TY - GEN T1 - The gift of anger : use passion to build not destroy A1 - Solmonese, Joe LA - English PP - Oakland, CA PB - Berrett-Koehler Publishers YR - 2016 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn957492051 AB - Beginning with a moving story of working with Matthew Sheppard's mother Virginia in passing the hate crimes bill that bears Matthew's name, Solmonese shows how he discovered that channeled anger can drive a commitment to change. Mrs. Sheppard taught him to keep his unquestionably justifiable anger from blinding him in the moment, and instead use it strategically, in the service of a larger purpose. In this book he uses the lessons he learned during tenure at HRC, as well as his previous position as the CEO of Emily's List, and his current work as a corporate consultant, to teach readers how they can affect real, lasting change in society and at work. His often-surprising lessons may not be entirely expected or celebrated by all groups, e.g., don't shame your enemies, find allies wherever you can, and ask for the doable, not the impossible. Most striking in this book are the stories of Joe's ability to draw some kind of win-however small-from seeming enemies. Many of these former enemies became stalwart allies over time. Joe's book is more concerned with the "long game" of changing culture and achieving long-term goals, not the "short game" of enforcing purity or litmus tests. NO - Includes index. CN - BF575.A5 SN - 9781626565890 SN - 1626565899 SN - 9781626565906 SN - 1626565902 SN - 9781626568631 SN - 1626568634 SN - 9781626565883 SN - 1626565880 KW - Anger. KW - Self-actualization (Psychology) KW - Colè€re. KW - anger. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights KW - Anger KW - Biographies. KW - Biography. ER -