Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, about Anything

Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, about Anything

Language: English

Pages: 192

ISBN: 1401908802

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


    Up till now, the cutting-edge tools in this book have only been available to management teams, high-level executives, and select clients. You’ve no doubt picked it up because you want to be the CEO of your own life—with a greater sense of empowerment and confidence. Written by Dr. Daneen Skube, Ph.D., syndicated columnist, sought-after executive coach, and innovative therapist, this practical and humorous work provides simple tools you can use today to generate influence, get immediate results, and turn the lemons of life into opportunities.
     Readers of Dr. Skube’s wildly popular column have been clamoring for a decade for a book of this kind, which offers an in-depth look at her advice and methods. Whether you’re dealing with a backstabbing co-worker, trying to get a promotion, or want to rekindle a romance, you’ll do it all better with an interpersonal edge. The keys to the life you’ve longed for are within these pages—just add you and stir.

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DANEEN SKUBE, PH.D. HAY HOUSE, INC. Carlsbad, California London • Sydney • Johannesburg Vancouver • Hong Kong Copyright © 2006 by Daneen Skube Published and distributed in the United States by: Hay House, Inc., P.O. Box 5100, Carlsbad, CA 92018-5100 • Phone: (760) 431-7695 or (800) 654-5126 • Fax: (760) 431-6948 or (800) 650-5115 • www.hayhouse.com • Published and distributed in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd., 18/36 Ralph St., Alexandria NSW 2015 • Phone:

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