to conservation. Along the way he imparts a good deal of wisdom about managing yourself so that you get more of what you want out of a conservation career.

I highly recommend this book if you want to make real change happen and actively manage your career to transform people problems into opportunities for positive conservation change in your management community.