Communicate Better with Everyone (HBR Working Parents Series)

Communicate Better with Everyone provides expert advice, sample language, and practical solutions to help you have more productive conversations with everyone, from your manager to yourself. It will teach you to discuss your career and family commitments with your boss, set boundaries, create a safe environment, decide whether to disclose, and talk back to your inner critic. The HBR Working Parents Series supports readers as they anticipate challenges, learn to advocate for themselves more effectively, juggle their impossible schedule, and find fulfillment at home and at work.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 24 June 2021
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

As a working parent, you effortlessly lead meetings, advocate for your children, and deliver presentations that secure clients. However, when your personal life intertwines with your professional life, whether it's negotiating a schedule change with your boss or discussing responsibilities at home with your spouse, effective communication becomes a challenge. Communicate Better with Everyone offers you the expert guidance, sample language, and practical solutions you need to enhance your communication skills and have more productive conversations with everyone, from your manager to yourself.

In this comprehensive guide, you will learn to:
1. Discuss your career and family commitments with your boss.
2. Set boundaries and stick to them.
3. Create a safe environment for open and honest conversations.
4. Decide whether and what to disclose when facing a personal crisis.
5. Talk back to your inner critic.

The HBR Working Parents Series, curated by Daisy Dowling, Series Editor, is designed to support readers as they navigate the challenges of working parenthood. Whether you are dealing with a newborn or planning for your teen's future, you will find practical tips, strategies, and research to make working parenthood work for you.

By implementing these techniques, you can improve your communication skills and build stronger relationships with your colleagues, managers, and loved ones. Don't let personal challenges hinder your professional growth. Take control of your communication and unlock your full potential. Invest in Communicate Better with Everyone today and start having more productive conversations that lead to positive outcomes.

Weight: 264g
Dimension: 138 x 216 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781647820831