As I have been working through many of the books of Peace Studies scholar-practitioner John Paul Lederach, here’s one from the late 90’s. Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures, as the…
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Quick Review: The Little Book of Conflict Transformation
This fall one of my academic goals was to immerse myself in the work of John Paul Lederach, one of the giant voices as a scholar and practitioner in the realm of…
Quick Review: Building Peace – Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies
I have been wanting to read much more of John Paul Lederach’s work, but just haven’t made it happen – until now. I read through his Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies,…
Quick Review: Leading Multicultural Teams
I’ve been crashing through different resources as I prepare for a new leadership course on teams and just finished Leading Multicultural Teams by Evelyn & Richard Hibbert. This is a book on…
Quick Review: The Ideal Team Player
This week I final got to go through Patrick Lencioni’s The Ideal Team Player as I’m preparing for a new course on Teams. I’ve enjoyed all of Lencioni’s books. I think this might…
Quick Review: The Art of Gathering
I was recommended this book this summer by Priya Parker called The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters. And after reading it, I can recommend it to you as well. …
Quick Review: Building the Bridge As You Walk On It
One of the books I enjoyed over the summer was Building the Bridge As You Walk On It: Building the Bridge As You Walk On It by Robert E. Quinn. It’s an…
Quick Review: Interfaith Just Peacemaking
I just finished not too long ago the book Interfaith Just Peacemaking: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives on the New Paradigm of Peace and War edited by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite. This was…
Quick Review: Reframing Organizations
I read Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership by Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal last month and wanted to highlight it for my organizationally inclined friends. This is a classic…