Social Competence

 

Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential

Drawing on cutting-edge social science research as well as their own work with Fortune 500 executives, members of Congress, TED speakers, and Nobel Prize winners, Neffinger and Kohut reveal how we size each other up—and how we can learn to win the admiration, respect, and affection we desire.

 

How to Be an Adult in Relationships

Retaining the core message of becoming more mindful in our relationships, this edition includes new and revised material that addresses how we live and love today.

 

The Anatomy of Peace

This bestseller explores how we often misunderstand the causes of our conflicts and shows us the paths to achieving true peace within ourselves and our relationships.

A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas

To get the best answer―in business, in life―you have to ask the best possible question. Innovation expert Warren Berger shows that ability is both an art and a science.

 

Crucial Conversations

This new edition gives you the tools to prepare for high-stakes situations, transform anger and hurt feelings into powerful dialogue, make it safe to talk about almost anything, be persuasive, not abrasive.

 

Influencer

A thought-provoking book that combines the overwhelming insights of behavioral scientists and business leaders, with astonishing anecdotes about influential people of all kinds.

Fierce Conversations

The master teacher of positive change through powerful communication, Susan Scott wants you to succeed. To do that, she explains, you must transform everyday conversations at work and at home with effective ways to get your message across—and get what you want.

 

You Are What You Say: The Proven Program that Uses the Power of Language to Combat Stress, Anger, and Depression

In You Are What You Say, Dr. Budd presents the principles of this powerful, scientifically validated program that weaves ancient and modern insights into human behavior, neurophysiology, language, and spirituality.

 

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins will teach you to narrate personal experiences as well as borrowed stories in a way that demonstrates authenticity, builds emotional connections, inspires perseverance, and stimulates the imagination.