Consensus Through Conversation: How to Achieve High-Commitment Decisions - Softcover

Dressler, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576754197 ISBN 13: 9781576754191

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

This book is the only compact, inexpensive guide for achieving the effective practice of consensus

It explains how the 'leader as brain, employees as body' model is disappearing, as more and more organisations are realising that sustained change comes from people who are personally committed to a future that they have helped create.

Key features

Packed with practical tips and tools, Consensus Through Conversation offers a minimum of theoretical background, focusing instead on the result-producing actions that readers can take to reach consensus in their everyday decision-making environments

For facilitators charged with getting groups to fruitful resolution on important issues, Consensus Through Conversation offers a handy reference readers can turn to in their efforts build both agreement and commitment on high-stakes issues

About this title

About the Author

For more than fifteen years, Larry Dressler has designed and facilitated conversations and learning experiences that elicit new insights and inspire action in organizations. He is sought out by executive leaders as a trusted advisor on how to weave candor, commitment, collaboration and continuous learning into the fabric of the workplace.
As the founder of Blue Wing Consulting, Larry has traveled throughout the country speaking, consulting, and connecting with people who embody what he calls "Wide-Awake LeadershipTM." He has worked with a wide variety of organizations, including Nissan Motors, USC University Hospital, Starbucks, Washington Department of Ecology, Pediatric AIDS Foundation, U.S. Federal Protective Services, and Cisco Systems.
Described by clients as a "gentle instigator of breakthrough conversations," Larry's work has brought him to interesting places including the headquarters of companies in 30 industries, a "circus school" in Colorado, the Ecuadorian Amazon, and Skid Row, Los Angeles. Whether in a corporate boardroom, on a factory floor or underneath a rainforest canopy, Larry's special talent for posing powerful questions and setting collaboration in motion is at the heart of his work.
Larry's education combines the disciplines of social psychology and business strategy. He earned his BA degree in Sociology from UCLA and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management. He has also completed post-graduate coursework in Organizational Psychology. He lives with his wife, Linda in Boulder, Colorado.

Edition details

• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576754197
• ISBN 13: 9781576754191
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120