Resolving Conflict Sooner [Paperback]

Kare Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1999

Conflict can be an opportunity for people to come together and establish deeper connections. Kare Anderson provides a fresh illuminating perspective and shows us how to resolve conflicts sooner with four simple steps. Helpful tips to keep in mind as we practice the art of conflict resolution are woven throughout the book making it as engaging as well as useful.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: Crossing Press (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895949768
• ISBN-13: 978-0895949769
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,405,827 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kare speaks and consults on connective communication, collaboration and quotability - key traits in this ever more connected age. This Emmy-winning former NBC and Wall Street Journal reporter was the Obama campaign's Team Collaboration Director. She's the author of Walk Your Talk, Resolving Conflict Sooner and Getting What You Want. Her blogs are MovingFromMetoWe, HowWePartner and SayitBetter.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best "self-help" book ever! Pays off in win-win results., January 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Resolving Conflict Sooner (Paperback)

As a successful attorney and businessman I have long taken pride in my skill at resolving conflicts, but I have also been haunted by some puzzling failures. As is normal, I tended to attribute those to the failings of the people I had to deal with. This book very quickly (in less than an hour) helped me to see what I might have done differently and how I contributed to the failures. It also conveyed this information gently enough so I could hear it! The book is positive--it suggests effective technics rather than attacking problematic behaviors. The book is about process and it convincingly conveys the notion that in conflict resolution process is the key--how we deal with differences is more important than the specific disputes over facts or logic. A successful conflict resolution is one in which all parties feel good about the resolution and about each other. In this respect, it is consistent with another marvelous short book, "Justice is Conflict," which first helped me realize that in maintaining civilization and civility, the process for decision making is more important than the substantive differences between hotly disputed issues.

The book would have benefited from one more round of editing to eliminate some very minor but irritating clerical errors, however this did not detract from its value enough to cause me to reduce its rating from five stars.

5.0 out of 5 stars turn times of possible conflict into chances for camaraderie, January 17, 2006

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Kare Anderson "SmartPartner" (Sausalito) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Resolving Conflict Sooner (Paperback)

If you want very concrete ways to respond positively and productively to difficult people and situations (without backing off or escalating) as I did the research for this book, then you maay find it helpful. I crafted this approach after reading 34 (much longer) books on the art and science of conflict, likeability, negotiation and related "get along better" books. Is for those who want a fast read, proven methods, no fluff - and a clear format so they can re-read it in five-minute breaks when one wants to keep cool while under fire. Each year, I re-read it to re-learn these tools. It has helped me to become less reactive - and more helpful and appreciated over time. Life is better. In an often fractious, fast, abrupt world, it has helped me care for and keep the relationships that ultimately give life so much meaning. In fact, I feel so confident that it will help you too, that, when you buy this book and send me an email (www.sayitbetter.com) about the past that most helped you, I'd be delighted to send you, as a gift, my ebook Make Yourself Memorable, a good companion book to keep you on your path of enjoying life.