Before Disagreement Becomes a Divide

A family can disagree about care, money, housing, education or responsibility without allowing one decision to destroy the trust needed for everything that follows.

Make difficult decisions without breaking trust

Before Disagreement Becomes a Divide gives families a calm, practical system for defining the real decision, identifying who has a voice and formal authority, separating facts from fears and values, and choosing a fair method.

What you will learn

• Define the decision, deadline and real constraints
• Separate voice, role and formal authority
• Distinguish facts, fears, values and claims
• Choose a fair method without demanding false consensus
• Test reversibility before making a lasting commitment
• Preserve dissent and create a record people can review
• Seek qualified outside help when necessary
• Repair trust after a difficult choice

Through realistic cases and compact reader tools, Jossy Ibe shows how to make decisions people can understand, challenge and live with while keeping the family larger than the problem.

Included

• 130-page PDF edition
• EPUB edition for compatible e-readers