In Leadership Group Communication COM 430, we were required to choose a leadership book and write about it. The book that I chose was Dale Carniege's How to Win Friends and Influence People. This was a book that was recommended to me by another Arizona State University alumni who jumped at the question when I asked them "what book should I read for my leadership class?" I later found out after purchasing the book that it has been in publication for the last 75 years. While it is not a hard read for a book, it holds very straight forward points that help with leadership and interaction with people. The book is broken out into 4 parts, each talking about a common theme. The book is broken out further into significant main themes of each chapter,
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I believe that although this quote seems to be common sense, as technology advances, the culture and human interaction retracts and becomes more expectant that if someone is talking to you, they want something. Because of my current career and leadership experiences this next quote helps me keep my patience and approach conflict a different way. Quote 2: “IN TALKING WITH PEOPLE, DON’T BEGIN BY DISCUSSING THE THINGS on which you differ. Begin by emphasizing –and keep on emphasizing- the things on which you agree. Keep emphasizing, if possible, that you are both striving for the same end and that your only difference in one of method and not purpose”
This happens numerous when I am managing 20 workers out on the field. They sometimes tend to argue with me about who's way is better, to the point where they don't see that our common goal is the same. This quote has taught me to emphasize that immediately. My leadership knowledge is helping my organization become better than it ever
I believe that although this quote seems to be common sense, as technology advances, the culture and human interaction retracts and becomes more expectant that if someone is talking to you, they want something. Because of my current career and leadership experiences this next quote helps me keep my patience and approach conflict a different way. Quote 2: “IN TALKING WITH PEOPLE, DON’T BEGIN BY DISCUSSING THE THINGS on which you differ. Begin by emphasizing –and keep on emphasizing- the things on which you agree. Keep emphasizing, if possible, that you are both striving for the same end and that your only difference in one of method and not purpose”
This happens numerous when I am managing 20 workers out on the field. They sometimes tend to argue with me about who's way is better, to the point where they don't see that our common goal is the same. This quote has taught me to emphasize that immediately. My leadership knowledge is helping my organization become better than it ever