1. Courage, Compromise & Cross-sector Collaboration
(Programs/General)

An Afternoon Dialogue for Social Entrepreneurs and Values-based Leaders Traditional guardians of the social safety net and providers of human service are challenged more than ever as government resources ...

2. Keeping the Mission Real
(Programs/General)

A Half-day Workshop for Social Entrepreneurs and Values-based Leaders Are you faced with daily or weekly compromise situations that put your mission to the test? How do you know which ones to accept, ...

3. Twin Arts of Apology and Compromise
(Blog/Healthy & Unhealthy Compromise)

  Last month I had the good fortune to partner on a joint talk with John Kador, author of Effective Apology, to explore how compromise and apology might be linked. What I learned is that the ability ...

4. Using Compromise to Diagnose Employee Engagement Issues
(Blog/Teams & Learning Communities)

Lately I’ve been hearing a new type of story as I’ve talked with people about compromise at work.  “We could air our dirty laundry all day,” said one director I met with recently. “You see the same ...

5. Redefining the Game Workshop
(Programs/General)

... to change most effectively? And how do we keep our integrity intact when so much is in flux? Responding to change always requires compromise. Which compromises are healthy and which go too far? How do ...

6. The Cure for Cross-functional Gridlock
(Blog/Conflict & Collaboration)

... gridlock”, where functions and departments who need to coordinate become stuck, each unable to deliver on their goals and effectively forced to compromise on quality, schedules, budgets or all three. In ...

7. Product List
(Resources/eStore)

The WorkLore eStore The Compromise Trap How to Thrive at Work without Selling Your Soul by Elizabeth Doty Stay true to yourself and contribute to your organization's effectiveness ...

8. Preparing for Courage: The MBA Oath
(Blog/Healthy & Unhealthy Compromise)

Common Misconceptions about Compromise and How the MBA Oath Helps Address Them I remember looking out the picture-glass window at the glow of the city lights, then noticing my hand shaking slightly ...

9. Weighing Healthy and Unhealthy Compromise
(Programs/General)

Half-day Workshop for Professionals Healthy compromise is part of getting anything done with other people. Yet compromise can become unhealthy when it involves the critical commitments, standards, ...

10. Do You Really Want to Know?
(Blog/Getting the Real Story)

Last month, the New York Times featured an article about how critical players in the development of early cellphones recognized the driving hazards – but were so fascinated with their mission that they ...

11. Buy the Book
(Resources/eStore)

Have your book signed! Order The Compromise Trap and have it inscribed by the author for free -- as a gift or for your own bookshelf. Do you know someone who could use some encouragement to ...

12. What you don’t know about compromise can hurt you.
(Books/The Compromise Trap)

Ten Misconceptions About Compromise “Compromise” is almost an everyday word in the work world. Yet sorting out healthy and unhealthy compromise is harder than it looks. Is ...

13. Stepping on the Gas and the Brake at the Same Time
(Blog/Healthy & Unhealthy Compromise)

... they’d want to spend their money in absolutely the most effective way.” But the client leader, George, kept a stiff upper lip. “I’m a professional,” he said. “I can take it.” Hidden Costs of Compromise ...

14. Podcasts & Video
(Resources/Podcasts & Video)

  Find podcasts and video clips related to The Compromise Trap or other aspects of making your mission real. The Compromise Trap Elizabeth_Doty_edit02_150Kbps Elizabeth Doty On The Compromise Trap ...

15. Further Reading & Suggested Links
(Resources/Further Reading & Links)

Resources to help you go further in these topic areas: Getting the Real Story Conflict, Compromise and Collaboration Teams & Learning Communities Organizational Learning and Change Innovation, ...

16. Decision-point Tools
(Resources/Decision-point Tools)

... instructions on how to use it. Right-click over the icon and choose "Save Link As..." to download a file. Decision-Point Tools from The Compromise Trap Six tools to help ...

17. Articles & White Papers
(Resources/Articles & White Papers)

Thoughts on getting the real story, compromise, constructive conflict, and making the mission real. Tips from The Compromise Trap Featured in Investor's Business Daily Steve Watkins' ...

18. Individual and Small-group Activities
(Resources/Activities)

... when new items are available. Individual and Small-group Activities for The Compromise Trap Six activities to strengthen your personal foundations for staying true to yourself and ...

19. Some compromise is healthy…
(Books/The Compromise Trap)

...and some isn’t. The Compromise Trap helps you tell the difference between healthy and unhealthy compromise, and build the six personal foundations that allow you to stay true to yourself and be a ...

20. Digital Media Kit
(Books/The Compromise Trap)

This downloadable .pdf file contains the following: Ten Misconceptions About Compromise About Elizabeth Doty Interview Topics with Elizabeth Doty Praise for The Compromise Trap Cover Image ...