Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently - Softcover

John C. Maxwell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140028080X ISBN 13: 9781400280803

Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2010

Synopsis

 Only one thing stands between you and success.

It isnt experience.

It isnt talent.

World-renowned leadership expert John C. Maxwell says if you want to succeed, you must learn how to connect with people. And while it may seem like some folks are just born with it, the fact is anyone can learn how to make every communication an opportunity for a powerful connection. In Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, Maxwell shares the Five Principles and Five Practices to develop the crucial skill of connecting, including:

• Finding common ground
• Keeping your communication simple
• Capturing peoples interest
• Inspiring people
• Staying authentic in all your relationships

The ability to connect with others is a major determining factor in reaching your full potential. Its no secret! Connecting is a skill you can learn and apply in your personal, professional, and family relationships—and you can start now!

About this title

About the Author

John C. Maxwell is an internationally respected leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold more than 19 million books. He is the founder of EQUIP, a non-profit organization that has trained more than 5 million leaders in 126 countries. Read his blog at JohnMaxwellOnLeadership.com.

From Publishers Weekly

Full of anecdotes from readers of his books (including Encouragement Changes Everything) and his website (www.JohnMaxwellonLeadership.com), the latest self-help from prolific bestseller Maxwell is so readable, audiences may not realize until the end that it contains little in the way of practical advice. Instead, Maxwell offers vague platitudes like, "being a giver is usually a win-win. It can energize you while it helps others," without providing the meaning or context to make proper advice (what would "a giver" look like in conversation? How can readers become givers?). A great deal of the book is devoted to first-person anecdotes by those who have worked with Maxwell and his books, who make much of Maxwell's skills, but little of the steps they took to improve their own communication abilities. Those looking for concrete help won't find it here; Maxwell doesn't get much more specific than when he writes, "Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them."
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Edition details

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140028080X
• ISBN 13: 9781400280803
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288