Leading through conflict how successful leaders transform differences into opportunities

"As our world grows smaller, opportunities for conflict multiply. Ethnic, religious, political, and personal differences drive people apart - with potentially disastrous consequences - and it's the task of perceptive leaders to bring them together again. [In this book, the author] argues that leaders have failed to rise to this challenge. Our organizations, schools, and governments remain filled with divisive dictators and everyday managers, instead of what he calls mediators - leaders who transform conflict so that everyone can move forward together. Through absorbing examples drawn from decades of work with organizational, political, and global conflicts of all kinds, [The book] provides a powerful new framework for the leader as mediator, and outlines eight specific tools these leaders use to transform seemingly intractable differences into progress on deep-seated problems. Both practical and passionate, this book makes the tools of cross-border leaders accessible to anyone who wants to help create healthier companies, communities, and countries. -Dust jacket."

"Leading through conflict how successful leaders transform differences into opportunities"