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David W. Merrill (Author), Roger H Reid (Author)
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0801968992 978-0801968990 January 15, 1981
Tens of thousands of professionals have attended David W. Merrill's acclaimed "Style Awareness Workshops" The goal: improvement of interpersonal effectiveness skills-inspiring better communication, improved productivity, and a more harmonious working environment.
Students preparing for business, management, or sales careers can also benefit from Merrill's techniques, presented in Personal Styles & Effective Performance.
Merrill's approach emphasizes the interrelationships between behavior and social style-encouraging students to consider how their own actions influence responsiveness from others.
Those actions tend to be rooted in one of four primary social styles: Analytical, Amiable, Driving, and Expressive-which readers are invited to compare and contrast with their own styles, as a starting point for potential improvement.
First published in 1981, Personal Styles & Effective Performance continues to be a popular resource for the self-improvement minded. By learning its lessons now, tomorrow's business professionals can have the edge in interpersonal effectiveness-one of the most important facets of a successful career.

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Hundreds of our managers and supervisors have been exposed to Style Awareness Training. Not only does it have inherent value as a communications tool, but it also serves as a springboard to other management development offerings.
-Bill Leonard, The Trane Corp.
Dave Merrill's approach has been most helpful to me and to this company. Its adaptability should make it attractive to every executive responsible for dealing with people-and who isn't?
-Frank Sullivan, The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
At Dr. Pepper, we have used the Style Awareness program for many years... It has improved our communications, and has been a valuable means of resolving conflict.
-W.W. Foots Clement, Dr. Pepper

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  • Paperback: 248 pages
  • Publisher: CRC Press (January 15, 1981)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0801968992
  • ISBN-13: 978-0801968990
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars How to motivate people, March 2, 2001
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The person who reads this book will be the most likely to succeed in any endevor where other people are involved. The ability to mirror someone's behavior and thus earn their confidence and trust is the skill that the reader will gain, if they take the concepts in this book to heart. All of the interpersonal skills a person has accumulated come together when applying the concepts of 'versitility'. It is the morter that holds everything together. Read the book that lays the foundation for all human behavior techniques and you will be able to effectivly motivate others to reach THEIR potential and help YOU get what you want.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The essential Social Styles/Personal Styles volume, March 21, 2010
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The concept of Social Styles (aka Personal Styles) has been around for well over 20 years. It may have lost some of its buzz because it no longer qualifies as the latest flavor, but it is a concept that remains popular and is used widely because it offers a practical model of personality and communication. There are a number of books that address the Social Styles model, but this is the only one that reflects where is all started, from the authors who first popularized the concept. This is the essential Social Styles/Personal Styles volume.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Necessary Read, May 14, 2007
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Great Book for anyone who is in a position that deals with other people!!! (also for anyone who wants to improve on their communication skills with day to day people)
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When people ask, "Do I know myself?" the whole spectrum of psychology opens up before them. Read the first page
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versatility rating, versatility scale, nonproductive tension, own behavioral preferences, low versatility, backup behavior, social style model, versatility skills, versatile person, assertiveness scale, social endorsement, feedback skills, behavioral clues, social styles, assertive individuals, practice suggestions, relationship succeed, adjective checklist
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Bernie Sadler, Social Style Profile, Development Direction Hints, Golden Rule, Others People, Willard Gaylin
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