And of the strength of Jackie's words I have added it to my shop: http://www.eilidhmilnes.com/AmazonShopping

Happy reading ... and do tell us about a book that has made a big impact on you. Thank you.

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KP

It has been a great help and I only wish I had read it years ago!

I strongly recommend it to anyone dealing with challenging behaviour - teenagers in particular.

For nine years I was the senior external trainer for Cheshire Constabulary and delivered hundreds of talk in schools on dealing with conflict, handling difficult people and situations. Like Gill says, wish I had known of the book years ago.

Off to my Amazon affiliate shop to order it now. 

http://www.eilidhmilnes.com/AmazonShopping

Words from the book author read:

"The Anatomy of Peace is an exploration of war, wherever it is found, and peace, wherever it is hoped for—in our personal relationships, our workplaces, our communities, or the world. The Anatomy of Peace shows how we can be freed from the fears, resentments, and conflicts that hold us captive."

Eilidh 

This might sound heavy but in simple terms love yourself first then the world will look after you! 

She talked about the importance of creating "followship" within an organisation and made reference to her time on the senior management team at Sainsbury's. John Sainsbury created "followship" within his organisation and staff teams in Karen's opinion.

She went on to say that she was not a big reader of leadership books, "I do not really read about business/leadership very much - I talk to people a lot and have been fortunate enough to meet many of our renowned influencers and thinkers. My thoughts are my own - I question all theory. I am not afraid to seek the reality and apply it. I question most propositions too, just to understand the thought behind them it ends up being a style of operating! Sometimes I do mention Charles Handy when I talk."

So I am off to add Handy to the Amazon shopping site for you now.  

Eilidh 

At PSA - Professional Speakers' Association - on Tuesday, Steve Head was the guest speaker. He was talking about focusing on what works. You have to chose what to do and then surround yourself with people who can help you.

He was enthusing over a book called "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell.

Off now to add it to the shop for you to take a look...
http://www.eilidhmilnes.com/AmazonShopping

Eilidh