Samantha Hardy

Conflict, power and organizational change by Deborah A. Colwill (2022) This new book explores the relationship between conflict, power and change as they relate to the everyday life of the organizational members and leaders. It includes chapters on each topic, and a concluding chapter about the relationship between the three. Each chapter provides a useful […]

Power and interdependence in organizations, edited by Dean Tjosvold and Barbara Wisse (2010) If you are interested in the relationship between power, conflict and leadership, this book contains a great deal of valuable information from authors with a wide range of backgrounds. I particularly liked Chapter 16 Leadership and Conflict: Using power to manage conflict

Acting with Power: Why we are more powerful than we believe, by Deborah Gruenfeld (2020) Gruenfeld is a professor of social psychology whose research has focused on power. In this book, she provides an easily understandable and practical overview of power based on extensive research, and also relatable stories and case studies. She takes readers

Chapter 6 “Power and Conflict.” Morton Deutsch and Peter T. Coleman, eds., The Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000, pp. 108-130. If you are looking for a very thorough discussion of the relationship between power and conflict, this chapter is the place to go. It provides an overview of

“A book for one? A book for two? A book for different points of view!” This is a lovely book designed to be read together by two people, with each person sitting opposite each other with the book in the middle. Each page includes an image with text at the top and bottom (so that

This book is powerful, and essential reading for anyone who works with people in conflict. It will challenge your assumptions about the benefits of taking another’s perspective, and help you identify the limitations of trying to do so. The book provides some very practical insight about where to focus your energy when you are trying

“You missed that. Right now, you are missing the vast majority of what is happening around you. You are missing the events unfolding in your body, in the distance, and right in front of you.” With this powerful introduction, you are immediately captivated by this book. I came across this book by accident, as I

This book is a collection of writing by scholars from disciplines including psychology, linguistics, philosophy and neuroscience, about how we try to understand what another person is thinking. It’s a book about mind reading, but not in a mystical sense! Rather it explores how ordinary people try to understand others. The book explores the age

I’m re-posting this book review for people who might have missed the original post late last year. The book is well worth reminding everyone about! This book is about turning struggle into strength. It really connected with me as I saw very strong parallels with one of the fundamental shifts that we aim to support