The 5 essential people skills : how to assert yourself, listen to others, and resolve conflicts / Dale Carnegie Training.

"A Fireside book."

An introduction to assertiveness -- The three-part assertion method -- Assertive rapport building -- Tactics for assertive rapport building -- Assertive curiosity -- Maximizing assertive curiosity in business -- From curiosity to understanding -- Etiquette: rules of the road for people skills -- Persuasion as a people skill -- Asking questions skillfully -- Assertive speaking -- Assertive listening -- Assertive ambition -- Maximizing results with assertive ambition -- Assertive conflict resolution -- Assertive conflict management and negotiation.

Dale Carnegie was the original self-help guru. His book How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic. First published in 1936, it has sold 15 million copies and remains popular. Carnegie's ability to inspire people is legendary. This contemporary bestseller from the Dale Carnegie Training organization distills Carnegie's teachings about business relationships into five common-sense principles for creating positive, persuasive interactions. getAbstract recommends it to up-and-comers who want to learn how to be assertive in an effective way. You can use this book's clear "action steps" to change how you relate to others, win their cooperation and approval, and build your assertiveness and self-confidence.

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