What has been your most meaningful lesson in learning how to work well with difficult people? Or what changes have you made in yourself to become a person that is easy to work with?
Written in 1936, this book has sold over 15 million copies around the globe. What has drawn millions to read a book by someone who is not only from a completely different era, but quite a few generations distant from us?
Here’s a little snippet from the opening chapter, entitled “Nine Ways to Get The Most Out of This Book:"
“If you wish to get the most out of this book, there is one indispensable requirement, one essential infinitely more important than any other rule or technique. Unless you have this one fundamental requisite, a thousand rules on how to study will avail little. And if you do have this cardinal endowment, then you can achieve wonders without reading any suggestions for getting the most out of a book. What is this magic requirement? Just this: a deep, driving desire to learn, a vigorous determination to increase your ability to deal with people.”(emphasis added)
What is the most foundational aspect of business? Our ability to work with people in a mutually respectful manner, in a way that generates positive outcomes for all parties involved. Dale Carnegie focuses on providing insightful strategies for you to connect and work with a variety of people and the challenges that often arise in such relationships.
The book is divided into the following major sections:
- Fundamental Techniques in Handling PeopleSix Ways to Make People Like You
- How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking
- Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment
The beauty of this book is that these principles are not only useful and applicable to our business relationships, but also can be utilized in personal relationships.
What has been your most meaningful experience or lesson learned in knowing how to approach challenging people in a positive way?
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