Reconcilable Differences: Connecting in a Disconnected World

(Hardback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

A revolutionary way to move beyond biases and blind spots to build deeper rapport between friends, lovers, relatives, and colleagues, from the expert author team behind Collaborative Intelligence We all know what it feels like to be at odds with someone we care about. Sometimes it seems like we speak different languages! As learning and perception experts Dawna Markova, Ph.D., and Angie McArthur explain, that idea isn't far off the mark; communication style is at the heart of many of our relationship clashes. Applying Markova and McArthur's ingenious and long-tested mind patterns and thinking talents techniques, this invaluable resource will help readers identify their relational "type"-the innate pattern of speaking, understanding, trusting, and learning that informs their reactions-and grow their relational intelligence through resonant storytelling, revealing dialogue analysis, and profound yet simple advice.

Reviews

Advance praise for Reconcilable Differences

Reconcilable Differences offers an inspiring way to bridge differences with someone you care about. It will help you identify and improve your relational intelligence, and become a better communicator in the process.Deepak Chopra, co-author of You Are the Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic Self and Why It Matters

Dawna Markova and Angie McArthur offer an extremely insightful road map to navigating the diverse ways each of us approaches making ourselves understood, as well as the way we tend to hear others. The insights and strategies herein are simple and elegant. The advice is as invaluable for success at work as it is for success in life.Peter Sims, founder and CEO, Parliament, Inc., and author of Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries

True communication begins with understanding yourself and the way you are being understood. This book is a powerful guide to self-analysis and bridge-building.Suzy Amis Cameron, co-founder, the MUSE School

What a tremendous contribution! Dawna Markova and Angie McArthur lay out a compelling and practical path for helping us understand and discover how to grow our relational intelligence. The outcome is that we learn not only how to reconcile our differences but also howand whywe might thrive because of them. I highly recommend this wonderful book.Stephen M. R. Covey, author The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything

Author Bio

Dawna Markova, Ph.D., is the CEO emeritus of Professional Thinking Partners. Internationally known for her research in the fields of learning and perception, she is a former senior affiliate of the Society for Organizational Learning, originated at MIT's Sloan School of Management, and the co-author of the international bestseller Random Acts of Kindness and Collaborative Intelligence (with Angie McArthur). She lives in Hawaii. Angie McArthur is the CEO of Professional Thinking Partners and co-founder of SmartWired and the Smart Parenting Revolution. As an expert in communication and learning styles, she has developed strategies for authors, corporations, CEOs, and the ongoing Executive Champions' Workshop. She lives in Park City, Utah.