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How to Solve Your People Problems: Dealing with Your Difficult Relationships
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Product Description
Interacting with people brings problems with people. The closer the contact, the greater the potential for conflict. In How to Solve Your People Problems, Dr. Alan Godwin shares biblical, practical principles to help readers avoid conflict when possible and handle difficult encounters constructively. The key to healthy, growing relationships is successfully handling differences. Dr. Godwin gives readers the tools and the framework to: - benefit from every relationship
- handle conflict with grace, reason, and flexibility
- change problem situations into positive encounters
- reduce conflict situations
- successfully deal with unreasonable people
This valuable resource will help readers successfully live and work with others, know how to implement conflict resolution, negotiate problem areas, and create positive connections even when people disagree.
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Pages 240
Dimensions: Length: 8.56" Width: 5.58" Height: 0.59"
Weight: 0.6 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Aug 1, 2008
Publisher Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 0736923519
EAN 9780736923514
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 | Meg's review Mar 29, 2010 |
| The book gives good pointers on how to improve conflicts. The descriptions of different types of conflict are great. You can really relate with the scenarios. The last half of the book focuses on conflict with unreasonable people. The break down of "unreasonable people" is exactly on spot. I would definitely recommend the book to anyone, as it is very relatable. However, some of the writting is a bit juvenile. He gives a lot of examples of things that are really unnecessary and appear to be somewhat of a space filler. | | |  | Clear, informative, practical, easy read Feb 27, 2010 |
I bought this book two months ago after an upsetting conflict. Out of all the books available on the subject, I bought Dr. Godwin's specifically because reviews had mentioned he addresses the differences between trying to resolve conflicts with reasonable vs. unreasonable people.
That's always been my complaint: that all the self-help books and commuication strategies to resolve conflicts only work if you are dealing with a cooperative and responsible person. But my family, and so many people I would routinely encounter, were impossible. It made me crazy. It made me very sad. And I never found a book that addressed this, especially not one that was quick and easy to read, written not in academic language but for practical use.
By the time the book arrived, I no longer cared as much about the frustrating situation so it sat unread. Then this morning, I had an encouter as crazy-making as they come. Someone I'd upset stood me up, then called the next morning to berate me - and claimed they hadn't stood me up because they'd told me they might not come. They made several other claims that were wild distortions of the truth. They wouldn't let me speak. Then when I instinctively went quiet,realizing I wasn't being heard, they said I was being passive-aggressive. There was more, but you get the point.
I pulled out Dr. Godwin's book. I've now read only two chapters of the 2nd part but without hesitation give it 5-stars. I personally think the truly brilliant books are the ones that you can understand! And the ones you can read in a night, if so inclined. Anything beyond that is filler.
His book accomplishes all that. He says 5 times more than most people in 1/10th the space.
I promise you - if you are dealing with someone who bullies you verbally, seems to exist in their own reality, relentlessly blames everything on you so that you start to think you're crazy, doesn't treat you with respect while claiming you're the one not treating him with respect...you get the picture...get this book.
There's something so healing about reading a description of your experiences and having your responses validated. There's something so freeing about being told "This person who does THIS and THIS and THIS is NOT reasonable and you won't be able to reach him/her because your goals aren't aligned and all they want is to be right."
I'm a psychotherapist. They don't teach you this stuff in school and I never saw it explained in any self-help book before. I studied communication as part of my couples' work and still never came across a commonsense discussion of how to argue with a narcissist. All you ever read are descriptions of good vs. bad communication practices. You're never told that some people will never use or respond to effective communication skills because they aren't interested in communicating - they only want to be right.
Get this book. You'll both enjoy and get a lot from it. | | | | Wonderful Resource Jan 8, 2010 |
| I found this book to be a wonderful resource especially when dealing with unreasonable people. There were so many insights and approaches to dealing with unreasonable people, but it all made perfect sense. I loved it, and it was very easy to read. | | | | THE BEST!! Oct 6, 2009 |
| If you have any relational conflicts in your life, as most human beings do, then Dr. Godwin's book is an absolute necessity to guide you through solving any conflict. After many years of teaching and counseling, I finally understand why some people are incapable of resolving their problems. Buy extra copies and save on shipping because once you read this EXCELLENT book, you will want to share a copy with others. THANK YOU, DR. GODWIN!!! | | | | An Extremely Valuable Book Apr 6, 2009 |
'How To Solve Your People Problems' by Dr. Alan Godwin is a superb guide to dealing with conflict.
As the author describes it, there is both good and bad conflict. The first type can aid in the resolution of problems. The second only makes them worse. He outlines steps for dealing with people problems in a way that is beneficial.
Along with the different kinds of conflict, there are two types of people that one must interact - reasonable and unreasonable. The methods for handling each one are very different. This system will help the reader to identify which type of person it is and then deal with him/her accordingly.
The examples cited cover some individuals that I deal with on a daily basis. The book has given me several ideas for improving those interactions. I recommend it for anyone who must deal with difficult people (which is probably almost everyone). | | | Write your own review about How to Solve Your People Problems: Dealing with Your Difficult Relationships
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