Bookstore: Recommended Reading

This page contains a selection of books that have informed our thinking in the areas of resolution, people, culture, management, leadership, HR, employee relations, restorative justice, conflict resolution and the future of work. Each book is available to purchase via Amazon simply by clicking on the cover image. If your favourite book is not included, please let us know and we will gladly add it to the list…

Managing Conflict by David Liddle

First published in 2017, Managing Conflict is our CEO and Founder, David Liddle’s first book. Endorsed by the CIPD, it is the essential guide for HR professionals looking to tackle all kinds of issues of conflict (ranging from disputes between colleagues, all the way up to large scale industrial action) in the workplace. Not only will it equip you to resolve current issues, it will also prevent future issues from escalating

Transformational Culture by David Liddle

Written in the midst of the global pandemic and published in 2021, Transformational Culture provides a blueprint for organisations which wish to develop a fair, just, inclusive, sustainable and high performing culture. It is CEO David Liddle’s second book – with a powerful foreword from David Ulrich – and provides 8 transformational enablers to deliver individual, team and business success.

Discipline Without Punishment by Dick Grote

This text supports a new generation of managers to adopt a positive, proven method for getting problem employees back on track. It is packed with a superb collection of real-life examples, dialogues and sample materials.

Just Culture by Sidney Dekker

A Just Culture is a culture of trust, learning and accountability. Sidney Dekker’s extremely successful Just Culture offers the very latest thinking in the area of restorative practice.