Conflict Prevention, is most definitely much better than cure when it comes to conflict management! Full review: http://www.mywonderfullifecoach.co.uk/bookreviews.aspx
Managing conflict is a key strategic issue that needs to be globally recognised as the responsibility of all leaders and managers, within and (despite the title reference to ‘work’) outside of commerce. A wider understanding by individuals would reduce the substantial costs in time, energy, resources and money to business, communities, countries and continents and subsequent toll on people.
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£400 billion UK total costs and approaching $300 billion in litigation alone are the ball park figures