When work becomes messy and complicated, we stop getting good work done, we lose sight of the things that inspire us, and sometimes we disengage. This book helps you translate your challenges at work into useful insights that boost learning and performance, and make your time spent at work a little better.
Almost 400 years ago philosophers John Locke and David Hume implicitly defined communication as a tool for the transmission of pure ideas, stating that the ideas themselves are what matter, not the way in which they are expressed and exchanged. Now known as the transmission model, this form of communication is still the foundation for academic courses in communication theory and practice, and is embedded in most business literature and education that address subjects related to workplace communication, organization behavior and culture, leadership, and conflict resolution. But what if this accepted model of communication was incomplete? Re-Making Communication at Work argues that the transmission model of communication needs to be replaced by a new approach to communication. Sostrin challenges the status quo by exposing the most common myths that inaccurately define successful communication at work. These misperceptions are replaced by a set of core principles that deliver a clear mandate for re-making communication at work. Sostrin not only provides the theoretical foundation for this new approach, but he uses a straightforward model and exercises that demonstrate how managers, students, and consultants can powerfully improve relationships, decision-making, and collaboration with a few lines and circles.
CMM Solutions is the latest release from Barnett Pearce, Jesse Sostrin and Kimberly Pearce. The new CMM Solutions Workbook and companion Field Guide are a must read for coaches, consultants and other thoughtful practitioners who seek dynamic methods of practice that can address the increasingly complex issues and interdependencies they (and their clients) confront in the workplace. Drawn from years of research and reflective practice with clients across a variety of industries, CMM Solutions provides a tangible set of templates that can be used simply and effectively across a variety of individual, team and organizational settings. The straight-ahead style of writing and incisive approach to designing consultative engagements will help consultants to do their work better by taking advantage of all that CMM has to offer.
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