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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Weber, Craig, Influence in action New York : 2019. (DLC) 2019981147 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Craig Weber |
ISBN: | 1260452565 9781260452563 |
OCLC Number: | 1104912029 |
Description: | x, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The world needs people willing to stand up, speak out, and make a difference -- The case of Steve: The key to conversational leadership lies in your capacity to influence -- Part I: Awareness. Disciplined awareness: Learning to control your beams of attention -- Personal awareness: The first step in getting your own way -- Situational awareness: Paying attention to people, patterns and purpose -- Awareness practices: Building your ability to focus on purpose -- Part II: Mindset. The conversational capacity mindset: Turning your mind into a workshop -- Expanding the sweet spot: Eight more balanced "character-istics" -- The leadership mindset: Taking responsibility and being constructive -- Strategies for embracing and strengthening your mindset: Building your ability to place learning over ego -- Part III: Skills. Candor skill #1: Stating your position -- Candor skill #2: Helping others see your thinking -- Curiosity skill #1: Testing your hypothesis -- Curiostity skill #2: Inquiring into the hypotheses of others -- Sharpening your skills: Learning to balance candor and curiosity, one skill at a time -- Part IV: Moving forward. Putting it all together: Building your skills while doing meaningful work -- Your road map to competence: Crafting a powerful personal plan -- The illusion of conclusion: Why your leadership journey never really ends -- Notes -- Index. |
Responsibility: | Craig Weber. |
Abstract:
"The author of Conversational Capacity shows professionals how to achieve greater effectiveness--and deeper purpose and meaning--by building their ability to engage in open, constructive, learning-focused dialogue when it counts"--
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