The Power of a Good Fight

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Summary: Solving work conflicts that used to drive you nuts!
Review: A practical book for anybody who works for a snapping shark boss or has subordinates who seem to disappear into the carpet whenever there's a disagreement. Categorizes conflict styles into easy to remember animals (Much easier and more useful than the Myers Briggs) and gives numerous real world examples that you can actually relate to.

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Summary: The Power of a Good Fight
Review: Can you imagine "welcoming conflict as a precursor to change and creativity"? That is what Lynne Eisaguirre helps us learn to do in this book. She helps us understand how avoiding a good fight deprives us of rich and rewarding experinces. If you find yourself seeking a third party or higher authority to assist in conflict resolution, you may be missing an important opportunity to enrich your life. Read this book and learn how to embrace conflict as an opportunity to grow, to learn new skills, to create new opportunities for you and your colleagues. I only wish I had read a book like this 50 years ago.

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Summary: The Power OF A Good Book!
Review: Every woman in the work world should read the Power Of A Good Fight. I am not a huge fan of business books, but a close friend recommended I read this book. I am glad she did.

Lynne Eisaguirre explains why actually starting a fight can be the best way to improve your work environment. Eisaguirre's advice is right on target. I tried out her suggestions and have had a great response. From now on, I plan to address work place issues as they come up, just as I always have in my personal life.

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Summary: The Power OF A Good Book!
Review: Every woman in the work world should read the Power Of A Good Fight. I am not a huge fan of business books, but a close friend recommended I read this book. I am glad she did.

Lynne Eisaguirre explains why actually starting a fight can be the best way to improve your work environment. Eisaguirre's advice is right on target. I tried out her suggestions and have had a great response. From now on, I plan to address work place issues as they come up, just as I always have in my personal life.

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Summary: Don't Go into the Ring Without It!
Review: I love it when a book presents fresh, new perspectives for problems that sometimes eat us up! The Power of a Good Fight cuts right to the source of workplace conlict, exploring different ways of communicating, and different personality types.

The book isn't just theoretical, but rich with Eisaguirre's in-the-trenches experience as a consultant and workshop presenter. It's a highly readable, insightful compendium that has changed the way I think about my job. My thanks to the author! I never thought about whether I'm more like a pit bull, golden retriever, roadrunner, cobra, or eagle in my work style, but this book makes things a lot more clear, because I understand the psychological dynamics much better.

I'd recommend this book as a company-wide discussion book, a management trainee text, or a personal/personnel resource to figure out what's really happening in a given skirmish -- or better yet, to transform the skirmish into a productive resolution.

I'm betting this book will prevent a lot of road rage and sleepless nights!

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Summary: If I Had Known Then What Lynne Eisaguirre Tells Me Now . . .
Review: If I had known years ago what Lynne Eisaguirre writes about the various conflict styles in her book, The Power Of A Good Fight, my career and life would have moved along a less rocky road. I now understand that one partner I worked for had a 'roadrunner' approach to conflict resolution; the other a 'pitbull' approach. Although I realize possessing this information would not have changed the way my bosses approached conflict resolution, I'm certain what would have changed, was my approach to them and their conflicts. The Power Of A Good Fight offers valuable knowledge and skills about effectively dealing with different approaches to conflict resolution. This would have improved my career and life had I known then what Lynne tells me now in The Power Of A Good Fight.

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Summary: Real life examples to apply to your life
Review: Lynn Eisaguirre knows the real world of work. Her examples are startingly realistic! Most importantly, she gives clear strategies for viewing and handling conflict differently. In the end, after reading this book, you will probably become an advocate and tell others that "conflict is good!" Lynn makes you think! You may not agree with everything, but you will definitely think about your own approach and explore ways to manage conflict differently! Business managers who handle conflict in the workplace must read this book!

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Summary: Perfect timing
Review: Lynne's book arrived at the perfect time! As hospitals deal with nursing shortages as well as other shortages of healthcare workers in the U.S., managers need to make the most of the staff we have. We owe it to our patients and the physicians we serve to be the best we can be each day. The attempt to stretch ourselves to cover all the requirements of safe patient care with overwhelming budget cuts have led to short fuses and easy frustrations on a daily basis in acute healthcare.
The Power of a Good Fight brings hope and ease to managers in what often seems to be an unmanageable work world, by simply and powerfully taking us step by step through all the What-ifs we face. Ahhh...It feels like having a coach at my side. I liked the book and plan to pass it around!

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Summary: The Power of a Good Fight
Review: This book has helped me make signficant changes in both my personal and professional life. Ms. Eisaguirre does an excellent job of explaining to the reader in a practical and straight forward manner why we should embrace conflict and the steps we need to take to be clear about our goals and to use conflict in a positive way to achieve our goals. Whether the conflict is at work or at home, Ms. Eisaguirre's insights in using conflict in a creative way is invaluable.

I only wish I read this book sooner instead of sweeping most of my conflicts "under the carpet" and pretending they didn't exist or worse - reacting out of fear and anger and NOT getting what I wanted in the first place. THIS BOOK IS A MUST! I consult it now before I choose how I will deal with any given situation that deals with conflict. Very very empowering!!!

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Summary: A Knock out Winner!
Review: This book makes a compelling case for constructive conflict and reminds us all why disagreement is a critical element in our lives. The author leaves no doubt that nurturing eclectic opinions and cultivating diveristy foster an atmosphere of creative discovery that separates the dyunamic, successful organizations from the rest of the pack. Ms. Eisaguirre is also a pragmatist and recognizes that many people do not cope with conflict well. She delivers a potent 1-2 combination by artfully identifying the five main styles of dealing with conflict and giving the reader practical tools for dealing with each style. It's a hands-on field guide for people in every industry, at every level who would like to get better performance, increased morale, bigger bottom-lines and thriving organizations. This is a must-read for everyone but the hermits of the world!