Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
by Kerry PattersonThe power to influence others is probably the most important skill in management and leadership. Unfortunately, its development is nowhere near as advanced as it should be. Learn how some of the world's most powerful influence masters have risen to the top by employing a relatively simple set of practices and attitudes.
Made to Stick Reinvent Your Career
by Chip Heath and Dan HeathChip and Dan Heath give great examples every chapter on how to improve your "Stickiness"with simple strategies. The most important being their coined,
"SUCCES" acronym:
S simple - don't lose your core message in a lot of pomp and circumstance
U unexpected - make your idea jump out and grab people's attention
C concrete - keep it easy to grasp vs. mind boggling statistics or huge numbers
C credible - is your idea believable?
E emotional - people react to emotion and it creates an empathetic bond
S stories - story telling is an age old form of communication
Difficult Conversations
by Bruce PattonThe authors, associated with Harvard Law School and the Harvard Project on Negotiation, show how such dialogues actually comprise three separate components: the "what happened" conversation (verbalizing what we believe really was said and done), the "feelings" conversation (communicating and acknowledging each party's emotional impact.
by Susan Wilson SolovicThis book shows how to embrace change, not fear it, and make changes work for you in today's 24/7 global marketplace. Reivent Your Career contains practical advice for anyone going through a career transition or trying to make a decision about life changes.