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10 Best Conflict Resolution & Management Books For Life and Work

Chantay Bridges

May 10, 2022 6:30 AM EST | 6 min read

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Reading these types of books will help you gain imperative skills for the society we live in.

We tend to interact with people from all backgrounds, cultures, and economic levels.

These people also have different personalities and upbringings.

Books like these will help you discover ways to communicate effectively and bridge the gaps.

Conflict resolution books give you a powerful way to not only accomplish that goal, but in a manner that does not offend.

Best Books on Conflict Management & Resolution

Reading these types of books is essential, especially in a new leadership or management role.

It helps you to put out the flames before they turn into a burning massive fire.

Books like these will also teach you how to communicate more effectively.

This skill will not only help you in business.

The tools you will learn will aid you with conversations like the one with your next-door neighbor whose tree branches are hanging in your yard and are perilously close to your roof.

These particular books are great places to start:

Confronting Without Offending by Deborah Pegues
Forgive, Let Go, and Live by Deborah Pegues
Managing Conflict God’s Way by Deborah Pegues
Conflict Free Living by Joyce Meyer
30 Days to Taming Your Tongue by Deborah Pegues
Choose Your Attitude, Change Your Life by Deborah Pegues
30 Days to a Great Attitude by Deborah Pegues
Life Without Strife by Joyce Meyer
8 Ways to Live Conflict Free by Joyce Meyer
Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone

1. Confronting without offending by Deborah Pegues

This book offers several practical and simple steps to resolving conflict and bringing it to a resolution.

Her book shows how to approach difficult situations for relationships that will help strengthen them rather than break them.

Meeting face-to-face to resolve an issue is difficult, but Pegues makes it easier by revealing how to avoid complications.

She thoughtfully shares examples of good communication and offers specific steps for dealing with conflicts.

This book is truly dynamic and I would recommend it over and over again!

2. Forgive, Let Go & Live by Deborah Pegues

In this book, Deborah takes you through steps to not only resolve the conflict but forgive those involved.

If you’ve been wounded by another, this book will empower you to find joy, freedom, and peace as you let go of your desire to avenge the wrong and make a commitment to release the offender from his debt.

3. Managing Conflict God’s Way by Deborah Pegues

Managing Conflict God’s Way is an easy-to-read book on how to deal with conflicts and offenses in a direct but non-offensive manner.

A refreshing, non-traditional approach to achieving unity keeps the reader turning the pages as the author puts forth the steps to an effective confrontation.

She gives sound advice for tailoring the encounter to the offender’s personality.

From the many cited examples of conflicts and the lessons learned, the reader will find that he will be able to restore harmony to even the most troubling situations at home, work and play.

4. Conflict Free Living by Joyce Meyer

New York Times best-selling author Joyce Meyer wants you to know that conflict free living is possible! In Conflict-Free Living she weaves together personal experiences with solid instruction from the Bible.

In her unique style she demonstrates clearly how you can experience healthy, happy relationships in your own life.

5. 30 Days To Taming Your Tongue by Deborah Pegues

Certified behavioral consultant Deborah Pegues knows how easily a slip of the tongue can cause problems in personal and business relationships.

This is why she wrote the popular 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue (over 1 million copies sold).

It is one of the best books I’ve ever read on resolving conflict, starting with what comes out of my mouth!

The book is so good! I highly recommend it!

6. Choose Your Attitude Change Your Life by Deborah Pegues

In Choose Your Attitude, Change Your Life, Deborah explores the root causes of 30 negative attitudes, their impact on your life and relationships, and how you can learn to think positively instead.

As a result, she helps you recognize and conquer counterproductive behaviors, such as criticizing the choices others make, being inflexible, and being indifferent to the needs of others.

7. Life Without Strife by Joyce Meyer

Joyce anchors you through conflict resolution showing you that it does not have to destroy your marriage, family, friendships, or any relationships.

It’s really great because she shows you how to disagree agreeably. The book offers answers to dealing with strife between parents and children, how to forgive quickly in difficult situations , and how to apply these principles to your own life for peace and unity.

8. 30 Days To A Great Attitude by Deborah Pegues

In this book, Deborah discusses how you may be in conflict because of a wrong attitude.

These attitudes may then be derailing your personal and professional relationships.

Here’s just a sampling of the attitudes Pegues tackles head-on for conflict resolution:

Condescension
Control
Envy
Intolerance
Judgmental
Resentful
Self-centered
Sullen
Victim mentality

9. 8 Ways To Live Conflict Free (Audio Book) by Joyce Meyer

There’s a need in our world for peace and harmony. Sometimes, it seems like no one knows how to get along―not countries, coworkers, congregations, or even families. However, God can use you to make an unexpected positive impression on the people around you―showing them peace is possible.

This one is great because it discourages destructive behaviors, helps you to nurture relationships, and influence others to come up higher

10. Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone

conflict resolution books for difficult conversations

We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day, whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client.

From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought you Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations provides a step-by-step approach to having those tough conversations with less stress and more success.

More conflict resolution books

Which conflict resolution books are you going to add to your reading list?

What other conflict management books would you add to the list?

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