{"product_id":"when-the-center-does-not-david-r-brubaker-9781506453057","title":"When the Center Does Not Hold: Leading in an Age of Polarization","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the past forty years, congregations, businesses, other organizations, and communities across the United States have become increasingly divided along political and ideological lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhen the Center Does Not Hold\u003c\/i\u003e, David R. Brubaker, with contributions by colleagues Everett Brubaker, Carolyn Yoder, and Teresa J. Haase, offers relevant, practical mentorship on navigating polarized environments. Through easily accessible stories, they provide tools and processes that will equip leaders to both manage themselves and effectively lead others in highly polarized and anxious systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoaching includes guidance on key characteristics of effective leadership in times of polarization: refusing contempt, honoring dignity, broadening binaries, seeking first to understand, inviting disagreement, and staying connected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith years of combined experience in the fields of conflict transformation and organizational and leadership studies, Brubaker and his colleagues offer hope. Here, readers learn from leaders and communities that continue to renew the covenants that bind them, courageously address deeper needs that drive conflict, and hold on to a moral center while navigating the storms of polarization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David R. Brubaker, Teresa J. Haase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1506453058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506453057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"David R. Brubaker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136462569727,"sku":"9781506453057","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b9353ec-288e-4cb0-a6bd-4b13be76c16e.jpg?v=1755023417","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-the-center-does-not-david-r-brubaker-9781506453057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}