Meaningful Alignment: Mastering Emotionally Intelligent Interactions at Work and in Life

What is worse than having a high-stakes conversation? Avoiding one.

By our basic nature, many of us have difficulty handling emotionally charged conversations. Our capacity to manage emotions, handle conflict, and communicate authentically is not innate it must be learned.

Meaningful Alignment will provide you with well-defined, practical, and effective tools to manage your emotions and deftly facilitate the emotions of others during a tough conversation.

Diminish stress with the skills outlined in this book and experience more satisfaction from your relationships, at home and at work.

The story...

Carl is an overworked, stressed-out executive who feels he is losing control in many areas of his life. At work, his productivity deteriorates, and he clashes with a peer. His home situation is not much better: he quarrels with his wife, and his son has stopped communicating with him. Carl feels as though his life is on the verge of imploding as multiple difficulties bring him to the brink of disaster.

With the help of a coach and a wise mentor, Carl learns how to build emotional resilience and facilitate the emotions of others without losing control. Using the Meaningful Alignment program methods, Carl learns to manage his emotions and skillfully navigate high-stakes conversations, with composure and resilience.

Susan Steinbrecher, business consultant, licensed mediator and speaker, is CEO of Steinbrecher And Associates, Inc., a management consulting firm that provides professional-development services in the areas of executive coaching, group facilitation, and leadership training. She is an Inc.com columnist and has been a featured expert on MSNBC s Your Business, The New York Times and Entrepreneur.com. Susan is also the coauthor of Heart-Centered Leadership: Lead Well, Live Well and author of the Amazon bestselling book KENSHO: A Modern Awakening.

Robert Schaefer has been with Steinbrecher And Associates, Inc. since 2005 as an Organizational Development (OD) consultant, executive coach, leadership development expert, statistical analyst, research scholar, workshop facilitator, and training systems designer. Robert has a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology, an MBA, and is a member of the APA (American Psychological Association) and SIOP (Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology). Robert also serves as an adjunct instructor for the MBA program at the University of the People.