Books We Recommend
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Living in the Power Zone
by Drs. Cedar Barstow, D.P.I. and Reynold Feldman, Ph.D. Purchase your paperback copy now! Download the e-book for just $4.99 on Kindle! We live in a complex, often daunting world where power differences both exist and matter. Power moreover is too often misused. Most of us have had at least one superior who was unfair, even abusive. Misuse of power also happens in families, schools, religious institutions, and elsewhere. Sometimes, consciously or unconsciously, we have used our own power in ways hurtful to others. We thus all need to learn to use our personal and role power with more wisdom, sensitivity, and skill. This is a short, practical how-to book that will help you understand and successfully navigate the rapids of real-world relationship and organizational power - in short, to live in the Power Zone. Learn more at the Right Use of Power Institute. |
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Right Use of Power: The Heart of Ethics
By Dr. Cedar Barstow, D.P.I. Purchase your paperback copy now! Download the e-book for just $9.99 on Kindle! The Right Use of Power: The Heart of Ethics is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to ethical awareness. In a time of misuse of power, it offers sound guidance for an emerging power-positive ethic that brings compassion to power. Original and engaging, the approach highlights four dimensions of personal, professional, and status power: Be Informed and Present, Be Compassionate and Self-Aware, Be Connected and Accountable, and Be Skillful and Wise. This book provides skills, self-awareness, and understanding of the gifts and perils of power. Learn more at the Right Use of Power Institute. |
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Power: A User's Guide
By Julie Diamond The path toward ethical, authentic, and effective use of power is illuminated in this comprehensive crash course in developing external authority, navigating high-power roles and responsibilities, and finding personal power. The book combines cutting-edge psychological theory with practical exercises, stories, and examples from the author’s experiences as a leadership coach and consultant to provide readers with the tools and instructions to find their unique map of powers. From bosses to parents, politicians to protesters, power rests in the hands of everyone, everywhere. |
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Effective Apology
By John Kador Effective Apology challenges you to think about the fundamental value and importance of apology as it delivers detailed advice for making an apology that truly heals and renews. Kador explores the Five R's of Apology: Recognize the wrong and the person harmed; accept moral Responsibility for your actions; express Remorse; provide meaningful Restitution; and offer assurance that the offense will not be Repeated. Making apology work in the real world—when and how to apologize, in what medium, and how to make it stick—is made clear through over seventy examples of good and bad apologies drawn from the news, popular culture, and the experiences of Kador, his clients, and his friends. |
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Getting to Yes with Yourself
By William Ury William Ury, coauthor of the international bestseller Getting to Yes, returns with another groundbreaking book, this time asking: how can we expect to get to yes with others if we haven’t first gotten to yes with ourselves? Over the years, Ury has discovered that the greatest obstacle to successful agreements and satisfying relationships is not the other side, as difficult as they can be. The biggest obstacle is actually our own selves—our natural tendency to react in ways that do not serve our true interests. But this obstacle can also become our biggest opportunity, Ury argues. If we learn to understand and influence ourselves first, we lay the groundwork for understanding and influencing others. In this prequel to Getting to Yes, Ury offers a seven-step method to help you reach agreement with yourself first, dramatically improving your ability to negotiate with others. |
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Difficult Conversations
By Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, & Sheila Heen We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day-whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client. From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought you Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations provides a step-by-step approach to having those tough conversations with less stress and more success. you'll learn how to:
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