Win at Work! The Everybody Wins Approach to Conflict Resolution

Name: Win at Work!
Brand: John Wiley & Sons
SKU: 9780470599174
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Author: Diane Katz
ISBN: 9780470599174

By Diane Katz

John Wiley & Sons May 2010

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ISBN-13: 9780470599174
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publication: May 2010
Format: Hardback , 237 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Proven techniques for resolving workplace conflicts

After years of seeing clients struggling and their businesses suffering with destructive conflicts, Diane Katz developed The Working Circle, a step-by-step process that helps everyone in business resolve conflict in a non-confrontational, creative, collaborative way.

Win at Work! provides you with a no-nonsense guide based on real-life examples of people at pivotal points in their careers. Filled with practical wisdom, it reveals how you can move around the roadblocks that, if left unattanded, can stop you in your tracks. Win at Work! also helps those of us who are uncomfortable with conflict, giving them tools for solving problems in a nonconfrontational manner. This essential guide

Offers a proven step-by-step process for conflict resolution
Deals with complex business questions about independence, moral values, face-saving, goal-setting, and leadership
Provides easy language for talking through problems and reaching a relatively painless outcome

Putting aside simple band-aid solutions, Win at Work! is your proven resource for the kind of long-term team-building that ultimately makes the difference in business and organizational success.

Introduction Conflict at Work.

PART ONE: WHAT IS THE WORKING CIRCLE?

Chapter 1 The Power of the Circle in Conflict Resolution.

Chapter 2 The Working Circle’s Eight Key Questions.

PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT RESOLUTION.

Chapter 3 What's Your Conflict Resolution Style?

PART THREE: FROM THE WORKING CIRCLE TO THE WINNER'S CIRCLE.

Chapter 4 Challenge 1:Ask YourManager for the Raise You Deserve or "Be Happy You Have a Job"?

Chapter 5 Challenge 2: Deal with Your Partner or Allow Him/Her to Continue Causing Chaos?

Chapter 6 Challenge 3: Speak Up about What's Happening or Remain Silent?

Chapter 7 Challenge 4: Mediate or Take a Side?

Chapter 8 Challenge 5: Deal with a Client's Anger or Allow Him/Her to Continue Shouting?

Chapter 9 Challenge 6: Get Your Boss Off Your Back or Continue to Be Micromanaged?

Chapter 10 Challenge 7: Stand Up to the Bully or Don't Make Waves?

Chapter 11 Challenge 8: Manage That Troublemaker or Let Him/Her Continue to Stir Up Trouble?

Chapter 12 Teaching Others Without Being a Teacher: Introducing The Working Circle at Work.

Epilogue "Working the Circle" as You Advance Your Career.

Sources.

Acknowledgments.

Index.

About the Author

Diane L. Katz, PhD, has a master's degree in organizational psychology from Columbia University and a PhD in conflict resolution from Union Institute. Diane's consulting company, The Working Circle, provides organizational development, human resources, team building, training, coaching, and Diane's own unique eight-step process. Clients of The Working Circle represent service companies, such as manufacturing, construction, technology, health care, government, and nonprofits.

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