I Hate Conflict!
Got a conflict? Confront with confidence!

Most people hate conflict. Whether it's a minor clash with a close friend, a falling out with a family member, or a big blowup with the boss, most of us would rather walk on eggshells for days, months, even years than deal with the issue head-on. But avoiding unresolved conflict can drain your energy, wreak havoc on your emotions, and destroy your health. That's why relationship expert Lee Raffel created this researched-based program to help you handle your personal and professional conflicts with courage, confidence, and sensitivity. Her simple seven-step plan will show you how to:

  • Stop avoiding issues
  • Start addressing problems
  • Talk out feelings and issues calmly
  • Listen compassionately
  • Defuse explosive situations
  • Deepen your relationships

By using conflicts as an opportunity for positive growth and change, you'll be able to improve your relationships, lower your stress levels, and ease your mind. I Hate Conflict! includes practical advice on how to keep arguments from escalating, how to deal with someone who sabotages conversations, and how to adapt to each of the five most common conflict styles.

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I Hate Conflict!
Got a conflict? Confront with confidence!

Most people hate conflict. Whether it's a minor clash with a close friend, a falling out with a family member, or a big blowup with the boss, most of us would rather walk on eggshells for days, months, even years than deal with the issue head-on. But avoiding unresolved conflict can drain your energy, wreak havoc on your emotions, and destroy your health. That's why relationship expert Lee Raffel created this researched-based program to help you handle your personal and professional conflicts with courage, confidence, and sensitivity. Her simple seven-step plan will show you how to:

  • Stop avoiding issues
  • Start addressing problems
  • Talk out feelings and issues calmly
  • Listen compassionately
  • Defuse explosive situations
  • Deepen your relationships

By using conflicts as an opportunity for positive growth and change, you'll be able to improve your relationships, lower your stress levels, and ease your mind. I Hate Conflict! includes practical advice on how to keep arguments from escalating, how to deal with someone who sabotages conversations, and how to adapt to each of the five most common conflict styles.

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I Hate Conflict!

I Hate Conflict!

by Lee Raffel
I Hate Conflict!

I Hate Conflict!

by Lee Raffel

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Got a conflict? Confront with confidence!

Most people hate conflict. Whether it's a minor clash with a close friend, a falling out with a family member, or a big blowup with the boss, most of us would rather walk on eggshells for days, months, even years than deal with the issue head-on. But avoiding unresolved conflict can drain your energy, wreak havoc on your emotions, and destroy your health. That's why relationship expert Lee Raffel created this researched-based program to help you handle your personal and professional conflicts with courage, confidence, and sensitivity. Her simple seven-step plan will show you how to:

  • Stop avoiding issues
  • Start addressing problems
  • Talk out feelings and issues calmly
  • Listen compassionately
  • Defuse explosive situations
  • Deepen your relationships

By using conflicts as an opportunity for positive growth and change, you'll be able to improve your relationships, lower your stress levels, and ease your mind. I Hate Conflict! includes practical advice on how to keep arguments from escalating, how to deal with someone who sabotages conversations, and how to adapt to each of the five most common conflict styles.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780071484893
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 01/28/2008
Edition description: List
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.78(d)

About the Author

Lee Raffel, M.S.W., has thirty-five years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist and a licensed clinical social worker. She is the author of Should I Stay or Go? How Controlled Separation (CS) Can Save Your Marriage.

Table of Contents

Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter 1 Conflict 101
Chapter 2 You Can Run, and You Can Hide… But You Can’t Escape Conflict!
Chapter 3 Hardwired Sources of Conflict
Chapter 4 The 5 Conflict Styles
Chapter 5 How the Different Conflict Styles Interact
Chapter 6 The 7 Essential Steps for Managing Conflict Constructively
Chapter 7 20 Core Truths to Help Your Conversations
Chapter 8 How to Prevent Conflicts from Escalating
Chapter 9 Confront with Confidence
Chapter 10 How to Handle Conflict Sabotage
Chapter 11 Achieve Peace of Mind
Epilogue
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