Human Relations for Career and Personal Success, Third Canadian Edition

by Andrew J. DuBrin, Terri M. Geerinck

This text is appropriate for a variety of Human Relations courses in business, psychology, and other departments. It is also appropriate for courses that stress training in interpersonal skills. A student's interpersonal skills will be one of the keys to their success after graduation in any career. Human Relations for Career and Personal Success, 3rd Canadian Edition will help them achieve better interpersonal relationships on the job, at home, and in school. They'll learn about themselves, about what makes other people tick, and how to communicate more effectively, en route to developing better interpersonal skills and helping them succeed in their chosen careers. Students will find Canadian research and examples throughout, as they study topics like teams and team work, emotional intelligence, and the "Big 5" personality traits.

Genres: Nonfiction

441 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Joshua · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading this book was originally from a college course. I decided it would be useful to read again with some career choices I am managing in my professional life. For the outdated version there is some useful pieces of knowledge. There are a few chapters there are better resources in. There is an interesting history in one of the chapters that I found better resources for today.

There are a many ways to apply critical thinking alongside reading the book. For all those exercises I basically ignored them. Even if I were to practice them I hold their logic with skepticism. I remember a time earlier in my education where I held much more regard for the authority of such parts of a learning material. To me it seems like busy work and some of the conclusions in this particular book are nice to imagine. I think it’s flawed in delivery.

I got useful information from all four parts of the book. In a section about team work there is a really useful idea about role theory. Self-esteem matters to me. Emotional intelligence. There is some interesting edition to effective communication. I realize there is some more cultural characteristics to be familiar with around the world. Planning for what steps to make in a lifelong pursuit in a career. Managing stress is interesting.

Some sections I think were less informative or there is better information in other publications. The discussion around gender roles I think bothered me in this book. There is a section about productivity which is one of my favorite subjects. I know there is some small bits of good information here. There is other people who have taken productivity to some really interesting places to experiment with. There is a section about how to advance in your career that may be outdated.

The author, I can see him, in some of the writing. There are references to businesses from Rochester, NY. There are some really good conversation starters with the people and company profiles he uses. We have our areas of strength. This book covers a variety of topics and some may just be places the author is less aware of.

[Brandi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This text was used for my Workplace Psychology class and I found the content extremely poor. I was very disappointed.