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Description: People Styles at Work... and Beyond: Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better by Robert Bolton, Dorothy Grover Bolton Why is it so hard to work well with some people? Learn the key strengths and weakness of four different people styles and how better to understand and relate to them--both on the job and off. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Why is it so hard to work well with some people People Styles at Work...and Beyond presents a comprehensive, practical, and proven method readers can use to: recognize how they come across to other coworkers read others body language and behavior to identify the best ways to work with them make small adjustments that will dramatically increase the quality and productivity of their interactions find common ground with different people while retaining their individuality relate less defensively and more effectively-no matter how others act The book reveals the strengths and weaknesses of four different people styles, providing practical techniques that work both on the job and off. Now including all new material on personal relationships, parenting, and more, this is the ultimate guide anyone can use to enhance even the most difficult relationships. Notes 2nd edition. Subtitled, Making Bad Relationships Good & Good Relationships Better. With new chapters on personal relationships and parenting. Back Cover At work, and in other spheres of life, how well you relate with others affects your ability to get things done. What you may not realize is that all people exhibit one of several different behavioral "styles," which determine how they think, make decisions, communicate, manage time and stress, and deal with conflict. By understanding which "people style" youre dealing with, you can establish rapport with someone more easily, become more persuasive, and avoid miscommunication and the possibility of rubbing someone the wrong way. People Styles at Work . . . And Beyond reveals the strengths and weaknesses of each style, includes a self-assessment for determining which style you are, and presents a proven approach you can use to: identify the best ways to work with others based on their body language and behavior * recognize how you come across to coworkers * make small adjustments that will dramatically increase the quality and productivity of your interactions * find common ground with different people * relate less defensively and more effectively--no matter how others act. Now including all new material on personal relationships, parenting, and more, this is the ultimate guide that has helped hundreds of thousands of people make even their most difficult relationships much more productive and pleasant. Advance Praise for People Styles at Work . . . And Beyond : " People Styles at Work...And Beyond unlocks the secrets to understanding yourself and others--the key to successful leadership!" -- Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times and Wall Street Journal #1 best-selling author of What Got You Here Wont Get You There "Practical tips for improving relationships with anyone from your identical twin to your total opposite. The authors make proven theories about human interactions accessible for anyone to use." Author Biography ROBERT BOLTON, PH.D., is known for his expertise in training trainers. He is a cofounder of Ridge Associates, a training and consulting firm that serves many Fortune 500 companies, and the author of several books. DOROTHY GROVER BOLTON, ED.M., are known for their expertise in training trainers. They are cofounders of Ridge Associates, a training and consulting firm that serves many Fortune 500 companies, and the authors of several books including the perennially popular People Styles at Work . . . And Beyond. Table of Contents CONTENTS Introduction 1 PART ONE: Understanding Yourself and Others 1 No Wonder We Have People Problems 7 2 People Are More Predictable than You Might Think 16 3 Whats Your Style? 24 4 Two Keys to Understanding People 28 5 See Yourself as Others See You 38 6 The Driving Style and the Expressive Style 43 7 The Amiable Style and the Analytical Style 54 8 Make the Most of Your Gifts 63 9 Backup Styles: Extreme, Inappropriate, and Inflexible Behavior 72 10 Coping with Backup Behavior 82 PART TWO: Style Flex: A Key to Improved Relationships 11 The Style Flex Solution to People Differences 91 12 Four Steps to Better Relationships 99 13 How to Identify Someones Style 107 14 Flexing in Special Situations 117 15 Three Keys to Good Relationships 127 PART THREE: People Styles and Family Relationships 16 The Art of Loving Someone Very Different from Yourself 137 17 Style-Based Parenting 147 APPENDICES I For Amiables Only: How to Flex to Each Style 155 II For Drivers Only: How to Flex to Each Style 169 III For Expressives Only: How to Flex to Each Style 187 IV For Analyticals Only: How to Flex to Each Style 202 Bibliography 219 Index 225 Long Description As cofounders of the leadership coaching and training firm Ridge Associates, authors Robert Bolton and Dorothy Grover teach that good interpersonal communication is essential to getting things done. In this comprehensive and practical guide, they offer a proven method for understanding the key behavioral styles of those around you (including your own) and explain how you can leverage the strengths and weaknesses of each to relate to others--even the most difficult of coworkers--more winsomely. People Styles at Work . . . and Beyond does this by offering a self-assessment to determine which style you are and then uses that information to teach readers how to: recognize how they come across to other coworkers; read others body language and behavior to identify the best ways to work with them; make small adjustments that will dramatically increase the quality and productivity of their interactions; find common ground with different people while retaining their individuality; relate less defensively and more effectively no matter how others act At work, at home, and even while youre out running errands, your ability to relate to others affects how well you get things done. Now including all new material on personal relationships, parenting, and more, this is the ultimate how-to can help any reader avoid conflicts and enhance important relationships. Excerpt from Book INTRODUCTION BOTH AT WORK and at home, success and happiness depend on relating to others across a chasm of significant differences. If you could figure out how to bridge the gap between yourself and others, you could make your life--and theirs--much easier, happier, and more productive. How to do that is what this book is about. The differences between people are a major source of friction. For example, our friend Michelle does everything in a rush. She walks fast, talks fast, decides fast. And she completes projects in a flurry. As luck would have it, shes often teamed with John, who is very deliberate. John walks slowly, talks slowly, decides slowly. Although these differences may not seem like a big deal, if theyre not managed well theyre likely to erode Michelles and Johns working relationship. Youve undoubtedly seen how differences like these can undermine cooperation, hamper performance, and add considerable stress to peoples lives. This book shows how you can manage those kinds of differences in ways that enhance your relationships, increase your productivity, and add richness and spice to your life. Its about making people differences work for, rather than against, you. There are three parts to the book: * Part One: Understanding Yourself and Others * Part Two: Style Flex: A Key to Improved Relationships * Part Three: People Styles and Family Relationships Part One: Understanding Yourself and Others provides a pragmatic way of understanding the differences between people. Rather than delve into esoteric psychological theory, it provides a straightforward, practical explanation of what you need to know to relate more effectively to others. Chapter 1 notes some of the differences between the four people styles and how those differences can lead to people problems. Chapter 2 describes the people styles model and explains how it can help you relate more effectively to people very different from yourself. Chapter 3 helps you capture data for identifying your own style. The two dimensions of behavior that are key to understanding yourself and others are highlighted in Chapter 4. With this background, Chapter 5 guides you through an assessment that shows how you come across to other people. The four people styles are described in Chapters 6 and 7. Chapter 8 depicts each styles tendency toward certain strengths and weaknesses. Chapter 9 describes backup styles--the four dysfunctional and relationship- straining ways in which people of each style react to excessive stress. In Chapter 10, youll learn how to cope productively both with your own and with other peoples stressed-out behavior. Part Two: Style Flex: A Key to Improved Relationships shows how to create more productive interactions by applying the knowledge of yourself and others gained in Part One. Chapter 11 introduces you to style flex, a way of creating common ground with people very different from yourself. Style flex is the intriguing ability to be true to yourself while relating to someone else on that persons wavelength. The four steps involved in flexing to another persons style are presented in Chapter 12. In Chapter 13, you learn how to identify another persons style. Chapter 14 describes how to use style flex in several special situations. The final chapter of Part Two describes basic flex--three personal qualities that undergird style flex. Parts One and Two are equally applicable to personal and work relationships. However, the people styles model has some unique and beneficial applications to personal relationships. So Part Three: People Styles and Family Relationships discusses applications of the people styles model to two of these types of personal relationships. Chapter 16, The Art of Loving Someone Very Different from Yourself, shows how to forge an even better relationship with your domestic partner. In Chapter 17, youll find style-based parenting guidelines that will help you have more enjoyable relationships with your kids while helping them increase their selfesteem and develop their unique strengths. There are four appendices--one for each of the four styles. The appendix for your style presents specific guidelines on how to flex to persons of each of the four styles. Many of the concepts in this book will come not as news but as reminders. Were often told that this way of organizing interpersonal data helps people sharpen insights theyve already gained from their life experience. This familiarity makes it easier for readers to implement the relationship- enhancing methods found in these pages. We hope the concepts and methods presented in this book will enrich your life and relationships as much as theyve enhanced ours. Description for Bookstore Why is it so hard to work well with some people? People Styles at Work...and Beyond presents a comprehensive, practical, and proven method readers can use to: recognize how they come across to other coworkers read others body language and behavior to identify the best ways to work with them make small adjustments that will dramatically increase the quality and productivity of their interactions find common ground with different people while retaining their individuality relate less defensively and more effectively-no matter how others act The book reveals the strengths and weaknesses of four different people styles, providing practical techniques that work both on the job and off. Now including all new material on personal relationships, parenting, and more, this is the ultimate guide anyone can use to enhance even the most difficult relationships. Details ISBN0814413420 Author Dorothy Grover Bolton Publisher AMACOM/American Management Association Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0814413420 ISBN-13 9780814413425 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 650.13 Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-05-31 Audience Age 18 Imprint Amacom Subtitle Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Short Title PEOPLE STYLES AT WORK & BEY-2E Affiliation Rutgers University Illustrations black & white illustrations, figures Series Agency/Distributed Pages 240 Audience General/Trade AU Release Date 2018-03-22 NZ Release Date 2018-03-22 US Release Date 2018-03-22 UK Release Date 2018-03-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:119552892;

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