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The premise of this follow-up to Leadership and Self-Deception is simple: people whose hearts are at peace do not wage war, whether they're heads of state or members of a family. In this semi-fictional narrative ("inspired by actual events") illustrating the principles of achieving peace, the setting is a two-day parent workshop at an Arizona-based wilderness camp for out-of-control teenagers, but the storyline is a mere setting for an instruction manual. Workshop facilitators Yusuf al-Falah, a Palestinian Arab whose father was killed by Israelis in 1948, and Avi Rozen, an Israeli Jew whose father died in the Yom Kippur War, use examples from their domestic lives and the history of their region to illustrate situations in which the normal and necessary routines of daily life can become fodder for conflict. Readers observe this through the eyes of one participant, a father whose business is in nearly as much trouble as his teenage son. The usefulness of the information conveyed here on how conflicts take root, spread and can be resolved more than compensates for the pedestrian writing.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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"Compelling ... poignant. This is a book that every manager, teacher, advisor, and parent should read and apply." -- Steven C. Wheelwright, Senior Associate Dean, Harvard Business School
"Rarely have I read anything that held my attention in the way this book did ... To find that kind of reading experience in the context of a book that also covers such disparate topics as parenting, managing employees, middle-east peace, and self-actualization is truly astonishing." -- Jo Ellen Green Kaiser, Senior Editor, Tikkun Magazine --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
"Rarely have I read anything that held my attention in the way this book did ... To find that kind of reading experience in the context of a book that also covers such disparate topics as parenting, managing employees, middle-east peace, and self-actualization is truly astonishing." -- Jo Ellen Green Kaiser, Senior Editor, Tikkun Magazine --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Simplistic, But Worth a Read,
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This review is from: The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict (Paperback)
Anatomy of Peace is sort of a prequel to Leadership and Self-Deception. If you loved Leadership, you'll love this one, too. If you are choosing between the two, I'd skip Leadership and start here. Anatomy picks up where Leadership leaves off, and is in some sense more advanced, but the concept(s) in these books are pretty simple and you might as well start here.In reading both of these books, I felt caught between two feelings. On the one hand, I felt like there is a lot of truth in what the authors are trying to convey, and that I could gain quite a bit by adopting some of their attitudes towards others. On the other hand, the way they delivered their message had a paternalistic, absolutist feeling to it that made me feel like Big Brother was writing to me. The books seems bent on convincing, rather than discussing, and the manner in which the material is presented is quite like propaganda. Another note: The Arbinger Institute is a for-profit corporation that sells seminars, coaching, etc. These folks are selling a package. There is nothing wrong with that, but it is something to keep in mind. This is a short book, and easy enough to read. But, if you are interested in this topic, you could do better. I recommend instead: Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson. Mistakes Were Made is a much more direct and balanced look at the same topic, and I highly recommend it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Terrific insight,
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This review is from: The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict (Paperback)
In a world filled with conflict this is huge step in the right direction. The ideas are presented nicely in story form but with enough direct presentation that they are clearly understandable. Comes highly recommended.When we open any communication, we soon find that there are many different viewpoints, many different conceptions of what is true, various requests, and various ideas of what should be done. Faced with any kind of request, communication, issue, or even just a different viewpoint all of us come to a moment when we have to make a choice on how to respond. Arbinger research shows that in that decision moment we chose either to see the other parties as people(heart-of-peace) or as objects (heart-of-war). The natural response when the thinking of others is contrary to ours is to make a choice that sees or treats the others as objects. Treating them as objects allows us not to listen, not to discuss, not to address the issues, and allows us to deny requests. Moreover, subconsciously we then need to justify our actions, and so we enter into a cycle of self-deception. Our self-deception always puts us in a box that limits our behavior and that provokes further conflict. Indeed, how often has any of us have found ourselves in a conflict with a party that thinks itself wrong? Likely none.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beyond any reason there is a true heart,
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This review is from: The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict (Paperback)
I've been reading lots of books regarding psychology, philosophy and business leadership. Looking backwards I saw leadership as being ahead of others, the first in a row, the leader. I wanted to be beyond others. But why was it so? In reality i'm just like anybody and I want recognition from others. I want to bond with them. Reading this book made me realize that I was acting and thinking contradictory to my inner feelings. I was repulsing others. My heart was at war. Now I think differently. This book got into my heart. You just can't deny the truth without being afflicted. Now I wish you strenght and peace to you all. I'm with you.
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