GenderTalk Works: 7 Steps for Cracking the Gender Code at Work - Hardcover

Connie Glaser

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0961492783 ISBN 13: 9780961492786

Publisher: Windsor Hall Press, 2011

Synopsis

GenderTalk Works marks a culmination of the ground-breaking work Connie Glaser has been doing for over 20 years. A leading thinker on the role of Gender in business and communications, Glaser presents a new framework for understanding the subtle codes that can cause costly misunderstandings and offers valuable prescriptions for improving communications between men and women at work. "An indispensable guide for opening the lines of communication and providing practical solutions - to slash stereotypes, embrace diversity, and bring out the best in both men and women."

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About the Author

Connie Glaser is the country's leading expert on gender communications at work. The author of five landmark books on gender diversity, including the best-selling Swim with the Dolphins. she is a nationally syndicated columnist and frequent media guest - with appearances on the Today Show, CNN, and NBC Nightly News. Keynote speaker and consultant to Fortune 500 companies, Glaser's client list includes FedEx, AT&T, McKinsey & Co, ESPN, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, and the U.S. Navy.

From the Back Cover

Men may be from Mars. Women may be from Venus. But your company is on Planet Earth where the genders need to work together.

GenderTalk Works presents an indispensable guide for opening the lines of communication and providing practical solutions - to slash stereotypes, embrace diversity, and bring out the best in men and women.

Connie Glaser's book is a must-read for business leaders and forward-thinking managers everywhere. It presents an essential framework for understanding the subtle codes that can cause costly misunderstandings - and it does so with wit, documentation, case studies, and insight.

GenderTalk Works will improve your organization's health and productivity while launching a conversation you can't afford to postpone.

From the Inside Flap

GenderTalk Works marks a culmination of the ground-breaking work Connie Glaser has been doing for over 20 years. A leading thinker on the role of Gender in business and communication, Connie here presents a new framework for understanding the subtle codes that can cause costly misunderstandings and offers valuable prescriptions for improving your organizational health and productivity.

Gender differences are a fact of life, as well as a growing point of contention in the workplace. Companies report that tensions are mounting. Yet at the same time, there is an increased willingness among both genders to finally understand and collaborate.

What has been missing until now is a practical toolkit for change.

GenderTalk Works provides clear, accessible steps designed to promote inclusiveness and gender diversity in the workplace. Following these guidelines will not only open the lines of communciation, but leverage the unique strengths of men and women to everyone's advantage.

Far too many companies are learning the hard way that ignoring gender conflicts is bad for business. In GenderTalk Works, Connie Glaser presents a practical, achievable win-win strategy that will help level the playing field and clear the air so that men and women, working together, can thrive.

Edition details

• Publisher: Windsor Hall Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0961492783
• ISBN 13: 9780961492786
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 154