Science-Based Communication Techniques

Professor Whalen, an internationally recognized business communications expert, recently wrote The Professional Communications Toolkit (Sage Books, 2006), a how-to book designed to help professionals become more effective communicators.

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Book Review: Corporate Leadership Selection

“The objective is not to paint a negative picture of corporate selection processes or behavior, but to reflect upon the leadership selection decisions and the consequences of those decisions.”

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Book Review: Small Book With a Big Idea

Reading Small Book with a Big Idea by Sara Ting you’ll realize that big things do come in small packages!

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Book Review: Bridging the Generation Gap

Currently, there are five generations in the workplace: Radio Babies (born during 1930-1945); Baby Boomers (1946-1964); Generation X (1965-1976); Generation Y (1977-1991); even some Millennials (1991 and later). Each of them has a different perspective, based on their upbringing and daily lives.

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Book Review: Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky

The Internet has made possible communities of people who not only share interests and passions, but also manage to function at a high level, enjoy vigorous social interaction, and get things done.

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Book Review: The Ugly Truth about Managing People By Ruth King

  Share your own reviews of this book in the comments at the bottom of the page. Also, feel free to suggest other related titles. King collects some basic management situations and horror stories – everything from “we had to find a compromise” to “my client was sexually harassed by his former boss” – and [...]

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Book Review: Followership by Barbara Kellerman

Kellerman’s book explores the impact of followers on the performance and personalities of leaders they support. She makes a compelling case about the impact of followership on outcomes.

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Review: The Little Red Book of China Business by Sheila Melvin

Melvin argues that the text has been a critical factor in the lives of millions of Chinese, and companies who want to do well selling to this growing market would do well to understand how its lessons continue to inform the Chinese character.

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