Leadership Communication Skills

The first comprehensive mentoring guide written specifically for 21st-century career building, this entrepreneurial approach to work relationships addresses the key issues of our time. Using simple tools and proven strategies, this essential guide shows you how to leverage the relationships you already have to map out a new developmental network that grows with your career.

Do you have a hard time negotiating with people? Are you always the first one to compromise or too tough to generate great deals? This book will address your fear and obstacles in negotiation. You will soon reap the benefits of being a great negotiator if you follow the steps in this book, even if you have never had any business experiences before.

This book delves deep into human psychology to teach leaders how to create a win-win situation - every time. No decision is ever supported 100 percent - elite leadership is about using human elements and desires in every situation to make your choice theirs. Learning to deal with opposing personalities and desires can be the difference between the corner office and a suffocating cubicle.

In any conflict, the 1st Alternative is my way and the 2nd Alternative is your way. The fight usually boils down to a question of whose way is better. There are many methods of “conflict resolution,” but most involve compromise, a low-level accommodation that stops the fight without breaking through to amazing new results. The 3rd Alternative is about more than just an armistice - it’s about creating a new and improved reality. The 3rd Alternative transcends traditional solutions to conflict by forging a path toward a third option....

With over 50 years of experience in managing and developing top global brands such as Baileys and Malibu, James Espey has harnessed and refined his wisdom into 100 bite-sized tips that reveal what it really takes to be successful in the world of business. His clear, down-to-earth advice will help listeners at all stages of their career; from novices to middle-management, and from start-up entrepreneurs to Chief Executives...anyone looking to progress their career in business should have this audiobook.

Here, you'll learn 55 people skills that need to become part of your communication arsenal starting now. Some, you may have been taught before. Some will be completely new to you. Some you may know about, but have forgotten to remember to use. Let this be your reminder. How soon can you start? How soon will you see results? How about the next time you communicate with a person!

Are you craving more profound, more authentic relationships in a world that often feels disconnected? Do you navigate surface-level conversations, longing for genuine emotional intimacy and trust? If so, Connection Code is the transformative guide to creating more robust, more meaningful bonds with everyone in your life—whether it’s with family, friends, colleagues, or even new acquaintances.

Through his Persuasion Institute, Kurt Mortensen has sought out and studied the Persuasion IQ (PQ) of the world’s top influencers. Now, in this game-changing guide, he’s leveraging his vast knowledge to teach listeners the essential habits, traits, and behaviors necessary to cultivate their natural persuasive abilities. Concentrating on the 10 major Persuasion IQ skills, the book provides listeners an opportunity to assess their own PQ, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and start down a path to enormous success and wealth.

Emotional intelligence or EQ has been popular in the world of businesses since the 1950s. While many years have passed by, EQ still plays a crucial role in business. Discover the secret to business success - leading with emotional intelligence. Whether you are emotionally intelligent or not, it does not matter. The great thing is that you can build and harness your skills so that you can become a better and effective leader in the long run.

Leonard S. Greenberger is a partner at one of today's most successful public relations firms. In What to Say When Things Get Tough, this seasoned expert offers verbal and nonverbal skills for handling communication crises in any public forum.

Negotiation Hacks is focused on six distinct and proven hacks that are easy-to-learn, easy-to-implement, and accessible to anyone. Each hack has been gathered from the author’s academic pursuits and experiences in working with hundreds of companies, from Silicon Valley and Silicon Hills startups to the Fortune 500. Regardless of the complexity of a negotiation, anyone will benefit understanding and using these hacks.

Leadership is hard and can be overwhelming. We get triggered, hijacked and derailed under pressure. We overreact. We say something we regret. Sometimes we don’t say what we should. We struggle to recover. We feel perplexed by the emotional and relational complexities of leadership. We wonder whether we’re doing the right things in the right way.

Most people don't know how to deal well with anger, so when it shows up at work, it can be nasty - and costly! We'll give you awareness of what's happening and effective approaches on how to manage anger, so it doesn't manage you.

Many of our coaching clientele at Change Masters fit what we call the Intelligent/Impatient Person profile (IIPP). You might be one of them, or you might be dealing with one of them yourself. It's a great tool to have in your arsenal, but it can also mow people down if you're not aware. We'll help give you awareness about IIPP that will help you greatly at work - and at home.

Forty-percent of the things we worry about never happen. So why do we spend so much time thinking about them? On top of that, the average corporate employee is exhausted. A typical corporate executive has the alertness level at mid-afternoon of a 75-year-old! We'll give you tips on how to let go of the worries that are consuming your valuable energy and how to take care of yourself at work.

Sarcasm is so deliciously tempting, especially when there are so many possible things to skewer at work! Sarcasm is a higher-level intelligence function - you've got to be bright to do it well. However, there can be a huge perceptual cost to you for indulging in this behavior. We'll describe the price and suggest alternatives for using your intelligence that won't harm the way you're perceived.

Most people want to please their bosses, but they're not sure how to do so. That's because they're not sure what's important to you, even when you think you've been crystal clear on setting expectations. We'll give you some great tips on how to get what you need done by being clear on what you want, as well as how to deliver difficult messages about unmet expectations.

Things that may be so obvious to us may not be at all clear to those around us. That's why it's crucial to make sure people are tracking with us in the way we desire, so we can get what we need. Here are some effective approaches to make sure others are on board with what you're telling them.

Your sense of mature presence and ability to deal with challenge is greatly impacted by the manner in which you take feedback. It can literally knock you out of contention if not handled well. We'll teach you how to act, rather than react, to get maximum value from the feedback you receive.

How did you and your work team respond to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center? Hopefully you will never have to experience that degree of tragedy again, but you do have to deal with crisis all the time. Giving hope in any whitewater environment can create enormous gains for you. We'll give you thoughts on how to deal with crisis more effectively and how to pass hope along to increase morale.