Beyond Drama Transcending Ener

Daniel Pink, New York Times Best selling author, says, "Emotional skills are sometimes dismissed as "soft," but this book ably demonstrates how vital they are to the health of groups large and small. Here is a handy guide to shortcircuiting the energy suckers in your life, and rewriting the scripts that create unneeded drama." - Daniel H. Pink, author, TO SELL IS HUMAN and DRIVE Drama is what happens when people struggle to feel justified about the irresponsible things they do to gain negative attention. Drama is an energy vampire, sucking the lifeblood out of everyone and everything around it. Drama strains relationships, sidelines teams, and causes companies to operate at a fraction of their capacity. Drama is amazingly predictable yet incredibly resistant to change. Why does drama happen, why do you allow it, and how can you change it? Beyond Drama answers these questions, providing a guide to understand how drama plays out in your life and how to transform it into compassionate accountability, professionally and personally. The word "Compassion" originates from the Latin root meaning "to struggle with", a profound step beyond "just getting along". To to help you achieve compassionate accountability, Beyond Drama will challenge you with provocative new approaches to tough issues such as responsibility, accountability, expectations, humility, and the Golden Rule. Whether you use this book to improve family relationships, as a team-building exercise, or as required reading for your executive team, Beyond Drama is your guide to achieve greater awareness, intentionality, and accountability in everything you do. More Praise for Beyond Drama: