RiverLogic: Tools to Transform Resistance
and Create Flow in all of our Relationships
Denise Blanc, MA
Can we honestly learn to overcome the resistance that seems to be tearing so many of us apart these days?
As colleagues, friends, family, and community members all struggle to talk with one another - this idea can start to feel impossible. But the answer is "yes, we can learn to overcome the resistance between us- if we are willing to put in the work."
Drawing on the metaphor and inspiration from the river, RiverLogic maps the needed skills to live with more presence, resilience and adaptability in our challenging world. We learn how to move beyond our rigidity and righteousness and to create more openness and flexibility in all of our conversational spaces and leadership.
RiverLogic is ultimately a book about mindful communication. Blending personal stories with recent studies in neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and mindfulness this is a modern toolkit for navigating our turbulent times - and our strong emotions. Here you will learn to:
- Draw people out
- Deepen your ability to be present
- Build bridges across differences without letting go of your core values
- Listen to learn and help others discover things they didn't know they knew
- Recognize and interrupt unhealthy communication patterns
Drawing from her extensive training in Organization Development, Emotional Intelligence Coaching, Conflict Transformation and Buddhism, Blanc offers insight and practical approaches through the dark waters of misunderstanding and shares how we can create more ease and flow between us. This book is an invitation to join a growing group of those who wish to learn how to build deeper connections and discover our commonalities - even across wide differences.
This book is designed for anyone wishing to deepen their communication, relationship, and conflict skills - whether leaders, aspiring leaders, coaches, change makers or truly anyone who wishes to become more self-aware, courageous, and open.
Praise For RiverLogic
"In a sea of books on personal development, communication, and emotional intelligence, Blanc has brought together some of the best thinking from across domains of neuroscience, mindfulness and emotional intelligence into a single work. This book makes it on the my top five list when it comes to learning and cultivating the competencies of Emotional Intelligence." - Elizabeth Solomon, Goleman EI Certified Coach and Co-host of Daniel Goleman's Podcast, First Person Plural
"Deeply personal and skillfully written, Blanc offers us refreshing, profound advice for embracing life's endless conflicts. Here we are shown how to rely on our natural abilities to open, flow, adapt, and persist - the ease and wisdom of Riverlogic. Such skill is indispensable -even vital- in these increasingly challenging times." - Michael Carroll, author of Awake at Work and The Mindful Leader
"RiverLogic gives every leader, manager, and team member the essential tools needed to build successful relationships in our turbulent times. Filled with insights and practical advice, this remarkable book is a guide for how to communicate with empathy and skill even our across wide differences." - Ron Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author of Uplifting Service
"Denise addresses one of our most pressing issues: the difficulty we have communicating with those who do not think as we do. Too often, we are immovable-like two rocks. Denise suggests we enter such conversations as two rivers; willing and able to flow into space of mutuality. Drawing from her rich background, she offers a deep yet practical way through the darkest waters of misunderstanding." - Susan Piver, author of The Four Noble Truths of Love and The Buddhist Enneagram
"Denise Blanc has woven together some of the most powerful and pragmatic principles and practices for leaders that you will find." - Rayona Sharpnack, co-author of How Women are Transforming the Practice of Leadership
"RiverLogic breaks down the steps needed for leaders to navigate with presence, empathy, and openness in an environment often filled with overwhelm and stress. Essential reading for all leaders and changemakers!" - Adam Smiley Poswolsky, author of Friendship in the Age of Loneliness
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RiverLogic: Tools to Transform Resistance and Create Flow in all of our Relationships is available from your favorite bookseller & online internationally from Amazon.
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About The Author
Denise Blanc, MA teaches, coaches, and writes at the intersection of Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, and Conflict Transformation. She is the founder and CEO of River Logic Partners, a leadership coaching and consulting firm which addresses issues of communication, conflict, and change with leaders and teams. Denise has been the chief architect of numerous leadership academies and the recipient of several awards for leadership design. She has been a student and teacher within Shambhala, a global Buddhist organization where she teaches programs on race identity and social justice. Denise swims in rivers, lakes, and oceans whenever possible. She lives in Northern California - quite close to the water.
You can learn more about Denise by visiting her website riverlogictools.com and you can connect with her online via Facebook and LinkedIn.
