Interpersonal Communication And Skills books

‘A really powerful book.’ - Bruce DaisleySimple tools, extraordinary results.Everything we’re learning about how we function best as humans in the digital age is pointing towards one of our oldest technologies: the pen and the page.Exploratory writing – writing for ourselves, not for others, writing when we don’t know exactly what it is we want to say – is one of the most powerful and lightweight thinking tools we have at our disposal. It’s also been, until now, one of the most overlooked.But the world’s most influential leaders are increasingly using the techniques in this book to support the key skills of the 21st century – self-mastery, creativity, focus, solution-finding, collaboration – and so can you.Alison Jones has been helping business leaders identify and articulate what matters over a 30-year career in publishing and as a coach. The founder of Practical Inspiration Publishing and host of The Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast and community, she is passionate about the power of writing to change ourselves and the world.

A beautifully simple guide to the relationship skills we all so deeply need, but most of us don’t know how to access. This book belongs firmly on the curriculum for creating a more peaceful world.Dr Scilla Elworthy, three times Nobel Peace Prize nomineeThis book  is a tool box. Keep it close at hand and dip in often.Jim Carter OBE and Imelda Staunton CBE, actorsBrilliant, easy to understand, and applies with equal force in personal and professional contexts.Sharif Shivji QC, barrister specialising in commercial lawWhy weren’t we taught this at school? introduces Needs Understanding, a fresh approach for finding creative solutions and building relationships at home and at work. It’s based on one simple idea: we’re all on a quest to meet our underlying human needs – such as belonging, knowing we matter, and fun.Whether you are trying to make a tricky decision, communicate more effectively, parent the way you want to, or make a difference in the world, Needs Understanding can help.Understand the ‘fingerprint needs’ that drive your behaviourDiscover 10 ways you listen that alienate other people, and what to do insteadStop blaming yourself and others, and fix what’s going on underneathFind creative solutions to difficult problems by ‘walking around the mountain’Empower yourself to change the world.Alice Sheldon is the creator of Needs Understanding and shares it globally with individuals and organizations.www.needs-understanding.com