"Workplace conflict is inevitable. When it happens, how can you get back on track?
Like all relationships, the ones we have at work are subject to stresses—maybe even fractures that can really take a toll on the workplace. Productivity is lost. Time is wasted. Tension mounts. Cooperation is reduced. And the workplace becomes toxic. What’s the solution?
In Making Things Right at Work, Dr. Gary Chapman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages®, is joined by business consultants Dr. Jennifer Thomas and Dr. Paul White to offer the strategies you need to restore harmony at work. You’ll learn:
- How to discern the causes of workplace conflict
- How to avoid unnecessary disputes
- How to repair relationships when you’ve messed up
- How to let go of past hurts and rebuild trust
Don’t let broken relationships taint your work environment. Take the needed steps to make things right . . . not tomorrow, but today. The success of your career depends on it!"
"Based on the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages®(over 12 million copies sold),
Dramatically improve workplace relationships simply by learning your coworkers' language of appreciation.
This book will give you the tools to improve staff morale, create a more positive workplace, and increase employee engagement. How? By teaching you to effectively communicate authentic appreciation and encouragement to employees, co-workers, and leaders. Most relational problems in organizations flow from this question: do people feel appreciated? This book will help you answer "Yes!"
A bestseller-having sold over 300,000 copies and translated into 16 languages-this book has proven to be effective and valuable in diverse settings. Its principles about human behavior have helped businesses, non-profits, hospitals, schools, government agencies, and organizations with remote workers.
PLUS! Each book contains a free access code for taking the online Motivating By Appreciation (MBA) Inventory (does not apply to purchases of used books). The assessment identifies a person's preferred languages of appreciation to help you apply the book. When supervisors and colleagues understand their coworkers' primary and secondary languages, as well as the specific actions they desire, they can effectively communicate authentic appreciation, thus creating healthy work relationships and raising the level of performance across an entire team or organization.
Take your team to the next level by applying The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace.
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"Why do 4 in every 5 employees quit their job?
According to research, it's because they don't feel appreciated. Maybe this employee is you. Or maybe
you're a manager wanting to hold on to good people. Either way, appreciation is the key to a workplace people care about.
Dr. Paul White, a psychologist and leading workplace authority, unpacks the obstacles holding you back from authentic appreciation. An audio book both for leaders and employees, The Vibrant Workplace explains:
• Why people resist appreciation
• What appreciation is and isn't
• How to express it in various settings
• How to fight negativity
• How to initiate appreciation... and more!
Packed with real-life stories, practical help, and astute insight into organizational dynamics, The Vibrant Workplace will equip you to transform your workplace culture, retain valued employees, and build a more successful team."
"You can rise above. You do have options.
Do you work in a toxic environment or have a toxic boss? You're not alone! Today, unattainable expectations, emotional harassment, and demands to do more with less often leave employees overworked, underpaid, insecure, and out of options. Must you continue to put up with poisonous people in a morale-crushing environment?
In Rising Above a Toxic Workplace, you'll learn how to endure, cope, or quit if necessary. Drawing from authentic - sometimes horrific - real-life stories, authors Gary Chapman, Paul White, and Harold Myra blend their expertise to give you practical guidance, empowering insight, and realistic hope. You'll discover:
- how workplaces can become unhealthy and how to avoid getting wounded;
- what drives toxic leaders and why they are so damaging to those around them;
- essential tips for maintaining your sanity while dealing with dysfunctional colleagues; and
- counsel on how to decide when to leave - for your own mental, emotional, and physical well-being."
"Before you can lead change, you must first learn to communicate effectively.
Sync or Swim will help you:
- break through apathy and cynicism to inspire teamwork;
- empower and energize frustrated colleagues; and
- create an engaging work environment.
Based on principles successfully used by major corporations, health organizations, colleges and universities, government agencies, churches, and nonprofits."
