A remarkable new way to move beyond biases and blind spots (especially
if you don't think you have any!) so you can communicate more
effectively with a friend, lover, relative, or colleague
You know what it feels like to be "at odds" with someone. Sometimes it
seems like you are speaking completely different languages. Cognitive
neuroscientist Dr. Dawna Markova and communication expert Angie McArthur
have spent years developing and implementing tools to help people find
common ground. In Reconcilable Differences, they provide the
strategies you need to bridge the gap at the heart of your differences
with others.
Each of us possesses rational intelligence: the capacity to divide
information into discrete categories, processes, and logical steps. But
you may not realize that the secret to building bridges between people
lies hidden in your relational intelligence: the way you communicate,
understand, learn, and trust. Reconcilable Differences shows you how
to map mind patterns (the secret to pinpointing communication pitfalls)
and identify thinking talents (the catalysts for peak performance). You
will gain insights into how you learn in order to turn doubt into
trust and uncertainty into productive engagement.
Brimming with anecdotes and advice not only from the authors' files but
also from their own experiences as a mother- and daughter-in-law who are
like night and day, Reconcilable Differences is your guidebook for
making profoundly positive change with those you care about.
Advance praise for Reconcilable Differences
"Reconcilable Differences offers an inspiring way to bridge
differences with someone you care about. It will help you identify and
improve your relational intelligence, and become a better communicator
in the process."--Deepak Chopra, co-author of You Are the Universe:
Discovering Your Cosmic Self and Why It Matters
"Dawna Markova and Angie McArthur offer an extremely insightful road map
to navigating the diverse ways each of us approaches making ourselves
understood, as well as the way we tend to hear others. The insights and
strategies herein are simple and elegant. The advice is as invaluable
for success at work as it is for success in life."--Peter Sims,
founder and CEO, Parliament, Inc., and author of Little Bets: How
Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries
"True communication begins with understanding yourself and the way you
are being understood. This book is a powerful guide to self-analysis and
bridge-building."--Suzy Amis Cameron, co-founder, the MUSE School
