Winning Together: The secrets of better working relationships - Softcover

Hind, Patricia; Dent, Fiona; Holton, Viki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1292421223 ISBN 13: 9781292421223

Publisher: Pearson Education, 2023

Synopsis

The key to career success and job satisfaction are effective working relationships. This book will help you to understand why relationships matter so much, what is happening when they go wrong and the different skills you need in different working environments. It will provide you with the tools and techniques required to make your relationships great, whether you are working in an office, working virtually, or blending both.

About this title

About the Author

Patricia Hind is a Chartered Business Psychologist, a researcher, author, and Professor of Management Development at Ashridge Executive Education.  A specialist in Leadership and Executive Development she has worked globally with individuals across all sectors to develop the leadership capability needed to ensure sustainable success. She has authored many articles and contributed to many books all aiming to enhance personal and organisational effectiveness. 

Fiona Elsa Dent is an independent executive coach, leadership trainer, author and Professor of Practice at Ashridge Executive Education.  She has many years' experience working with people at all levels of organisational life helping them be the best they can be.  Her specialist areas are influencing others, managing people, building working relationships and career management and has contributed to several books in these areas. 

Viki Holton is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Ashridge Executive Education. Her interests include team coaching, women's leadership, career strategies and development. She is the author of a number of articles and books including as co-author, How to Coach Your Team: Release Team Potential and Hit Peak Performance. Viki is also a member of the British Psychological Society with a keen interest in management issues, occupational psychology, equality and diversity.

From the Back Cover

Getting on well with your colleagues doesn't just make your working day better, it can improve your chances of promotion, and help you do your job better. But new ways of working mean it's becoming more difficult to build these relationships as we are more technologically connected, but more socially isolated than ever before. This book will help you adjust to the new normal, help you build and strengthen relationships with others, and build your relational expertise so you can deliver results in today's changing, complex and uncertain working environment. 

Understand your relationship hierarchy and how your connections fit into it – whether they're colleagues, bosses, teammates, direct reports, or other stakeholders.

Build your relationship skills so you can work effectively with a range of different people and different levels.

Discover how to establish relationships and build trust, even if you've never met in person.

Develop your relational expertise, including managing diversity, inclusivity, influencing, and build productive relationships.

Full of practical tips and techniques, Winning with Others will help you to develop and maintain successful, satisfying relationships in every working environment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Publication date: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1292421223
• ISBN 13: 9781292421223
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272