Straight Talk shows how skillful communication can help people resolve even the thorniest issues.
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Douglas makes a direct link between effective communication and increased productivity. -- Booklist, May 15, 1998
Readers will learn how to make decisions, manage meetings, and resolve conflict. -- HR Magazine, May 1998
Straight Talk gets points for its attention to detail. No failures to communicate here. -- Entrepreneur Magazine, April 1, 1999
Readers will learn how to make decisions, manage meetings, and resolve conflict. -- HR Magazine, May 1998
Straight Talk gets points for its attention to detail. No failures to communicate here. -- Entrepreneur Magazine, April 1, 1999
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A main selection of the Doubleday Executive Program Book Club.
"What the world needs now is direct, clear, humane communication. Straight Talk tells us how to bring democratic and felicitous dialogue to what intrigues us most."--Reg Murphy, President & CEO, National Geographic Society
"The single most potent tool for achieving high levels of organizational learning is better conversation. Straight Talk is a clear map to richer conversation about important subjects."--William O'Brien, President, Hanover Insurance Companies
"We experienced a real change in the way we do planning and resolve problems to succeed. Straight Talk helped us think better, work smarter, and communicate in a way we hadn't before. A marvelous tool."--James H. Clark, President, University of California Press
"Straight Talk is a must read for any organization that wants and needs productive conversation to reach issue resolution."--David Brugger, President, America's Public Television Stations
"We learned how to communicate with each other in an entirely new way."--Julie Talbot, COO, MJI Broadcasting
"Eric Douglas's book and system are valuable tools that can generate more effective communication in businesses all over America."--Dr. Lisa Bohon, Department of Psychology, California State University
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In Straight Talk: Turning Communication Upside Down For Strategic Results At Work, Eric Douglas draws upon his considerable business management expertise to show how anyone can identity their own communication style, as well as that of others, and modify that style for improved strategic results. Highly recommended reading for business managers at all levels of responsibility for corporate affairs, Straight Talk offers exercises, surveys, and real-life case studies to enhance the reader's telecommunication skills and effectiveness, and demonstrates how competent communication can play a significant, vital role to solve today's most urgent organizational problems and difficulties.
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Excellent book, I personally enjoy very much. I would recommend to anyone. . . This is a great reference book
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The book is a very easy read and provides actionable insights into communicating in professional and personal relationships. I've had the opportunity to meet the author several times, and he is certainly in the right field. It has been a useful professional tool, and offers a different perspective on communication bridges.
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