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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paul, Debra.

Contributor:

Cadle, James.

Thomas, Phillipa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business etiquette.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Personal skills for professional success

Place of Publication:

London : British Computer Society, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781628702552

1628702559

9781780171388

1780171382

9781780171371

1780171374

9781780171395

1780171390

OCLC:

823726842