Management

Catherine Earnshaw’s Guide to Conflict Resolution

A Very Short Book

Emily Brontë · 9 June 2026

“Whatever our souls are made of, HR strongly recommends mediation.”

A catastrophically brief examination of conflict resolution strategies, demonstrating mainly what happens when strong emotions are allowed to dictate both leadership and version control decisions.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1: Shouting on the Moor
  2. Chapter 2: Escalation Procedures
  3. Chapter 3: Absolutely No Compromise
  4. Chapter 4: The Entire Team Resigns

Published by Austenpunk, the distinguished imprint for engineers who believe that every production incident would be improved by a stronger sense of narrative irony.

This essential volume combines literary feeling, technical anxiety, and just enough documentation to suggest that somebody once understood the system.

Cover of Catherine Earnshaw’s Guide to Conflict Resolution
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