Leading With Communication

Leading With Communication
Author: Teri Kwal Gamble
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2012-09-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 145228931X

Leading with Communication, by bestselling authors Teri and Michael Gamble, prepares today′s students to acquire skills, develop a global perspective, and master the technology they need to enhance their visibility and credibility as leaders. Addressing leadership from the students′ perspective, the book facilitates in readers the ability to nurture their leadership and team-building talents. In this way, it helps them understand the leadership concepts and team-building strategies that business and professional communicators working and interacting in 21st-century organizations must master. The book′s emphasis on skills, including its focus on developing the global and technological competencies that support the performance of leadership, promotes in students the ability to think critically and imaginatively. With this text, students will learn to communicate effectively as they also learn how to inspire confidence, foster innovation, and build an effective team. Indeed, they will gain fresh perspectives on how best to integrate skills and knowledge, build trust, and elevate worker performance. Now that′s leading with communication!

Business and Professional Communication

Business and Professional Communication
Author: Kelly M. Quintanilla
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 634
Release: 2019-01-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 150636957X

Recipient of the 2020 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) Business and Professional Communication provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to move from interview candidate, to team member, to leader. Accessible coverage of new communication technology and social media prepares students to communicate effectively in real world settings. With an emphasis on building skills for business writing and professional presentations, this text empowers students to successfully handle important work-related activities, including job interviewing, working in team, strategically utilizing visual aids, and providing feedback to supervisors.

Understanding the Communication Process in the Workplace

Understanding the Communication Process in the Workplace
Author: Institute of Leadership & Management
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136351329

*Content is well regarded *Popular with those training with the ILM but can also be used for independent study *Content of each workbook now maps to single course unit, resulting in a more user-friendly format.

Business and Professional Communication

Business and Professional Communication
Author: Kathryn Sue Young
Publisher: Waveland Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2020-05-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1478645318

The authors present the fundamentals of business communication in every stage of professional life: writing résumés, preparing for interviews, securing a job, communicating with colleagues and supervisors, working on a team, and advancing into management and leadership positions. Young and Travis encourage people building careers to create an image or brand that employers will recognize as a good fit for their companies. Skills that cement an appealing brand include: proficient use of language (verbal and written), problem-solving abilities, expert use of technology and social media, enthusiasm for work and people, a moral and ethical foundation, the ability to adapt quickly to new ideas, and being a role model for others. Chapter discussions include practical advice on developing these skills. The journey to a satisfying career begins with self-assessment. Readers are prompted to analyze their communication strengths and weaknesses. The chapters offer guidance on how to reinforce strong points and to work on eliminating shortcomings. Effective communicators expand listening skills to enhance their ability to adapt verbal and nonverbal communication to the needs of clients and colleagues in a diverse, global workplace. The authors provide meaningful advice on gender communication, image management, intercultural communication, and communicating in difficult situations. Competent communication is critical to establishing good rapport and creating a positive work environment.

Leading in English

Leading in English
Author: D. Vincent Varallo
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2017-03-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119361303

A Guide for English communication amongst international professionals Leading in English provides a valuable resource for more effective international business communication. Whether you're a non-native English speaker working in English every day, or a native speaker working with non-native speakers, this book levels the playing field with a host of insights and tips using real-time examples. Through shared experiences and an engaging narrative, you'll gain confidence as you build the skills you need to communicate more effectively in the workplace. Impart information, relate to coworkers, or just have a friendly chat—this book helps remove uncertainty and streamline interactions. Whether language is a small stumbling block or a large hurdle in your workplace, this book can help you overcome the issues and be happier, more confident, and more effective at your job. Communication is tremendously important in the workplace. When English presents a barrier, removing that obstacle must be priority number one. This book helps you do that, with expert insight, practical tips, and a bit of humor to help shift your perspective. Boost your confidence as a non-native English speaker Work more effectively with coworkers and clients Speak more confidently to an international audience Strengthen your communication skills in all areas In the course of a single work day, you have many one-to-one conversations, several group conversations, and maybe even a presentation or two–wouldn't it be nice to know that you've been heard, understood, and correctly interpreted? English is a tricky language, but there are ways around the issues that tend to trip up non-native speakers. Leading in English shows you how to clear the air and communicate more effectively at any level of English proficiency.

Communicate with Mastery

Communicate with Mastery
Author: JD Schramm
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119550149

Develop your leadership communication Communicating with Mastery provides readers with a rich treasure trove of frameworks and tools for leadership communication as developed and taught over the past decade at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Designed for the business leader on the go, it provides you quick access to helpful approaches to vexing communication problems leaders face today in speaking and writing to various audiences. Projects often fail not because of the vision, but in the articulation of that vision. With the help of this book, you’ll learn how to ensure you get the results you desire as a leader and communicator including: Speak with conviction and write with impact Tailor your communication to any goal, setting, or audience Scale your leadership through effective coaching Every time you write or speak, you need to make your words count. And this book shows you how.

Business and Professional Communication - International Student Edition

Business and Professional Communication - International Student Edition
Author: Kelly M. Quintanilla
Publisher:
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2019-01-30
Genre: Business communication
ISBN: 9781544371771

This fully updated fourth edition provides the reader with the knowledge and skills they need to move from interview candidate, to team member, to leader. Accessible coverage of new communication technology and social media prepares students to communicate effectively in real world settings. With an emphasis on building skills for business writing and professional presentations, this text empowers the reader to successfully handle important work-related activities, including job interviewing, working in a team, strategically utilizing visual aids, and providing feedback to supervisors. New to the Fourth Edition: A New "Introduction for Students" introduces the KEYS process to students and explains the benefits of studying business and professional communication. Updated chapter opening vignettes introduce the reader to each chapter with a contemporary example drawn from the real world, including a discussion about what makes the employee-rated top five companies to work for so popular, new strategies to update PR and marketing methods to help stories stand out, Oprah Winfrey's 2018 Golden Globe speech that reverberated throughout the #metoo movement, Simon Sinek's "How Great Leaders Inspire Action" TED talk, and the keys to Southwest Airlines' success. An updated photo program shows diverse groups of people in workplace settings and provides current visual examples to accompany updated vignettes and scholarship in the chapter narrative. Give your students the SAGE edge! SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. Learn more at edge.sagepub.com/quintanilla4e

Transforming Communication in Leadership and Teamwork

Transforming Communication in Leadership and Teamwork
Author: Renate Motschnig
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2018-06-28
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9783319833040

This accessible, highly interactive book presents a transformative approach to communication in leadership to meet workplace challenges at both local and global levels. Informed by neuroscience, psychology, as well as leadership science, it explains how integrating and properly balancing two key focal points of management—the tasks at hand and the concerns of others and self—can facilitate decision-making, partnering with diverse colleagues, and handling of crises and conflicts. Case examples, a self-test, friendly calls for reflection, and practical exercises provide readers with varied opportunities to assess, support, and evoke their readiness to apply these real-world concepts to their own style and preferences. Together, these chapters demonstrate the best outcomes of collaborative communication: greater effectiveness, deeper empathy with improved emotional fulfillment, and lasting positive change. Included in the coverage: · As a manager, can I be human? Using the two-agenda approach for more effective—and humane—management. · Being and becoming a person-centered leader and manager in a crisis environment. · Methods for transforming communication: dialogue. · Open Case: A new setting for problem-solving in teams. · Integrating the two agendas in agile management. · Tasks and people: what neuroscience reveals about managing both more effectively. · Transforming communication in multicultural contexts for better understanding across cultures. As a skill-building resource, Transforming Communication in Leadership and Teamwork offers particular value: · to diverse business professionals, including managers, leaders, and team members seeking to become more effective · business consultants and coaches working with people in executive positions and/or teams · leaders and members of multi-national teams · executives, decision makers and organizational developers · instructors and students of courses on effective communication, social and professional skills, human resources, communication and digital media, leadership, teamwork, and related subjects.