Blogs
You will find useful articles on conflict-related topics.
Letter from a courageous conflict leader
Recently I was a guest on Lizzie Bentley-Bower’s Leadership Letters podcast. In that podcast we talked about the importance of effective conflict management as an essential management skill. Lizzie also asks her guests to write a leadership letter, usually a letter to a leader who you admire. I decided to do something a little bit
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Conflict, Power and Organizational Change by Deborah A. Colwill
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
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Power and Interdependence in Organizations by Dean Tjosvold and Barbara Wise
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
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Acting with Power by Deborah H. Gruenfeld
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
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING:The Handbook of Conflict Resolution by Peter T. Coleman, Morton Deutsch, Eric C. Marcus
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
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: I See, I See. by Robert Henderson
“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
