Making Things Right at Work: Increase Teamwork, Resolve Conflict, and Build Trust

About the Author DR. PAUL WHITE, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who has worked with individuals, businesses and families in a variety of settings for over 20 years. He received his B.A. from Wheaton, his Masters from Arizona State, and his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University. He consults with successful businesses and high net worth families, dealing with the relational issues intertwined with business and financial wealth. In addition to serving businesses, families and organizations across the U.S., Dr. White has also spoken and consulted in Europe, Central Asia, the Caribbean, and South America. For more information, please visit his website at www.drpaulwhite.com. Workplace conflict is inevitable. When it happens, how can you get back on track?Like all relationships, the ones we have at work are subject to stresses-maybe even fractures that can really take a toll on the workplace. Productivity is lost. Time is wasted. Tension mounts. Cooperation is reduced. And the workplace becomes toxic. What’s the solution?In Making Things Right at Work, Dr. Gary Chapman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages®, is joined by business consultants Dr. Jennifer Thomas and Dr. Paul White to offer the strategies you need to restore harmony at work. You’ll learn:How to discern the causes of workplace conflictHow to avoid unnecessary disputesHow to repair relationships when you’ve messed upHow to let go of past hurts and rebuild trustDon’t let broken relationships taint your work environment. Take the needed steps to make things right . . . not tomorrow, but today. The success of your career depends on it! Review Praise for Making Things Right At WorkCulture drives results. And every team’s culture rises and falls on its relationships. These three authors bring you actionable strategies for keeping your work relationships on track. If your team’s productivity is hampered by relational struggles, this is the book for you. -MICHAEL HYATTWall Street Journal bestselling coauthor of Win at Work & Succeed at LifeAs a nonprofit consultant and executive coach, I help leaders navigate conflict every day. And as we build more diverse workplaces, the need for tools to ensure that tension is healthy is exponentially greater. This is a smart, no-nonsense book with no jargon and terrific tools. Consider a copy for everyone on your team and use it for group discussion. That’s my plan. -JOAN M. GARRYFounder, Nonprofit Leadership LabEvery business is people working with and leading people to do stuff for people. If every team read this field guide for healthier relationships, it would change people, thus changing business. This is practical, and workplaces around the world need this! -MIKE SHARROWCEO of C12Conflict is personal, so handling it well requires a personal approach. And that’s exactly what incorporating the foundation of the five love languages does for conflict resolution in this brilliant work. Every workplace and organization should have a copy of this book!-MICHELLE MYERSFounder of she works HIS way and coauthor of She Works His Way: A Practical Guide for Doing What Matters Most in a Get-Things-Done WorldIn order to have a healthy, thriving organization, the people within the organization must be aligned and thriving. Nothing breeds inefficiency and counterproductive behavior more than unhealthy, unresolved conflict. When conflict occurs-wherever it occurs-what does it look like to live out our core belief that people matter? I believe this is one of the most important conversations we should be having right now, not just at work, but in every area of our lives. This invaluable book provides the practical insight and strategies to not only understand conflict, but to navigate it well. It belongs in the hands of every leader I know!-MEREDITH KINGExecutive director, Integrus leadership; author, Immovable: Reflections to Build Your Life and Leadership on Soli