Bøger af Al Restivo

Humans seem to thrive on conflict-most often they agree to disagree. Conflict is a common human occurrence at all levels of organizations, in families and throughout society. It is stressful to most people and affects interpersonal relationships and human harmony. Every year $359 billion is spent in the time it takes to deal with organizational conflicts. Managers spend 2.8 hours a week just dealing with conflicts. Conflict is inevitable. It exists and is a source of group and personal dysfunction. By its very nature, it can be a source of anger and stress, but also can act as an intellectual stimulus leading to people working creatively together in harmony toward very positive outcomes Conflict is inevitable because people are different and will always be different.

The world of organizations is filled with those who aspire to lead. Those who wish to lead have a responsibility to develop their leadership skills not only for their own benefit but also for those who will follow them. Followers want leaders who make decisions decisively and inclusively, interpret situations with rational and emotional intelligence, and exude confidence and humility. The elements defined in this book are the foundation for a successful journey to leadership and written for those who aspire to lead, and for those already in leadership roles. So You Want to be a Leader is about vision, charisma, communication, and other essential characteristics required to lead, qualities that will allow those who are following to get behind and make things happen.

Love… is a force that can change the entire course of one's life can begin at first sight or take years to cultivate lifts us to new heights and drive us to depths of despair exists in warm smiles and moments of pure joy brings with it both pleasure and pain is easy to spot and difficult to explainAs I began the process of studying the subject of love, I thought about love and how it so often begins at first sight. I thought about the people I have known and how the entire course of their lives was altered when they fell in love. I thought about how lives are dramatically changed when people fall in love, and I considered how the pleasure and sometimes pain that accompanies love affects the entire landscape of their lives.Finally, I considered a known fact of life-- that love can exist with many smiles and moments of sheer joy as it lifts men and women to great heights, and conversely, it can drive some people crazy with despair.