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Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The bestselling authors of the classic Difficult Conversations teach us how to turn evaluations, advice, criticisms, and coaching into productive listening and learning We swim in an ocean of feedback. Bosses, colleagues, customers-but also family, friends, and in-laws-they all have "suggestions" for our performance, parenting, or appearance. We know that feedback is essential for healthy relationships and professional development-but we dread it...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling author Walter Mosley has proven himself a master of narrative tension, both with his extraordinary fiction and gripping writing for television. The Awkward Black Man collects seventeen of Mosley's most accomplished short stories to display the full range of his remarkable talent. Mosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories - heroes who are awkward, nerdy, self-defeating, self-involved,...
Author
Publisher
Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Introducing his simple Principles of Persuasion, the media guru and Award-winning correspondent shows business leaders how to craft the right message and deliver it using the right language - both verbal and nonverbal - to get what they want. --Publishers description.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
Explores listening, assertion, and conflict management skills needed for the development of effective interpersonal communications and more meaningful human relationships, with an examination of barriers to communication.
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
You know what it feels like to be "at odds" with someone. Sometimes it seems like you are speaking completely different languages. Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Dawna Markova and communication expert Angie McArthur have spent years developing and implementing tools to help people find common ground. In Reconcilable Differences, they provide the strategies you need to bridge the gap at the heart of your differences with others. Each of us possesses...
Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"In a world where we are constantly connected, and social media has become the primary way we communicate, the key to getting ahead is being the person others like, respect, and trust. Because no matter who you are or what profession you're in, success is contingent less on what you can do for yourself, but on what other people are willing to do for you. Here, through 53 bite-sized, easy-to-execute, and often counterintuitive tips, you'll learn to...
Author
Publisher
SelectBooks, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Getting along well with others is the real secret to success and happiness. In tens of thousands of classrooms we teach reading, writing, and arithmetic and yet we leave solutions to the universal problems of human relationships to be discovered, if at all, by trial and error. The trial is painful and the error is costly. People Tools: 54?Strategies for Building Relationships, Creating Joy, and Embracing Prosperity, provides...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
We've all been there. An opportunity presents itself and you have one chance to share your important message. The clock is ticking and in this age of information overload, no business skill is more essential than being able to connect with others quickly, whether in a one-on-one meeting or in front of thousands of people. Terri Sjodin has codified the science of making the message smaller so that the impact will be bigger.
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
What makes nonmonogamy feel good? Where do we draw the line between loving, freedom-based relationships and a free-for-all? How can you make the joyful, secure polyamorous relationships you want a reality? The Polyamory Workbook not only answers these questions, but also helps you determine what you really want when it comes to your life, your relationships, and the community you build-and how to get it. Packed with helpful journal prompts, activities,...
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Series
Publisher
Voracious / Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Are you burnt out from taking on more than you can handle or accepting less than you deserve? Tired of giving in instead of sticking up for yourself? Sick of saying yes all the time? You're gonna love F*CK NO! No is an acceptable answer, and it's time to start using it. Whether you're a People-Pleaser, Overachiever, Pushover, or have serious FOMO, bestselling "anti-guru" Sarah Knight helps you say what you really mean without being really mean--or...
Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Dina Nayeri's powerful writing confronts issues that are key to the refugee experience." Viet Thanh Nguyen From the author of The Ungrateful Refugee finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Kirkus Prize Who Gets Believed? is a groundbreaking book about persuasion and performance that asks unsettling questions about lies, truths, and the difference between being believed and being dismissed in situations spanning asylum interviews, emergency...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"The founder of The Fort�e Institute shares his time-tested assessment and proven strategies to help you build your communication strengths and develop Communication Intelligence (CQ) Now more than ever, Communication Intelligence is essential for workers at all levels. The good news is that you can learn to develop and master this vital competency. If you're interested in being your best through effective communication, that's exactly what you...
Author
Publisher
Career Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In almost any career, you must know how to write--even if its not part of your job description. But if you are a reluctant writer, producing even the simplest memo may be a struggle. Write Better Right Now is the springboard to get you ahead in any job, passion project, or situation that requires writing skills. No matter what you are called upon to do--blog posts, speeches, web content, press releases, or more--this step-by-step manual gives...
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Infants and toddlers can use sign language well before they can speak, offering an exciting opportunity for the two of you to communicate in deeper and more complete ways. Start things off with baby sign language essentials--like "eat," "more," and "all done"--then move on to more complex ideas--like different foods, the outside world, opposites, and emotions.
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