{"product_id":"standing-in-the-fire-larry-dressler-9781576759707","title":"Standing in the Fire: Leading High-Heat Meetings with Calm, Clarity, and Courage","description":"Real organizational change isn't brought about by decree, pressure, permission, or even persuasion. Sustained change comes when people are passionately and personally committed to a future that they have helped to shape. If you want to turn your organization's cynics into owners, give them a voice in the decisions that impact their work. \u003ci\u003eConsensus Through Conversation \u003c\/i\u003eshows how. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Consensus is a cooperative process in which all of a group's members develop and agree to actively support a decision. It's not mere acquiescence--consensus goes several steps beyond, transforming people from resigned instruction-followers to dedicated champions of an idea. Larry Dressler shows you exactly how to prepare for a successful consensus-building process, takes you step-by-step through that process, and offers tips for success and traps to avoid. Throughout, he provides a host of tools and examples that make this an eminently practical and immediately useful guide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eConsensus Through Conversation \u003c\/i\u003ewill give you the tools you need to use consensus effectively in your organization. It is a handy, vital reference that you will turn to again and again in your efforts to tackle high stakes issues, make high quality decisions, and build enthusiasm and commitment to action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Dressler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1576759709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576759707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berrett-Koehler Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.96w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 127","brand":"Larry Dressler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939734782207,"sku":"9781576759707","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4694cda0-f784-4a22-96bc-896babfa05dc.jpg?v=1681443196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/standing-in-the-fire-larry-dressler-9781576759707","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}