Product Description

An essential read for everyone who depends on developing rapport with others. It strips the jargon from much of Neuro Linguistic Programming and using cartoons, practical examples and a self assessment summary at the end of each chapter, helps the reader both identify their own style of thinking and gives tips on how to understand and appreciate others.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #812780 in Books
• Published on: 1999-05-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 113 pages

Dr. Peter Honey, Co-author, Learning Styles
This book is a must for anyone who wants to learn some simple and yet immensely powerful techniques for enhancing the way that they communicate and build relations. So if you depend on effective teamwork, powerful customer (internal or external ) relations, self-management then you really need to read this. By understanding the unique ways in which we each think and therefore communicate we can learn not only to accept others for who they are but also to communicate with them in ways that they will understand and accept. And we can influence others to do the same for us. Many similar books are full of jargon - this is well written, practical and straightforward. I recommend it wholeheartedly.( Sue Knight, Author "NLP Solutions") An easy to read, yet thought provoking, introduction to thinking styles. The book is jargon free, packed with compelling examples, and will leave you in no doubt that thinking styles are the key to improving your relationships. I guarantee it will whet your appetite and you'll want to find out more.

From the Publisher
A very practical book about how we think and behave at work
Using cartoons, quotes and exercises, this elegant and easy to read book, helps the reader to identify and understand how he or she prefers to think and how colleagues think and therefore behave. The book is based on the principles of Nuero-Linguistic Programming (NLP) but deliberately avoids the use of jargon. It gives a fascinating insight into how people think in different ways and the impact this can have at work.

About the Author
Fiona Beddoes-Jones has had a wide ranging career. She first taught English in Italy, before returning to England to become a production manager. She then moved into management consultancy, developing a lifelong passion for NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) of which she is a Master Practitioner and from which Thinking Styles was born. Fiona is an active committee member, and dedicated to learning and education, which is her reason for founding the charitable trust "Thinking Styles in Education". Fiona lives in Lincolnshire with her husband and young daughter.

Customer Reviews

A Simple & Powerful Book About What Motivates People
There are many books and theories about motivation. This book uses the approach of a subject called Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and translates it into jargon free English.

As I read this easy going book, I found myself identifying those around me with the information in the book and some "AHA" moments as the penny dropped - people I work with were doing what they were doing because that's the way they are !. Not because they know it annoys me !.

When you understand someone better, communication becomes much more meaningful. A good book which makes a complex subject easy to understand and use.