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Brought to you by Penguin. You didn’t used to be like this. The sharp words, the slammed drawers, the guilt that follows. You tell yourself to hold it together, but somehow, you keep finding yourself back here. Psychotherapist and bestselling author Anna Mathur knows that moment well. One...

Let's be honest: Your coworkers can drive you crazy sometimes. You spend your days navigating a minefield of passive-aggressive emails, pointless meetings, and downright “less than smart” behavior. You dream of a workplace where you can say what you really think... without getting fired. HR Approved Ways to Say (Almost) Anything to Coworkers is your secret sauce. This book will show you how to tame the chaos, conquer difficult people, and reclaim your sanity—all while keeping your HR record squeaky clean.

You face tough communication challenges every day at work, both in person and online - a toxic boss, backstabbing coworkers, office politics, and much more. Here are immediate, effective, eye-opening actions you can take to resolve those infuriating problems. You will find stories and examples drawn from corporate communications consultant Leil Lowndes’s more than 20 years of training business professionals, from entry-level new hires to CEOs.

Heal trauma-driven disconnection and feel--at last!--like you belong, with guidance from the creator of the Crappy Childhood Fairy healing method and YouTube channel. Research-backed lessons show anyone suffering from CPTSD and childhood trauma how to form more meaningful, caring relationships...

The Assertiveness Workbook contains powerfully effective skills grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you communicate more effectively, improve social interactions, and express yourself with confidence and clarity. You'll learn how to set and maintain personal boundaries while staying connected, and discover ways to be more genuine and open in your relationships. Finally, you'll learn to defend yourself calmly if you're unfairly criticized or asked to submit to unreasonable requests.

Do you ever feel misunderstood despite your best intentions? Ever wonder why your brilliance doesn't always translate into respect or results? What if the most significant obstacle between you and extraordinary success isn't your skill set, but your emotional blindspots? In Low Emotional Intelligence, Sandra Jessop—a seasoned executive known for leading multimillion-dollar projects—reveals the hidden patterns that technical mastery alone can’t overcome.

Whether you are a new player or a seasoned veteran, Secrets to Winning at Office Politics can help you increase your personal power without compromising your integrity or taking advantage of others. This smart, practical guide shows you how to stop wasting energy on things you can't change and start taking steps to get what you want.

Simply Said is the essential handbook for business communication. Do you ever feel as though your message hasn't gotten across? Do details get lost along the way? Have tense situations ever escalated unnecessarily? It all comes down to communication. We all communicate, but few of us do it well. From tough presentations to everyday transactions, there is no scenario that cannot be improved with better communication skills. This book presents an all-encompassing guide to improving your communication.

Managing up helps you build the sort of relationships that foster more communication, collaboration, cooperation, and understanding between people at different levels of power, with a variety of perspectives and skills. Managing Up is your personal manual for building this vital skill so you can begin building your best future. Real-world strategies give you a set of actionable steps, supplemented by expert advice from a top leadership consultant that helps you get on track to advancement.

This book teaches you the vital skills you need to confront others, communicate effectively, and live a more conflict-free life. In this updated edition, communications expert Barbara Pachter shares a practical, step-by-step guide to tackling conflicts in any situation, including a new section on navigating sticky situations online.

What if becoming world-class at anything wasn’t about talent at all, but about following a clear, repeatable system? Most people practice blindly. They grind harder, not smarter. As a result, progress stalls, frustration spikes, and mastery feels out of reach. The Practice Blueprint flips that script.

Beyond Stuttering is a book describing a method that helps people who stutter to get control and overcome their stutter or stammer. It is the same method that was featured in the BATFA Nominated Documentary School for Stammerers. It was also the same method used in Stutter School another documentary that is a finalist in the 2021 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards. It is the course manual used by The McGuire Programme, which was founded in 1994 by Dave McGuire.

Have you ever had that sinking feeling that your career’s going nowhere and that if you could only find half the confidence your colleagues seem to have, you could find the success and fulfillment you crave? This clear yet empathetic guide will show you the path towards increasing your confidence at work, arm yourself with the tools you need no matter what chaos is unraveling around you.

Have you ever found yourself panicking when faced with the idea of making conversation with another person? Has a simple “hello” seemed as daunting as running a marathon? Have you skipped out on social and work events, because it just seems too hard to connect with new people? If so, you are not alone. You see, talking to strangers and making friends doesn’t have to be complicated. Even if you’ve tried being awkwardly polite. The truth is, it’s much simpler than you think.

Communication Miracles at Work is about experiencing breakthrough moments of connectedness and understanding with coworkers, managers, staff members, and clients. Developed out of Matthew Gilbert's experience as an employee, communication consultant, manager, and facilitator, Communication Miracles at Work will help listeners develop effective communication and relationship-building skills for achieving workplace harmony.

In Conversations at the Shoreline, Eve Stanway invites you to step into the spaces we often try to avoid — the pauses, the silences, and the emotionally charged moments between what needs to be said and what feels too risky to voice.

Conflict at Work will show you how to step up to difficult issues and conflicts and get the results you need and want. Conflict at Work is different from any other self-help book because it provides you with an array of tools. You can build a plan that fits you perfectly and I promise that if you do, you will get the results you need and want. People miss opportunities every day to win at work. You don’t have to be one of those people. You can begin now living with less stress and performing at your best.

Does the mere thought of speaking in front of an audience give you goosebumps, butterflies, and heart palpitations? If you want to overcome all of these, then you need this book in your life. For a lot of people, public speaking is a terrifying thing. Preparing to speak is the easy part. You either familiarize yourself with the topic, create cue cards to help you remember the things you need to talk about, or in some cases, memorize your speech. But when it's time to step up onto the stage and face the crowd, that's when the real challenge begins.

Communication experts offer examples and expertise about end-of-life conversations to inspire, teach, and encourage the reader to have their own and to grow from them. Death is one thing we cannot control. We will all face the death of a loved one. And many, if not most, people in our culture...

In Friend and Foe, researchers Galinsky and Schweitzer explain why this debate misses the mark. Rather than being hardwired to compete or cooperate, humans have evolved to do both. It is only by learning how to strike the right balance between these two forces that we can improve our long-term relationships and get more of what we want.