Authentic conversations : moving from manipulation to truth and commitment /

Authentic conversations : moving from manipulation to truth and commitment /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Showkeir, Jamie, 1952-
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 209 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	A BK business book BK business book.
Subject:	Communication in organizations. Interpersonal relations. Organizational behavior. Communication in organizations. Interpersonal relations. Organizational behavior. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11187283

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Other authors / contributors:	Showkeir, Maren, 1957-
ISBN:	9781576759813 1576759814 9781605096933 1605096938 1576755959 9781576755952 9781576755952
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Authentic Conversations takes a radical new look at the potentially transformational role of workplace conversations. Through over twenty-five years of work as organizational consultants, Maren and James Showkier have discovered that conversation has the power to create, sustain or change organizational culture. But much of the time the kind of organizational culture these conversations sustain is one that stymies growth and erodes commitment. The problem is an organizational culture based on a kind of parent-child model, with leaders treating employees as children who needed caretaking and pr.
Other form:	Print version: Showkeir, Jamie, 1952- Authentic conversations. 1st ed. San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2008 9781576755952 1576755959

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Summary:	In this groundbreaking new book, Jamie and Maren Showkeir take something people typically think of as merely functional--ordinary conversation--and show how it can lead to a workforce that is engaged and energized or to one that is alienated and uninspired. All too often workplace conversations create what the authors call parent-child relationships. People hide facts, sugarcoat reality, and claim helplessness to try to control the interaction and get what they want. The Showkeirs demonstrate how we can move to honest and authentic interactions: adult conversations that create increased commitment, true accountability, and improved business performance. They offer examples of parent-child and adult-adult workplace conversations in a variety of settings and provide a hands-on guide, including sample scripts, for dealing with a host of potentially difficult conversations.<br>
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xx, 209 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index.
ISBN:	9781576759813 1576759814 9781605096933 1605096938 1576755959 9781576755952