April Austin

Oct 10, 2024 | csmonitor.com | April Austin

Bob Stains is a skilled communicator. He trains people to work through differences that crop up where they live, work, and worship. Mr. Stains was talking recently with a man who clearly did not share his political or religious beliefs. “We could have had a conversation that was just ‘I disagree with your perspective, and I think you’re very wrongheaded.’ But I wanted to have a richer understanding of his story,” he says.

Oct 9, 2024 | everand.com | April Austin

Many people want to communicate better with family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances across the political spectrum. We’ve put together a list of books, some suggested by Bob Stains, an expert on conflict), and others based on Monitor reviews and interviews.

Oct 9, 2024 | everand.com | April Austin

How do we talk with those who hold views that are different from our own? What does real communication look like? These are questions that Bob Stains has thought about deeply over the decades. He’s trained tens of thousands of people in corporate, educational, and community settings how to work through conflicts.  Talking with people whose beliefs or lived experiences don’t mirror ours takes self-knowledge, kindness, and courage.

May 20, 2024 | csmonitor.com | April Austin

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May 19, 2024 | everand.com | April Austin

The task of raising kind, upright, thoughtful, and courageous boys can be difficult these days. In the United States, boys are bombarded with cultural messages that tell them to look and act a certain way, to