EPISODE · Dec 17, 2020 · 3 MIN
Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You by Heidi Grant
from Explore the Latest Free Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Communication Skills · host Rusty McClure
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You Author: Heidi Grant Narrator: Randye Kaye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 6 minutes Release date: December 17, 2020 Genres: Communication Skills Publisher's Summary: Humans have a natural instinct to help others. Imagine walking up to a stranger on the subway and asking them for their seat. What about asking a random person on the street if you could borrow their phone? If the idea makes you squeamish, you're not alone—social psychologists have found that doing these very things makes most of us almost unbearably uncomfortable. But here's the funny thing: even though we hate to ask for help, most people are wired to be helpful. And that's a good thing, because every day in the modern, uber-collaborative workplace, we all need to know when and how to call in the cavalry. However, asking people for help isn't intuitive; in fact, a lot of our instincts are wrong. As a result, we do a poor job of calling in the reinforcements we need, leaving confused or even offended colleagues in our wake. This pragmatic book explains how to get it right. With humor, insight, and engaging storytelling, Heidi Grant, PhD, describes how to elicit helpful behavior from your friends, family, and colleagues—in a way that leaves them feeling genuinely happy to lend a hand.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You Author: Heidi Grant Narrator: Randye Kaye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 6 minutes Release date: December 17, 2020 Genres: Communication Skills Publisher's Summary: Humans have a natural instinct to help others. Imagine walking up to a stranger on the subway and asking them for their seat. What about asking a random person on the street if you could borrow their phone? If the idea makes you squeamish, you're not alone—social psychologists have found that doing these very things makes most of us almost unbearably uncomfortable. But here's the funny thing: even though we hate to ask for help, most people are wired to be helpful. And that's a good thing, because every day in the modern, uber-collaborative workplace, we all need to know when and how to call in the cavalry. However, asking people for help isn't intuitive; in fact, a lot of our instincts are wrong. As a result, we do a poor job of calling in the reinforcements we need, leaving confused or even offended colleagues in our wake. This pragmatic book explains how to get it right. With humor, insight, and engaging storytelling, Heidi Grant, PhD, describes how to elicit helpful behavior from your friends, family, and colleagues—in a way that leaves them feeling genuinely happy to lend a hand.
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