Fierce Conversations- Achieving Success at Work - in Life- One Conversation at a Time

5 stars (Great Practical Tools) - If you've ever wondered about how to have a single conversation that will make a difference, this book will provide the guidance for that conversation. Scott is quite skilled at creating a simple approach to difficult situations. One caution that I would offer is that this book is not a magic silver bullet. You have to do some work and actually call upon some courage on your own. The tools that this book provides is only have the battle. That which you bring will provide the missing link. There is great value here. This book is truly a gift that you will find valuable. I recommend it highly. 5 stars (Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time) - This is a worthwhile book for personal and leadership development. It contains practical tools such as: 1) The Decision Tree for delegation and professional development 2) A confrontation model 3) Questions for one-to-ones (fuel for discussion with colleagues and direct reports) 4) A Leader's Stump Speech: Where am I going? Why am I going there? Who is going with me? How will I get there? 5) The concept of our "Emotional Wake" - worth reading and pondering about. "An emotional wake is what you remember after I'm gone. The aftermath, aftertaste, or afterglow." 6) The image of the crucible to remind us that our job is "simply to hold, so that whatever needs to be said, what needs to be heard, can safely be said and heard." And much more.... There are also many fresh metaphors -- one is tempted to keep highlighting the book. Rich quotations, references to books, music, poetry.... good examples and stories. I also appreciated the "Assignments" and Brief Summaries at the end of each chapter. 5 stars (Excellent Resource) - I bought the book on CD, listened to it, and immediately listened to it a second time. It contains invaluable information for self-help, business and/or leadership development. Practical examples that stres...
Berkley Publishing Group :: Success :: Psychology :: Personal Growth - Success :: Management - General :: Conversation And Discourse :: Conversation :: Communication In Business :: Business&Ec :: Fierce Conversations- Achieving Success at Work - in Life- One Conversation at a Time

 

Business Communication - Process and Product with InfoTrac

5 stars (BUSINESS WRITING INSTRUCTION TAKES QUANTUM LEAP!) - As a college business communication instructor and corporate writing consultant of 20+ years, I feel my career is about to take a quantum leap forward with my discovery of this magnificent compendium of materials. Mary Ellen Guffey has done ALL the hard work! Juicy, readable text: done. Riveting "inside" information on cool corporations: done. Web-based support? Manuals? PowerPoints? Videos? Done. Fresh writing prompts, some packaged with the research already done? Done. With my old text, I've been drowning in an attempt to supplement and update and enrich the dated material enough to keep it relevant and arresting. Now I'm finding that I have plenty of time to interact with students over their own writing and presentations. I've always felt one-on-one and small-group interaction to be a huge part of my mission as a classroom teacher. Thanks to Mary Ellen Guffey, I'm able to do more of it, while spending less time overall on take-home work. Thank you, Mary Ellen, from the trenches--not just for a marvelous tool, but for a whole toolbox full of them. 5 stars (Perfect for the Classroom!) - I am an instructor at a business college, and this textbook (along with the accompanying website for students) proved to be wonderful for use in the classroom. The chapters were lively (even for a four-hour lecture class!) and provided real-world details and examples. The website accompanying the textbook has plenty of extra information for classroom use, as well as activities that students can do to review chapters and test their grammar skills. 5 stars (A Great Book for College Students) - Business Communication: Process and Product has been the best textbook I have worked with. Everything is presented in a clear and reader-friendly manner. Of all the books I have had to purchase for my courses, this was well worth the investment. Even though I recently earned my degree, and am no longer taking classes...
South-Western College Pub :: Business & Economics & Business Communication :: Written Communication In Business :: English language :: Communication In Business :: Business&Economics :: Bus :: Business Communication - Process and Product (with InfoTrac)

 

Men Are from Mars- Women Are from Venus- A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting W

5 stars (Classic Genius) - This is one of the books that every adult should read. I found several stories in the book which seemed like they were right out of my own life situations -- and you probably will too. It is very universal and will help you. 1 stars (Attention Sister Venuvians: We Must Punish This John Gray By Forever Denying Him Sex!!!) - The most sexist, biased, silly, unfounded, unhelpful waste of time to come from a publishing house in many a moon. This supposed relationship enhancer is the biggest example of playing with a loaded gun since the serpent in the Garden of Eden offered marriage advice to Eve. I know this is now a cult hit but I wonder how many relationships this exercise in stereotyping has busted up? Gray would have us accept that humans are without variation walking examples of either Martians or Venuvians. JMJ, but who on earth falls for this hogswallow? Apparently a lot of people by the sales numbers. Gray would like to make us think all men are confrontation-seeking warriors who reason at waist level. (Actually only half of that statement is true.) He makes a case that men dwell on this plane to spread their DNA, make quick, simple decisions and scratch themselves in public. Women, the less than sage Gray wants it know, are emotion-driven machines turned on and off by nesting instincts, the desire for endless communication and a snuggly need for flattery and security. We are supreme manipulators employing sex as the coin of the realm in the marketplace of romance. This book has all the depth of a three-panel Sunday comic strip. Unfortunately rather than going through the talk show circuit and dying a natural death in the 1990's, I saw a new edition of this was out since the one I read for a class. "Updated!" it proclaimed. What, Gray's going to admit we've evolved a little and are now in the stone age instead of the protoplasmic mating pool he seemed to think we all lived in when he first tossed this inflammatory little cartoon ...
HarperCollins Publishers :: Self-Help :: Marriage :: Love & Sex & Marriage :: Love & Romance :: Interpersonal Relations :: Interpersonal Communication :: Human relations :: Communication i :: Men Are from Mars- Women Are from Venus- A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting W

 

The Five Love Languages- How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate

5 stars (General evaluation) - 1.Is this an in depth presentation? This book discusses the five love languages and the variants of each. The book serves primarily to introduce the reader to these languages and their "dialects". There are also many examples in the book of how the different love languages operate in the lives of married couples. I would say that the book is a very good and workable introduction to the topic, but not an in depth presentation. 2.To what extent does the author address current situations? The five love languages are applicable to all people in all situations. These love languages are as old as the human race itself and that makes the book very topical. This book develops the theme of the five love languages around the covenant of marriage. Couples where spouses are not fulfilling each other's emotional needs will find a new approach to their marriages in this book. This book can also be applied to other relationships and the reader will learn to express his love to other people in a constructive manner. The book will also sensitise the reader to his own love language making it easier to communicate his need for love to other people. 3.Was there any new information? The five love languages discussed were new information to me. The love languages are: *Words of affirmation - the love that is communicated by speaking words of edification to a person. *Quality time - the love that is communicated by setting aside specific time to spend with a person. *Receiving gifts - the love that is communicated by giving gifts to a person. The gift can also be the gift of self. *Acts of service - the love that is communicated by being a servant to someone. *Physical touch - the love that is communicated by physically touching someone. 4.What impact did the book have on me? I did a bit of soul searching while reading this book. My inability to receive love from my father suddenly became clear: He did not love me in my primary love lang...
Moody Publishers :: Marriage :: Love & Sex & Marriage :: Love & Romance :: Love :: Family&Marriage :: Family & Relationships :: Communication in marriage :: Gary Chapman :: :: The Five Love Languages- How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate

 

The Five Love Languages of Children

5 stars (5 Love Languages of Children) - This book is right on with the different love languages for children. Just as the original '5 Love Languages' I enjoyed this book and have adopted its principals for my family and grandchildren. It is a must read for all! 4 stars (julia) - The Five Love Languages of Children is practical, informative, touching, and best of all backed with sound Christian perspectives you can trust. If you have difficulty understanding your children love communication you're trying to accomplish, you'll love this book! Gary Chapman will take you through his explanations of the way how you can express your love that can be understood by your children in a fun and inspiring way. Guaranteed to improve your love language if you use even ONE of the tips he gives!Get and use it, for your children are desperately expecting the blessing of your spoken words. Another good book, I highly recommend to all parents who desire to see their children have a blessed life and a heart toward God's Word is "365 Prophetic Promises and Blessings for your Children". Get and use it, for your children are desperately expecting the blessing of your spoken words.. 5 stars (A "Must Read" for every parent.) - This is by far the best book on child communications that I have ever read. The truth offered in this book is both refreshing and enlightening, and offers great insight into learning how to best communicate unconditional love to our children. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all parents, grandparents, and childcare workers. ...
Moody Publishers :: Religion :: Parenting - General :: Parenting :: Parent and child :: Love :: Interpersonal communication in children :: Interpersonal communication in :: Family & Pa :: The Five Love Languages of Children