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How to Win Friends & Influence People This is a classic book that you can finish in one night. If you don't like reading there's an audiobook version as well.

• afarrell 10y ago
  I highly recommend this reading this book. If you read it 5 years ago, I highly recommend re-reading it--the insights you have when you get reminded of things will surprise you. I also recommend the book Difficult Conversations by the same folks who wrote Getting to Yes. It lays out a good model for better predicting what impact the things you say might have on other people.
  • r00fus 10y ago
    I like "re-reading" the audiobook occasionally while doing other things (cooking, driving). I find my interactions improve right after a re-reading. Well worth the time and cost.
  • woodandsteel 10y ago
    Difficult Conversations is great. Two other really good books are Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg, and Crucial Conversations by Patterson, et al.
• nickpsecurity 10y ago
  Ill add to that this: Lifetime Conversation Guide by Van Fleet. Crammed with many times more techniques plus examples of using them in various situations. Also illustrates personal goals and benefits each helps with before the technique so you can prioritize the reading. Motivation, too, of course. Probably a few bucks used by now.