Influence in Action: How to Build Your Conversational Capacity, Do Meaningful Work, and Make a Powerful Difference

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-260-45256-3
Verlag: Open University Press

Buch, Englisch, Gewicht: 490 g

The author of Conversational Capacity shows professionals how to achieve greater effectiveness—and deeper purpose and meaning—by building their ability to engage in open, constructive, learning-focused dialogue when it counts.With his breakout book, Conversational Capacity, Craig Weber revolutionized the concept of business communications by teaching readers a veritable conversational martial art that allows teams to perform well and remain open, balanced, and nondefensive as they tackle their most troublesome issues. His proven methods have been used to bolster the performance of executive groups and flight crews, as well as surgical units and CDC emergency response teams. Even more impressive, in over a dozen U.S. states it is even helping Democratic and Republican legislators work together more effectively as they craft public policy. In this new book, Weber goes deeper, showing individuals how to put these principles into practice—using a step-by-step program that includes case studies, sample dialogues, skill-building exercises, and powerful conversation techniques.This book will help you balance candor and curiosity under pressure by honing your awareness, shifting your mindset, and sharpening your skills. Better still, it will help you do this as you inspire constructive change all around you. Research shows that people yearn for more meaningful work. They want to feel like active participants in the workplace. They’re eager to be more engaged. They’re raring to make a difference. And what is leadership if not Influence in Action?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weber, Craig

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAcknowledgments Introduction

The World Needs People Willing to Stand Up,
Speak Out, and Make a DifferenceCHAPTER 1 The Case of Steve

The Key to Conversational Leadership Lies in Your Capacity to InfluencePART I
AWARENESSCHAPTER 2 Disciplined Awareness

Learning to Control Your Beam of AttentionCHAPTER 3 Personal Awareness

The First Step in Getting Out of Your Own WayCHAPTER 4 Situational Awareness

Paying Attention to People, Patterns, and PurposeCHAPTER 5 Awareness Practices

Building Your Ability to Focus on PurposePART II
MINDSETCHAPTER 6 The Conversational Capacity Mindset

Turning Your Mind into a WorkshopCHAPTER 7 Expanding the Sweet Spot

Eight More Balanced “Character-istics”CHAPTER 8 The Leadership Mindset

Taking Responsibility and Being ConstructiveCHAPTER 9 Strategies for Embracing and Strengthening Your Mindset

Building Your Ability to Place Learning Over EgoPA RT III
SKILLSCHAPTER 10 Candor Skill #1

Stating Your PositionCHAPTER 11 Candor Skill #2

Helping Others See Your ThinkingCHAPTER 12 Curiosity Skill #1

Testing Your HypothesisCHAPTER 13 Curiosity Skill #2

Inquiring into the Hypotheses of OthersCHAPTER 14 Sharpening Your Skills

Learning to Balance Candor and Curiosity, One Skill at a TimePART IV
MOVING FORWARDCHAPTER 15 Putting It All Together

Building Your Skills While Doing Meaningful WorkCHAPTER 16 Your Road Map to Competence

Crafting a Powerful Personal PlanCHAPTER 17 The Illusion of Conclusion

Why Your Leadership Journey Never Really EndsNotes Index