Have a Nice Conflict: How to Find Success and Satisfaction in the Most Unlikely Places [NOOK Book]

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Praise for Have a Nice Conflict

"A must-read for anyone who wants to master the crucial skill of preventing and navigating conflict."
—Joseph Grenny, coauthor, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

"If you want to recognize conflict sooner, resolve it quicker, and get better results, read this book!"
—Chuck Maisch, president, Süd-Chemie Inc.

"With a powerful message that's certain to ...

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Have a Nice Conflict: How to Find Success and Satisfaction in the Most Unlikely Places

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Overview

Praise for Have a Nice Conflict

"A must-read for anyone who wants to master the crucial skill of preventing and navigating conflict."
—Joseph Grenny, coauthor, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

"If you want to recognize conflict sooner, resolve it quicker, and get better results, read this book!"
—Chuck Maisch, president, Süd-Chemie Inc.

"With a powerful message that's certain to improve your relationships at work and at home, Have a Nice Conflict is not only a wonderfully fun read, it's also a solidly credible one. Read, learn, and enjoy."
—Jim Kouzes, coauthor, The Leadership Challenge; Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University

"With Have a Nice Conflict, the authors have captured the music and drama—and sometimes humor—of real-time conflict, as well as a road map for how to manage and avoid the conflicts we find ourselves in everyday."
—Hile Rutledge, CEO and owner, Otto Kroeger Associates; coauthor, Type Talk At Work

"Have a Nice Conflict clearly details how to prevent, manage, and resolve personal and professional conflicts. With sound advice for those desiring to build partnerships with a positive win/win outcome, this is recommended reading for every member of your organization."
—Donna L. Crisp, rear admiral, U.S. Navy (ret.); CEO,Crisp Atwood Group

"A great introduction to knowing yourself and collaborating effectively with others. It's also a good read; you won't be able to put it down."
—Michael Maccoby, author, The Leaders We Need: And What Makes Us Follow

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781118219393
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 12/12/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 240
  • Sales rank: 600,946
  • File size: 5 MB

Meet the Author

Tim Scudder, CPA, is the chief executive officer of Personal Strengths USA and has consulted with the organizational development, training, and human resources departments of many corporate, government, education, and not-for-profit organizations. He is also the author of several experiential training programs.

Michael Patterson, Ed.D., is the vice president of business development at Personal Strengths USA and an adjunct professor in the doctoral program at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. He began his career as a U.S. Army officer and then spent twenty years in a variety of sales, marketing, and training roles in the pharmaceutical industry.

Kent Mitchell is the vice president of communications for Personal Strengths USA. He is also an award-winning playwright and copywriter, and for nearly ten years, ran an advertising design agency in the Los Angeles area.

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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix

ABOUT THE AUTHORS xi

Introduction 1

The Fable 3

Letter from John 199

John’s Notebook 203

A summary of learning

Dr.Mac’s Statement of Philosophy 219

A philosophical approach to learning as written from the perspective of Dr. MacWilson

Character Assessment Results 227

SDI assessment results for the characters featured in John’s story

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  • Posted January 30, 2012

    A MUST READ

    A small book with a big impact. It’s unusual to find such a fascinating story that also imparts such a wealth of understanding and usable ideas. Having read this book, I’m now better able to handle conflicts of many types.

    4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 3, 2012

    Great read!

    You can apply this to any area of your life where you experience conflict. Enjoyed it very much.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 3, 2012

    Outstanding!

    Outstanding!

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 2, 2012

    Very entertaining and hard to put down!

    This book is very entertaining and hard to put down. It is very applicable to everyone because we all have relationships and we all have conflict. Very practical and a tremendous value.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 8, 2012

    5 Stars - Check out this Book - it will enrich your life

    This book was very entertaining - took me less than 3 days to read... I found "Have a Nice Conflict" to be extremely valuable and practical. A must read for everyone who has conflict.... And who doesn't have conflict?

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 6, 2012

    Essential Read!

    Great story with tons of application for everyday life. You'll find yourself taking notes while reading so you can apply the tips immediately in business or personal relationships. If you don't already believe conflict is healthy and leads to greater ideas and stronger relationships you will after you finish this book! Get started now, you'll be happy you did!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 5, 2012

    Great Book!

    Very useful and practical! Well worth reading!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 4, 2012

    Highly Recommend - It will change your life!!!

    A very practical guide to how to deal with conflict in a positive and purposeful way. Everyone has conflict in both work and personal interactions. This book will help you benefit from those conflicts!! I wish I had read this book earlier on in my career!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 6, 2012

    Excellent!!

    Practical and useful tips and ideas for dealing with conflict in an easy to read format!!

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