Como Llevarse Bien Con Todo El Mundo, Spanish-Language Edition of How to Get Along with Anyone - by John Eliot & Jim Guinn (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Con esta guía imprescindible podrá desactivar cualquier conflicto al descubrir a cuál de las cinco clases de conflicto pertenece y cómo resolver incluso las disputas más complejas.

El trabajador norteamericano promedio pasa cinto cincuenta y seis horas al año envuelto en conflictos laborales moderados o intensos, que tienen un impacto negativo en su desempeño y en su salud. Los gerentes dedican veintiséis por ciento de su tiempo a abordar y resolver problemas en sus equipos, lo que equivale a perder todo un día de trabajo a la semana. ¿Y si pudiera ser de otro modo? ¿Y si hubiera una forma de perder menos tiempo en interacciones estresantes y tener más tiempo para lo que es realmente importante?

Los doctores Jim Guinn y John Eliot han pasado tres décadas construyendo y facilitando la química de equipo para empresas entre las Fortune 500, franquicias deportivas profesionales, escuelas, agencias gubernamentales, organizaciones sin fines de lucro y familias, en las que han logrado reducir el tiempo y el costo de la resolución de conflictos. Gracias a su experiencia directa combinada con la ciencia y la investigación pioneras en la industria, Guinn y Eliot han descubierto que las personas responden al conflicto de una estas cinco formas: evitación, competencia, análisis, colaboración o adaptación.

Cómo llevarse bien con todo el mundo es un libro pragmático y práctico que te ayudará a identificar las clases de conflicto para que puedas enfrentar las disputas que surgen en la vida diaria. Aprenderás a identificar el estilo de tus colegas y seres queridos y cómo utilizar esa información para mejorar la comunicación y la colaboración.

Lleno de ejemplos divertidos e interesantes y de técnicas aplicables, Cómo llevarse bien con todo el mundo te dará herramientas prácticas para cambiar el rumbo en momentos álgidos y para crear relaciones más fuertes y significativas.

Defuse any heated conflict by learning which of the five conflict styles you are and how to resolve even the most sensitive dispute with this must-read guide.

The average American worker spends 156 hours a year engaged in the kind of moderate to intense workplace conflict that adversely impacts both performance and health. Managers spend twenty-six percent of their time addressing and resolving conflicts on their team--the equivalent of chewing up one full workday each week. But what if it didn't need to be like this? What if there was a way to spend less time in stressfully interpersonal interactions and more time on the things that really matter?

Through three decades of building and facilitating team chemistry for Fortune 500 companies, professional sports franchises, schools, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and families--Drs. Jim Guinn and John Eliot have reduced the time and cost of conflict resolution. With this on-the-ground experience combined with industry-leading science and research, Guinn and Eliot discovered people respond to conflict in one of five ways: avoid, compete, analyze, collaborate, or accommodate.

How to Get Along with Anyone is a pragmatic, hands-on book to help you determine conflict types so you can navigate the arguments that emerge in day-to-day life. You'll learn the formula for identifying your coworkers' and loved ones' conflict styles and how to use this information to foster better communication and more effective collaboration.

Filled with fun, engaging examples and actionable techniques, How to Get Along with Anyone arms you with practical tools for flipping the script on sticking points to nurture stronger and more meaningful relationships.

Review Quotes

"Drawing on decades of experience, 'conflict docs' Eliot and Guinn provide insights and tools for conflict management among five distinct conflict-personality types....Each conflict personality type has a chapter providing in-depth exploration of various factors, allowing for greater understanding and potential for successful application in real life."
--BOOKLIST

"Successful teams are led by people who communicate well under pressure. How to Get Along with Anyone draws up the plays for you to do just that."
--H. Irving Grousbeck, MBA, Reigning NBA Champion Boston Celtics' Owner; Stanford Business School Professor of Organizational Behavior

"Drs. Eliot and Guinn cut right through all the unpleasantness, distractions, and baloney that get in your way when conflict arises. Flip the script in your organization; read How to Get Along with Anyone!"
--Lauren Anderson, MBA, University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business, Warsaw Sports Business Center Executive Director; Former Nike Global Partner in Consumer Experience

"When tensions rise, character is revealed. Strength in such moments lies in understanding yourself and your opponent, understanding one another. If you're ready to turn pressure into partnership and challenges into growth, How to Get Along with Anyone is a game-changer for any team or relationship."
--Steven López, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist & 5x World Taekwondo Champion

"Knowing my own and others' conflict profiles will help me better prepare for possible future conflict. Thanks to the authors' insights--and engaging energy throughout--this book has increased my awareness of conflict, enhanced my communication skills, and is already paying dividends in achieving common goals between my leaders and employees without sacrificing maximum productivity or team chemistry."
--Dr. Patty Shafer, Texas Education Association & Texas State Educational Service Center, Former Director

"Outstanding! Great content; very useful for our coaches and our administrators. Conflict resolution is one of the top issues in professional sports organizations--I imagine in a wide range of competitive organizations--and, thanks to this book, I now have a deep reservoir of practical skills that I can implement quickly when faced with conflict."
--Aalum Jaffer, Toronto Raptors & Toronto Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Former Executive & Manager of Global Partnerships

"This $#!& actually works!!"
--Barbay Darrell, High School Football Coach & Athletic Director

"The skills taught in How to Get Along with Anyone are distinctly and immediately applicable thanks to the practical nature of the Docs' negotiation techniques. Thank you Doc G and Doc E for providing a new way of handling the conflicts that people face on a daily basis in my field."
--Erik Powell, Patriot Threading, Owner & Managing Partner

"How to Get Along with Anyone is an excellent set of plans and actions that are, frankly, underutilized in our current world. The Docs' fact-based and empathetic approach is both refreshing and a snap to realize the benefit from. Even applying just one chapter will enrich your office environment and enhance the dynamics of the interactions in your workplace... and at home!"
--Brandon Khala, Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Partner

"The conflict resolution techniques delivered in this book are incredibly valuable to our profession, to our government and corporate contacts alike, throughout Mexico and Latin America. I strongly recommend this book for anyone who faces conflict."
--Jorge Pimentel, Sinerxia (México), President

About the Author

El doctor John Eliot orienta a ejecutivos y aconseja a equipos deportivos profesionales, entrenadores y atletas sobre cómo aplicar principios de psicología organizacional para potenciar la salud, el desempeño, la cultura en el trabajo y los resultados. Ha sido consultor de la NASA, del Comité Olímpico de los Estados Unidos, la Clínica Mayo, Sony, Microsoft y otras empresas del Fortune 500. Su trabajo ha sido citado en The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, ESPN, Fox Sports, MSNBC, Bloomberg, Harvard Business Review, entre otros medios. Ha ocupado cargos en la Universidad de Virginia, Stanford, Rice, la Escuela de negocios Edwin Cox de la Universidad Metodista del Sur y en el Centro Médico Texas, y ha recibido premios a la excelencia docente en cada una de ellas.

Jim Guinn, doctor en Educación, es presidente del Resolution Resource Group, una entidad de entrenamiento y desarrollo que trabaja con empresas del Fortune 500, franquicias deportivas profesionales, distritos escolares de gran escala, universidades, firmas legales y gobiernos para abordar conflictos de forma efectiva. He mediado de forma exitosa en más de mil disputas familiares, organizacionales, civiles y gubernamentales. Además del trabajo corporativo de su firma con gran variedad de clientes en departamentos de recursos humanos, ventas, gerencia intermedia y juntas directivas, el doctor Guinn capacita en persona a directores ejecutivos de diversos ámbitos, además de a celebridades e íconos del deporte.