The human touch : personal skills for professional success / / Debra Paul, James Cadle, Phillipa Thomas

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911007079803321
• Autore: Paul Debra
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : British Computer Society, 2012
• ISBN: 9781628702552; 1628702559; 9781780171388; 1780171382; 9781780171371; 1780171374; 9781780171395; 1780171390
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CadleJames; ThomasPhillipa
• Disciplina: 650.1; 658.4
• Soggetti: Business etiquette; Success in business
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; AUTHORS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL SKILLS; INTRODUCTION; THE IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE; CATEGORISING PEOPLE; THE SENSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL; THE NATURE OF BUSINESS CHANGE WORK; CATEGORIES OF SKILL; THE HUMAN TOUCH; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; 2 BUILDING RAPPORT AND SUSTAINING RELATIONSHIPS; INTRODUCTION; CONTENTS OF THIS CHAPTER; THE NATURE OF RAPPORT; WHY RAPPORT IS SO IMPORTANT IN WORKING RELATIONSHIPS; THE BUSINESS CONTEXT FOR RAPPORT; THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RAPPORT; TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING AND SUSTAINING RAPPORT FACE TO FACETECHNIQUES FOR CREATING AND SUSTAINING RAPPORT OVER THE ; PHONE; TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING RAPPORT VIA EMAIL; HOW TO DESTROY RAPPORT; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; 3 TEAM WORKING; INTRODUCTION; CONTENTS OF THIS CHAPTER; GROUPS AND TEAMS; TEAM ROLES; TEAM DEVELOPMENT; MANAGEMENT AND TEAM BUILDING; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER REFERENCES; 4 NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT; INTRODUCTION; CONTENTS OF THIS CHAPTER; TYPES OF NEGOTIATION SITUATIONS; NEGOTIATION OUTCOMES; THE 'GETTING TO YES' APPROACH; PROCESS FOR SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATION; MANAGING CONFLICT SITUATIONSCONCLUSION; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; 5 LEADERSHIP; INTRODUCTION; CONTENTS OF THIS CHAPTER; WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?; HOW LEADERSHIP DIFFERS FROM MANAGEMENT; THREE KEYS TO EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP; THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP; LEADERSHIP STYLES; THE MODELS; LATERAL LEADERSHIP; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; 6 INFLUENCING; INTRODUCTION; CONTENTS OF THIS CHAPTER; INFLUENCE VERSUS POWER; STARTING OUT: DEFINING OUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE; INFLUENCING AND THE THREE UNIVERSAL HUMAN GOALS; CIALDINI'S 'SIX PRINCIPLES OF INFLUENCE'; THE OUTCOME FRAME; QUESTIONS: THE GOLDEN KEY TO INFLUENCEINFLUENCING ACCORDING TO SOCIAL PREFERENCE; THE INFLUENCING PROCESS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; 7 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION; INTRODUCTION; CONTENTS OF THIS CHAPTER; THE PROS AND CONS OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION; THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS AND THE BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION; PLANNING THE WRITTEN COMMUNICATION; TYPES OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION; A PROCESS FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION; THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF WRITING; WRITING STYLE; ASSESSING READABILITY: THE 'FOG INDEX'; EMAIL: PERILS AND PITFALLS; WRITING FOR THE WEB; CONCLUSION; FURTHER READING; 8 PRESENTATION SKILLSINTRODUCTION; CONTENTS OF THIS CHAPTER; PLANNING THE PRESENTATION; DEVELOPING THE PRESENTATION; SPEAKER'S NOTES; PRESENTATION AIDS; DELIVERING THE PRESENTATION; THE TEAM PRESENTATION; CONCLUSION; FURTHER READING; 9 COMMERCIAL AWARENESS; INTRODUCTION; CONTENTS OF THIS CHAPTER; WHAT IS COMMERCIAL AWARENESS?; MAKING SENSE OF THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND THE MARKET; MAKING SENSE OF THE ORGANISATION; APPRECIATING CULTURE; FINANCIAL LITERACY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; 10 COACHING; INTRODUCTION; CONTENTS OF THIS CHAPTER; WHAT IS COACHING?; DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN COACHING, MENTORING, COUNSELLING AND TRAINING
• Sommario/riassunto: Strong interpersonal skills are a fundamental requirement in all work environments. This book provides expert guidance for IT and other professionals on key skills including: building rapport; team working; leadership; negotiation; written communication; managing conflict; presentation skills; coaching and mentoring; problem solving.