Accepting Conflict Resources

Archives

2008 

Bounce! Failure, Resiliency, and Confidence to Achieve Your Next Great Success, B.J. Moltz, Jossey-Bass.  Learn from failure to achieve long-term success.

Career Quizzes: 12 Tests to Help You Discover and Develop Your Dream Career,  J.J. Liptak, JIST Publishing. Tests to assess various stages of a career include work-leisure balance and career interests and skills.

Finding Your True North: A Personal Guide, B. George, A. McLean & N. Craig, Jossey-Bass.  Methods for personal reflection and exercises for developing leadership skills.

The Hard Truth About Soft Skills: Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish They'd Learned Sooner, P.Klaus, Collins.  Identifying and correcting self-sabotaging interpersonal behavior.

2007
The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy, J. Gordon, Wiley. Turning negative energy into positive achievement.

Five Good Minutes at Work: 100 Mindful Practices to Help You Relieve Stress & Bring Your Best to Work, B. Jeffrey & W. Millstine, New Harbinger. Exercises and visualizations to stay calm, focused and re-vitalized at work.

The Road to Gumption: Using Your Inner Courage to Balance Your Work and Personal Life, G. Lim, Dorato. Creating change in difficult situations and balancing work and personal priorities.

Run With the Bulls Without Getting Trampled: The Qualities You Need to Stay Out of Harm's Way and Thrive at Work, T. Irwin,Thomas Nelson. Traits and strategies for success and personal fulfillment.

Your Survival Strategies Are Killing You: The Eight Principles You Must Follow to Thrive in Life and Work, M. Borst, Avista. Assessment tools and principles for effective communication, teamwork, productivity and balance.

2006
Get Out of Your Own Way at Work and Help Others Do the Same: Conquer Self-Defeating Behavior on the Job, M. Goulston, Perigee Trade. Forty situations exemplify self-defeating behavior and techniques for change.

Hostage at the Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, and Raise Performance, G. Kohlrieser, Jossey-Bass. Overcoming self-imposed limitations by controlling emotions, relating, negotiating, and breaking free of the past or current environment.

Making the Job Work for You: Balancing Work and the Rest of Your Life, P.L. Mason, iUniverse. Understanding the core value differences that can lead to conflict.

Unlikely Teachers: Finding the Hidden Gifts in Daily Conflict, J. Ringer, OnePoint. Stories, quotes and advice on conflict.

2002
Psychological Foundations of Success by S.J. Kraus, ChangePlanet Press; Based on decades of research on success and well-being, this book presents a five-step system for personal achievement.

1998
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work: Simple Ways to Minimize Stress and Conflict While Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others by R. Carlson, Hyperion. Tips for easing workplace stress and improving relations with clients and colleagues.

Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook by M. Davis, E.R. Eshelman & M. McKay, Idyll Arbor. Instructions and exercises for visualization, meditation, self-hypnosis, and more.

Worry. Controlling It and Using It Wisely by E. M. Hallowell, Random House. Types and causes of worry and strategies for change.

1997
Crossing the Bridge: A Journey in Self-Esteen, Relationships, and Life Balance by S. Negley, Idyll Arbor. Stories, lessons, and activities for individuals and groups.

301 Ways to Have Fun at Work by D. Hemsath & L. Yerkes, Berrett-Koehler. Creating fun meetings, training, team-building sessions, etc.

1996
Beyond Blame: A New Way of Resolving Conflicts in Relationships by J.A. Kottler, Jossey-Bass. Examines and exemplifies how to move beyond blaming one's self or others.

Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work: 101 Stories of Courage, Compassion and Creativity in the Workplace by J. Canfield, M. Rutte, M. Rogerson, M.V. Hanse, Health Communications. Inspiring accounts of individuals discovering personal fulfillment at work.

1994
Ending the Struggle Against Yourself  by S. Taubman, Putnam. Workbook for facing self-doubt and developing self-confidence.

Overwhelmed: Coping with Life's Ups and Downs by N.K. Schlossberg, Lexington Books. A model for coping with disruptions and transitions that is useful for orgaizations as well as individuals.

1993
Balancing Act: How Managers Can Integrate Successful Careers and Fulfilling Personal Lives by J.R. Kofodimos, Jossey-Bass. Suggests how balance can be achieved and outlines a step-by-step process for personal change.

Controlling Stress in the Workplace: How You Handle What Happens by R.P. Gatto, Pfeiffer & Co. Anticipating and relieving workplace stress.

When Smart People Fail: Rebuilding Yourself for Success by C. Hyatt & L. Gottlieb, Penguin Books. Advice for overcoming failure, reinventing yourself, and achieving success in future.

1992
Forgiveness: A Bold Choice for a Peaceful Heart by R. Casarjian & J. Borysenko, Bantam Books. Exercises, visualizations, and meditations for inner peace.