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Dealing with the tough stuff : how to achieve results from key conversations /

The business leader's critical guide to handling difficult conversations in the workplace, this indispensable book is based on the science of human behavior ¿ both verbal and nonverbal ¿ and is packed full of practical and pragmatic strategies for managing conflict situations. --

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Hill, Darren (Autor), Hill, Alison (Psychologist) (Autor), Richardson, Sean (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milton, Qld. : John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
Edición:2nd edition.
Colección:Business professional collection
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • About the authors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Making a difference
  • The foundation for success
  • Difficult behaviours, not difficult people
  • Manipulating for good
  • Upgrade your expectations
  • How to use this book
  • Stepping up to the challenge
  • Chapter 1: What's your tough stuff?: Getting clear on what's tough for you
  • Finding out your tough stuff
  • Vulnerability is the pathway to growth
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2: Dealing with the tough stuff: Foundational skills
  • Why do we do what we do?
  • Behaviour modification.
  • Getting clear
  • Ensure maximum effectiveness
  • Competing behaviours
  • Meaningful work
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3: Dealing with the fluff stuff: Getting more direct in your language and achieving clarity
  • Get rid of the fluff
  • Traits versus behaviours
  • Why focus on behaviours in the tough stuff?
  • Given the opportunity, most people do the right thing
  • Stepping into behaviour-based language
  • Communication media
  • The power of words
  • Strip back your message
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4: Dealing with the unsaid stuff: Ensuring maximum leverage from your non-verbal communication.
  • Non-verbal communication
  • Approachable versus credible
  • Making your point
  • The game-changer
  • Grounded in science
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5: Dealing with the remote stuff: Having the key conversations when geography is an issue
  • Find the best, don't choose from the rest
  • Key challenges for leading a remote team
  • Five guiding principles for communicating remotely
  • The process
  • It's more than a transaction
  • Shared experiences and cultural rituals
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6: Dealing with the gruff stuff: Addressing anger and managing high emotions.
  • Emotions: ignore them at your peril
  • Allow others to own their own emotions
  • Anger and actions are two separate things
  • Tour of the emotional brain
  • Emotions at work: addressing anger and sadness
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7: Dealing with the huff stuff: Dealing with resistant, defensive and stubborn behaviour
  • Resistant behaviour
  • Defensive behaviour
  • Turn fear into confidence
  • Stubborn behaviour
  • Assertiveness and empathy
  • The other half of the assertiveness equation
  • Solving the assertiveness puzzle
  • Conclusion.
  • Chapter 8: Dealing with the rapid stuff: Addressing the tough issues in a rapid-change environment
  • Riding the wave of change fatigue
  • Waiting for calm is false hope
  • Cultivating an experimentation mindset
  • Roadblocks: the four ways people respond
  • Get RAPID
  • Map it, chunk it, see it
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 9: Dealing with the rough stuff: The big three: restructure, redundancy and dismissal
  • Mapping the journey
  • The common denominator: transition
  • Mindset makes a difference
  • Moments of truth: having the termination conversation
  • True transparency: give them 100 per cent.