Dale Carnegie’s ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ is a timeless self-help guide that offers practical advice on improving social skills, building rapport, and fostering personal and professional relationships.
Amelia Bedelia is a humorous children’s book series featuring a housekeeper who takes her instructions quite literally, leading to comical situations.
Keep It Shut by Karen Ehman focuses on the power of words, offering biblical wisdom and practical tips for thoughtful communication.
Dale Carnegie’s ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’ is a timeless guide on the art of interpersonal skills and communication. First published in 1936, it offers practical advice for improving personal and professional relationships through understanding human nature.
Gary Chapman’s ‘The Five Love Languages’ explores the idea that people express and experience love in different ways, identifying five distinct love languages: Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch.
Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott is a guide to overcoming barriers to meaningful communication. It emphasizes the importance of transparency and honesty in conversations, teaching readers how to express their truth, understand others, handle confrontations, and resolve problems through dialogue. The book offers frameworks and techniques for conversations that can improve relationships and lead to greater individual and organizational success.
Feedback (and Other Dirty Words) is a refreshing take on the often-dreaded concept of feedback. Authors M. Tamra Chandler and Laura Grealish argue that when feedback is done right, it can be a powerful tool for growth and improvement, both personally and professionally. The book dismantles negative perceptions of feedback, offering practical solutions for crafting more useful, positive, and actionable feedback. Through a blend of research, anecdotes, and actionable advice, the authors guide readers on transforming feedback from something feared into a valuable growth opportunity.
In ‘Why Are We Yelling?’, Buster Benson tackles the challenging terrain of disagreements and debates, positing that these interactions don’t have to be negative experiences. Instead, they can be harnessed as opportunities for growth and understanding. Benson, an entrepreneur and former product leader at Amazon, Twitter, and Slack, guides readers through techniques to engage constructively in arguments by understanding cognitive biases and emotional triggers. The book serves as a manual for navigating conversations and disagreements in a healthy, productive way.
Fascinate, by Sally Hogshead, explores the seven universal triggers that can be used to captivate any audience. These triggers are Lust, Mystique, Alarm, Prestige, Power, Vice, and Trust. The book delves into the psychology behind these triggers and provides practical advice on how to use them to be more persuasive and engaging in personal and professional interactions. Hogshead employs ample examples and stories to illustrate how these triggers have been effectively used in various scenarios.