WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Deep Listening by Oscar Trimboli
This book was written in 2017, but a colleague recommended it to me, so I bought a copy. It’s a short and easy to read book, with the most beautiful illustrations and lots of excellent advice about how to listen deeply. I wholeheartedly agree with
What is conflict coaching?
Conflict coaching (also called conflict management coaching) is: A one-on-one process involving someone trained as a coach AND trained in conflict dynamics; and a client who wishes to manage conflict more effectively (now or in the future), who are in a specific kind of (coaching)
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: How to Know a Person by David Brooks
The subtitle of this book is “The art of seeing others deeply and being deeply seen”. In many ways, this book is the result of a personal journey by the author, who recognised that he was living his life in a kind of detached way,
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Shame: The politics and power of an emotion by David
Brené Brown made shame accessible in her work on shame and vulnerability, and this book continues the exploration of that emotion but in a slightly different way. This book focuses on the harm that shame and shaming can do, and how shame is manipulated in
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
This book describes a fairly simple premise – that we often miss people’s hidden potential. It also provides some ideas for how to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to reach their potential. Grant explains that high achievers often vary dramatically in their initial aptitude,
What I love (and what I wish were different) in the field of conflict resolution
I love a good “pros” and “cons” list, and today I’m sharing one that I put together about the things that I love about working in this field, and some things I wish were different. I’d really love to hear what you’d contribute to this