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Consensus Through Conversations : How to Achieve High-Commitment Decisions - Larry Dressler

Consensus Through Conversations

How to Achieve High-Commitment Decisions

By: Larry Dressler

Paperback | 1 January 2018

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Whether you facilitate meetings for a living or simply as part of your job, you’ve surely found yourself “standing in the fire”—at the center of a group that is polarized, angry, fearful, and confused. Veteran facilitator Larry Dressler has found that what makes the crucial difference in these situations is the leader’s presence. You have to master a way of being that allows you to remain effective no matter how hot things get.
Dressler shows how to cultivate six “stances”—mental, emotional, and physical— that will keep you steady, impartial, purposeful, compassionate, and good-humored,. Drawing on his own experiences and the insights of thirty-five distinguished practitioners, he helps you keep your cool and make the kind of inventive, split-second decisions these pressure-cooker situations demand.
Industry Reviews
"In this wise and stimulating book, Dressler draws on his rich experience to show us how to bring our personal best to facilitating polarized group situations."
-William Ury, coauthor of Getting to Yes and author of The Power of a Positive No

"An invaluable companion for all those who train, facilitate, run, or design high-stakes meeings...Dressler's well of wisdom is awe-inspiring."
-Susan Scott, author of Fierce Conversations and Fierce Leadership

"A book for anyone who feels called to stand in hard places and help people find life-giving ways to proceed."
-Parker Palmer, author of A Hidden Wholeness, Let Your Life Speak, and The Courage to Teach

"Practical, insightful, and filled with entertaining stories. I recommend this book for anyone working in the arena of public engagement and deliberation."
-Sandy Heierbacher, Director, National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation

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