Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler have tested the forty-four most important communication theories and distilled them in book form. - Want better conversations? Ask open-ended questions that have no right or wrong answers-make your partner feel brilliant. - Want better meetings? Ban smartphones, use a timer, and make everyone stand up. - Want better business deals? Focus on the thing, rather than the person; on similarities, rather than differences;...

Through research into the unique way women talk to one another, this validating and illuminating analysis of female friendship will help women lean into the comfort these powerful relationships offer and avoid the hurt feelings that come from common miscommunications.

"I believe we can change the world if we start talking to one another again." With this simple declaration, Margaret Wheatley proposes that citizens band together with their colleagues and friends to create the solutions for social change, both locally and globally, that are so badly needed. Such change will not come from governments or corporations but from the ageless process of thinking together in conversation. Turning to One Another encourages...

Negotiation expert Kwame Christian's motto is: "The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations." If we want a more equitable workplace, and a more equitable world, we have to talk to each other about race. But, for so many of us, that's easier said than done. Many people avoid conversations about race because of fear: fear of discomfort, damaging important relationships, being misunderstood, "canceled," ostracized. How to...