TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION: WHAT MAKES CONFLICT BEAUTIFUL?

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

SECTION ONE: OH, SH*T!

Chapter 1: Why Teams Fail—It’s Not What You Think

Chapter 2: Oh, Sh*t! We’re Not in Kansas Anymore (and Other Stories)

SECTION TWO: OPTING OUT

Chapter 3: How Opting Out Cost $750,000!

Chapter 4: Are You Undermining Team Success?

Chapter 5: Why an Entrepreneurial Company Almost Failed

SECTION THREE: OPT IN

Chapter 6: If You Can Learn to Ski, You Can Learn to Use Conflict

Chapter 7: Two Magic Ingredients That Drive Team Creativity

Chapter 8: What Horses Taught Me about Conflict

Chapter 9: Shift Employees from Disengagement to Active Engagement

SECTION FOUR: THE ME

Chapter 10: Power or Strength: Which is More Effective?

Chapter 11: Tempering Anger Doesn’t Work

Chapter 12: Horses and Leadership

Chapter 13: Why Blame Backfires

Chapter 14: Why You Should Be Emotional at Work

Chapter 15: Two Characteristics of an Influential Leader

SECTION FIVE: THE WE

Chapter 16: How To Have Tough Conversations Successfully

Chapter 17: Silence Is Deadly

Chapter 18: Tense Moments Equal Creative Opportunities

Chapter 19: Turn Around Your Team’s Performance in One Hour

Chapter 20: Increase Your Team’s IQ

Chapter 21: Deal with Defensiveness in Three Easy Steps

Chapter 22: The Power of Team Accountability

SECTION SIX: THE BUSINESS

Chapter 23: Why Are Some Companies So Successful?

Chapter 24: Get Everyone Rowing in the Same Direction

Chapter 25: Five Mistakes That Stall Your Team and What to Do About Them

Chapter 26: Forming the Perfect-Sized Team

Chapter 27: Make Your Meetings Matter

Chapter 28: Increase Your ROI on Change

Chapter 29: Transform Your Team from Conflict to Brilliance

Bonus Material

Acknowledgements

Endnotes

Index