"Managing Conflict" by David Liddle is a game-changer in the world of conflict resolution. Liddle's approach is refreshingly practical, offering real-world strategies for navigating the choppy waters of disagreement. What sets this book apart is its emphasis on understanding the emotional landscape of conflict, a crucial aspect often overlooked. Liddle's insights, drawn from years of experience, make the complexities of conflict management accessible and actionable.

The author doesn't just preach theory; he provides tangible tools and techniques that can be applied immediately. From fostering open communication to navigating power dynamics, Liddle covers it all with a conversational style that feels like you're getting advice from a wise friend. The anecdotes sprinkled throughout add a touch of humor, making the subject matter engaging and relatable.

Whether you're a seasoned professional or someone just dipping their toes into conflict resolution, this book is a gem. Liddle's approach is pragmatic, empathetic, and, most importantly, effective. "Managing Conflict" is not just a read; it's a guide that equips you to turn conflicts into opportunities for growth and collaboration. Highly recommended for anyone looking to master the art of navigating tough conversations.

Overall the book is good and has its positive and cons. First of all, the structure of describing conflicts and their nature is well organized and provides a strong background on understanding conflict types, way to approach them, frameworks to deal with conflict situations as well as checking health status of an organization. Secondly, there is an impressive structured and detailed approach to the information in each chapter, including conclusions. On the cons side, the book feels a bit too theoretical and university like type of book. It feels like some business cases can help in making this book more real life scenarios applicable.

This book matches, in content, very well with what we cover in organizational behaviour classes - in terms of the conflict process and the styles of conflict handling. More on the practical side David gives lots of checklist inputs in every chapter or step. He also suggests useful frameworks for the organization to recognize and highlight how they deal with conflicts.

Given that no day does by in the organization without a difference of opinion either on work or on personal fronts conflicts are plenty. This book is a useful go to resource to understand how to deal with them.