Great read for those looking to connect with their fellow co-workers on a deeper level, to understand themselves and those around them. Lots of interesting concepts and ideas, really gets you thinking and reflecting on yourself and your interaction with those around you.

If you want to learn ways to have a more peaceful environment, then this is the book for you. Michael Gregory gives us step by step directions for working through problems and giving us more peace in our home and work places. This is a book that everyone should pick up and read!

We may underestimate cooperation with other and the power and impact it may cause I'm daily business if we talk company world. The book gives a deep dive in communication/collaboration techniques that can be used to improve cooperation with peers and beyond. I believe the tools can be applied well outside business too.

★★★★ ☐ The publisher has provided a copy for review.

If you're someone who always seems to be in conflicts, this book is for you. It will increase your communication IQ 100%.

Gregory writes, “The Collaboration Effect of connecting relationships, listening actively, and educating judiciously to build bridges to negotiate closure really works. It takes planning, the right attitude, appropriate, enthusiastic buy in, and dedication to make it work. It doesn’t just happen.”

That's a mouthful and a head full of ideas right there. Starting with his main points of the value of diversity, equality, and focus through real-life examples, Gregory leads us from being stonewalled and the target of negative competition. This is a how-to to achieve "more than the sum of its parts ..." in life and business.

I highly recommend this to team leaders and entrepreneurs. It's highly relevant in the "Me Too," "Black lives matter" and other current movements that celebrate the contributions of others and seek protection for those harmed by hierarchies and paternalistic organizations. Read the summaries and then go back to explore the chapters for details.

The Collaboration Effect: Overcoming your Conflicts is a fantastic novel for anyone to use in the business world or personal life. It introduces some simple concepts to use in any situation that may come up in your life. I like the way the author organized the book and the real world situations she described to give the readers a better understanding of the numerous ways the points can be used in their lives. A fantastic book for managers who struggle with social situations or anyone who often finds themselves in a heated argument over trivial things.