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This handbook is for leaders in the public, private, and civil sectors who need to help people negotiate considerations, calm frictions, mend fences, and facilitate cooperation. The book presents seventy-five ideas and fifteen engaging stories for getting past useless arguments and taming cranky issues.

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“This is a book that needed to be written and none better to do so than Peter Adler who has spent a lifetime building human bridges and guiding deeply divided stakeholders toward consensus on intractable societal issues.” -- Clinton A. Vince, partner and chair, Dentons’ US Energy Practice Group; co-chair of Dentons Global Energy Sector “Peter Adler brings his unique and vast experience to a vexing challenge in today's landscape—how can we foster more cooperation and collaboration in an environment dominated by ideological and partisan divides. Through carefully selected vignettes and historical examples, he explores the tactics and techniques essential to being a positive leader in today's demanding environment. He covers this material with incredible insight and inspiration. This is a must-read for anyone interested in good government.” -- Thomas Corbett, Senior Scientist Emeritus, University of Wisconsin; affiliate, Institute for Research on Poverty “Calming the Storm offers an amazing collection of wisdom and anecdotes revealing Peter Adler’s deep experience in the conflict resolution and consensus building field. I often found several things delightfully new that I didn’t know on practically every page of this book. For people who are new to the field, the treasures here are even more abundant. This book is unlike any other book in the field: it is useful, but at the same time, it is just plain fun!” -- Dr. Heidi Burgess, founder and co-director, University of Colorado; Conflict Information Consortium; Beyond Intractability

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Peter S. Adler, Ph.D. is a partner in GUILD Consulting and the former president and CEO of The Keystone Center (www.keystone.org). Adler’s specialty is multi-party problem-solving for policy and governance disputes and for enterprises seeking operational alignment, excellence, and strategy. He has extensive national and international experience with business and policy negotiations and writes, trains, and teaches in areas of conflict management. Adler is a former Peace Corps volunteer and has held executive positions with the Hawai‘i Supreme Court, Hawai‘i Justice Foundation, and the Neighborhood Justice Center and served as president of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution. He has authored five books and other publications in the field of conflict management.

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