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Bridge the Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools to Transform Work Relationships From Challenging to Collaborative
Tap the psychology of human connection to drive meaningful workplace communication
Human beings are born to connect--but in today's increasingly polarized world, we're losing sight of the importance of building and maintaining professional relationships. And that's bad for business.
In Bridge the Gap, two prominent Fortune 500 coaches explore how your biology and biography define and refine your behavior in relationships where you struggle to connect. Focusing on personal responsibility and awareness, meta-cognition, and curiosity, they provide a reliable and replicable framework to enhance open communication. And they illuminate the inner workings of the human brain and mind, and how they impact the way you connect, communicate, and collaborate.
Inside, you'll find eye-opening techniques to help you:
Master your biological reactions when pressure, stress, and anxiety hijack your efforts to connect Understand how you and others can better learn from and listen to each other Lead with curiosity in all your communication strategies and learn how to give authentic feedback Feel more comfortable working on diverse team and embrace all cultural backgrounds What makes this book different from others is that it focuses on the how rather than just the why of fostering better communication. And, whether you're entry level staff or a C-Suite executive, these techniques can be applied at all levels and all capacities.Filled with practical exercises, colorful stories, and illustrative case studies, Bridge the Gap reveals how to harness the real and raw power of your mind to build solid workplace relationships in any situation.
Human beings are born to connect--but in today's increasingly polarized world, we're losing sight of the importance of building and maintaining professional relationships. And that's bad for business.
In Bridge the Gap, two prominent Fortune 500 coaches explore how your biology and biography define and refine your behavior in relationships where you struggle to connect. Focusing on personal responsibility and awareness, meta-cognition, and curiosity, they provide a reliable and replicable framework to enhance open communication. And they illuminate the inner workings of the human brain and mind, and how they impact the way you connect, communicate, and collaborate.
Inside, you'll find eye-opening techniques to help you:
Master your biological reactions when pressure, stress, and anxiety hijack your efforts to connect Understand how you and others can better learn from and listen to each other Lead with curiosity in all your communication strategies and learn how to give authentic feedback Feel more comfortable working on diverse team and embrace all cultural backgrounds What makes this book different from others is that it focuses on the how rather than just the why of fostering better communication. And, whether you're entry level staff or a C-Suite executive, these techniques can be applied at all levels and all capacities.Filled with practical exercises, colorful stories, and illustrative case studies, Bridge the Gap reveals how to harness the real and raw power of your mind to build solid workplace relationships in any situation.
256 pages, Hardcover
Published February 17, 2022
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About the author
Jennifer Edwards
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Jennifer Edwards is a business advisor and leadership coach who works with Fortune 500 companies, brokerage firms, multi-level marketing clients, and entrepreneurs―teaching and equipping them to manage their biological reactions when pressure, stress, and anxiety hit. She's worked with top leaders at Microsoft, NuSkin, WeWork, and other major corporations and industries throughout the nation. She volunteers with the Gavel Club at Folsom Prison, working with incarcerated males to disrupt their own biological reactions when obstacles arise.
Jennifer Edwards is a business advisor and leadership coach who works with Fortune 500 companies, brokerage firms, multi-level marketing clients, and entrepreneurs―teaching and equipping them to manage their biological reactions when pressure, stress, and anxiety hit. She's worked with top leaders at Microsoft, NuSkin, WeWork, and other major corporations and industries throughout the nation. She volunteers with the Gavel Club at Folsom Prison, working with incarcerated males to disrupt their own biological reactions when obstacles arise.
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June 15, 2022
Insightful advice from two authors who've worked with Fortune 500 companies about how to communicate well with folks who don't think like you do. Practical, humorous and very wise words, reminding readers that "the burden of quality communication is on you." Showing up with curiosity about another is key to changing relationships—not only at home but at work, too. The authors' advice on how to manifest honest curiosity and really listen well to others, as well as showing up with what they call "warm consciousness," can make all the difference.
A great book—easy to read and understand. Well worth reading to help bridge the gaps so many of us are having in our professional interactions.
A great book—easy to read and understand. Well worth reading to help bridge the gaps so many of us are having in our professional interactions.
February 20, 2023
Informative and constructive read in understanding how to improve communication and overcome our negative inner voice. Packed with reflective practices and new habit challenges.
April 4, 2023
This book is so important, now more than ever in our divided world. 😁
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