Breaking Through Gridlock: The Power of Conversation in a Polarized World (AGENCY/DISTRIBUTED) - Softcover

Jason Jay; Gabriel Grant

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1626568952 ISBN 13: 9781626568952

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

Think about the last time you tried to talk with someone who didn't already agree with you about issues that matter most. How well did it go?

These conversations are vital, but too often get stuck. They become contentious or we avoid them because we fear they might. What if, in these difficult conversations, we could stay true to ourselves while enriching relationships and creating powerful pathways forward? What if our divergent values provided healthy fuel for dialogue and innovation instead of gridlock and polarization? Jason Jay and Gabriel Grant invite us into a spirit of serious play, laughing at ourselves while moving from self-reflection to action. Using enlightening exercises and rich examples, Breaking through Gridlock helps us become aware of the role we unwittingly play in getting conversations stuck. It empowers us to share what really matters - with anyone, anywhere - so that together we can create positive change in our families, organizations, communities, and society.

About this title

About the Author

Jason J. Jay is a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the director of the Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan.

Gabriel Grant is the CEO of Human Partners and cofounder of the Byron Fellowship Educational Foundation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1626568952
• ISBN 13: 9781626568952
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240