In "The Skilled Negotiator" Kathleen Reardon engagingly describes how to expand on negotiation strategies and develop language skills to enhance success in negotiation. The book is filled with real-life examples revealing how to detect subtleties in manner and speech that negotiation novices fail to notice. You’ll learn how to identify the “choice points” that occur during negotiations, how to influence and redirect the conversation to address what you need and ultimately get what you want. The author helps you: - Identify your negotiation style and its limitations - Use language strategically whether you’re being subtle or direct - Recognize deception and manage it
Does the assembly you’re about to give, or that lesson on ‘forces’ you’re about to deliver, or that staff meeting you’re about to lead, or that newintake parents’ evening you’re planning look like everyone else’s anywhere else?
If so, then what about sitting down with your independent-thinking hat on and identifying how you can make it so that we couldn’t drop you into a totally different school on the other side of the country without anyone’s noticing the difference? Have the confidence to be memorable – the world of education needs you to be great.
How to Be Happy at Work: A Practical Guide to Career Satisfaction
It’s not easy to tell others how to be happy at work, especially people who feel as if they’re living in a career combat zone. I know the battleground well. For the past 20 years, I’ve been a
career counselor, psychotherapist, and corporate outplacement consultant. In that time, I’ve seen more casualties of the career wars than most people experience in a lifetime. I know what it takes to be happy with your work. But I also know there’s no simple formula to achieve career success and satisfaction. The workplace is chaotic.
If you’re like most people, you probably feel that you’re living a career nightmare: working harder to make a living with fewer available resources, more demands on your time, and lots of disincentives to achievement. Perhaps you fantasize about chucking the whole scene. Right about now, life on the golf course, ski slopes, or a sandy beach can look mighty appealing.
Maybe you just need a good, long vacation. You don’t want to drop out of the workforce altogether, but you’re hungering for a new adventure. You want more control over your time and your
destiny. Your rallying cry is More Freedom, Less Office Politics! To be truly happy with your work, you must forge a path that fits your needs and life goals. No one is going to hand you the perfect career on the proverbial “silver platter.” The issue, as psychiatrist Thomas Szasz tells us, is not whether or not you’ve found yourself; it’s whether or not you’ve taken the time to create yourself.
Freud once identified “work” and “love” as the two greatest sources of human happiness. For me, this book has been a true labor of love. If it helps you make fulfilling life and work changes, it will have done its job and I, too, will be well satisfied.
Stretching For Dummies by LaReine Chabut
with Madeleine Lewis
This book introduces you to various stretch exercises for everyone — no matter what your age or lifestyle. The chapters in this book can help you develop a regular, everyday stretch routine or just discover a few new moves to keep you feeling great! The stretches consist of yoga stretches, children stretches, sports stretches, and more. You also discover how to prevent workout boredom by adding a few new props, such as a foam roller, a strap, a block, or the exercise ball. In addition, it covers simple stretches you can do at work and on the go or even when you’re simply sitting around.
This book also contains comprehensive stretching sections for special circumstances: pregnancy, lower back pain, and even aches and pains. Whatever your interest or age, you’re sure to get a good stretch and have some fun doing it!
