In The First Minute, author and communication expert Gretchen Hirsch provides a simple and effective framework for starting conversations that get results. The book is based on the idea that the first minute of any conversation is crucial, and offers practical tips and techniques for making the mo...
... on the other hand, the part of me thatadvocates for open networksstrongly detests the "lock-in" of Amazon's proprietary ebook format (Mobi) and their distribution network. Even more, I've been very concerned lately by the extent to which they've been using their massive distribution ...
10.Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day, whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client. From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought youGetting to Yes, Difficult ...
With a choice of fiction, poetry, essays and maxims, by the likes of Chekhov, Balzac, Ovid, Austen, Sappho and Dante, it won’t be difficult to find a book to suit your mood. Sounds great! For more information, including how to order it, go here. . Comments Off on What to get ...
But when it comes to books, we do this all the time we put this pressure on ourselves to finish books that we've started.但当涉及到书时，我们总是这样做，我们给自己施加压力去读完我们开始读的书。And so if we can get over that weirdness that we have around books and start thinking it'...
Split reward conversations from development conversations Work rules for managing your 2 tails Help those in need Put your best people under a microscope Use surveys to find the truth, nudge people to improve Set a personal example by sharing and acting on your own feedback ...
A fair number of fiction and non-fiction children’s books on the history of the alphabet have made their way into the Books On Books Collection. Of the fiction variety, there is Rudyard Kipling’s “Just So Story” of the alphabet’s invention:How the Alphabet Was Made(1983), illustrated...
Alice and Eileen continue their long-distance friendship by having lengthy earnest conversations via email about capitalism. On balance, I found this epistolary device too convenient and less convincing than the instant messaging chats inConversations with Friendswhich remains my favourite of her three ...
this work has its roots in location and a portal metaphor. While also employing juxtaposition of text and images as a structural device, it relies on images of a category of sought readymades (doors, gates and barriers) rather than a found object (like the garden brick on which the artist...
Karen Armstrong, English author of books on religion who was widely regarded as one of the leading commentators on the subject. Her books included The Gospel According to Woman (1986), Muhammad (1991), A History of God (1993), and The Lost Art of Scriptu