February 27 2024 at 08:00AM
The review: NonViolent Communication
NonViolent Communication
A language of life
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Do you work with teams? Do you work on projects? Perhaps as a project manager?… If you answered yes at least to one of these questions, this month's book is highly recommended for you.
In the first edition, issued in 2005, NonViolent Communication describes the communication method to boost empathy from human to human.
PhD M. Rosenberg divulged this method in the US in the late sixties. He has delivered countless conferences, workshops, and training. He started dealing with social conflicts; later, the method became popular in the corporate environment. Today, the 3rd edition has already been published, and the book is a reference for those dealing with conflict management and confrontation.
Dr Rosenberg presents the four elements of his method: observing, recognizing feelings, connecting feelings with needs, and formulating requests to meet the needs. He explains the concepts in the context of many real experiences and describes how the method is applied to mediate disputes or express appreciation.
According to the author, this method is not designed to persuade or coerce the counterparts to change their behavior but to make the needs of both parties explicit, create mutual empathy, and look together for solutions that address the needs.
The text is practical; it is close to a "how to use" manual, and you will even find exercises to practice the explained concepts at the end of some chapters, so all you will need after reading the book is to go and try!!
Please enjoy it!
Non Violent Communication
ISBN-13 978-1892005281 264 pgs
Marshall Bertrand Rosenberg (1934-2015) was an American psychologist who started to work during the second half of the XX century. Rosenberg was born in a Jewish family in Ohio. He graduated as a clinical psychologist at the University of Wisconsin and during his early career, he practiced re-inserting delinquent boys and girls and mediating in racial conflicts. In 1961, he also received a PhD from the University of Wisconsin. His dissertation about social structure already showed certain aspects essential in ulterior Non-Violent Communication. Rosenberg delivered countless trainings and seminars about NVC in private and corporate environments; his theory has only increased in relevance in the last 50 years.
