Named one of "22 new books…that you should consider reading before the year is out" by Fortune "This practical and empathetic guide to taking the high road is worth a look for workers lost in conflict." — Publisher's Weekly A research-based, practical guide for how to handle difficult people at work. Work relationships can be hard. The stress of dealing with difficult people dampens our creativity and productivity, degrades our ability to think clearly and make sound decisions, and causes us to disengage. We might lie awake at night worrying, withdraw from work, or react in ways we later regret—rolling our eyes in a meeting, snapping at colleagues, or staying silent when we should speak up. Too often we grin and bear it as if we have no choice. Or throw up our hands because one-size-fits-all solutions haven't worked. But you can only endure so much thoughtless, irrational, or malicious behavior—there's your sanity to consider, and your career. In Getting Along, workplace expert and Harvard Business Review podcast host Amy Gallo identifies eight familiar types of difficult coworkers—the insecure boss, the passive-aggressive peer, the know-it-all, the biased coworker, and others—and provides strategies tailored to dealing constructively with each one. She also shares principles that will help you turn things around, no matter who you're at odds with. Taking the high road isn't easy, but Gallo offers a crucial perspective on how work relationships really matter, as well as the compassion, encouragement, and tools you need to prevail—on your terms. She answers questions such as: Why can't I stop thinking about that nasty email?! What's behind my problem colleague's behavior? How can I fix things if they won't cooperate? I've tried everything—what now? Full of relatable, sometimes cringe-worthy examples, the latest behavioral science research, and practical advice you can use right now, Getting Along is an indispensable guide to navigating your toughest relationships at work—and building interpersonal resilience in the process.

"Get Along With Everyone" is a must-read, breakthrough primer that will help you understand the people in your life whose personalities are wired for conflict with your own. If you're perplexed and exasperated by a spouse, child, parent, friend, manager or partner whose personality bounces unexpectedly from defensive or hostile to withdrawn or depressed to engaging and delightful, it may be due to an underlying insecurity that triggers these sudden changes. Rabbi Gruen will help you learn to recognize this personality by its many clues. His remarkable and original insights will also help you understand and reassure these fragile individuals, smoothing the path to more effective communication. Based on years of consulting with people struggling in these relationships, this book is filled with positive, sensitive wisdom and real-life examples to allow you to finally thrive in the most challenging relationships in your life. This is an excellent How To guide for getting along with everyone.

In this new edition of her classic book on human relationships author Florence Littauer draws from the experiences of the apostle Paul and her own demanding encounters to offer readers encouragement and practical advice to help smooth out thorny relationships. Readers will learn the secret to dealing with the four personality types: The Sanguine who wants attention and credit The Melancholy who longs for order and discipline The Choleric who appreciates action and obedience The Phlegmatic who loves peace and quiet Readers will learn how to help friends and family see themselves as others see them, and they’ll learn how to react to trying situations by becoming more aware of how they affect those around them.

You can go after the job you want…and get it! You can take the job you have…and improve it! You can take any situation you’re in…and make it work for you! Since its release in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People has sold more than 30 million copies. Dale Carnegie’s first book is a timeless bestseller, packed with rock-solid advice that has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. As relevant as ever before, Dale Carnegie’s principles endure, and will help you achieve your maximum potential in the complex and competitive modern age. Learn the six ways to make people like you, the twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking, and the nine ways to change people without arousing resentment.

Every woman suffers from relationships that seem broken and past the point of salvaging. Why Can't We Just Get Along? provides a warm, friendly, and candid resource for women to look honestly at relationship issues and take control of their own lives...regardless of the choices others make. Author and speaker Shelley Hendrix unpacks six biblical principles that will enable readers to "be at peace with everyone." With practical, easy-to-understand tools, Shelley helps women find peace in their lives and friendships discover new motivation to restore and repair hurting relationships create closer connections by accepting and appreciating differences in others become empowered to serve each other in love Complete with discussion questions, real-life illustrations, teaching from Scripture, and expert advice from psychologists and therapists, Why Can't We All Just Get Along? is an invaluable resource for women everywhere, showing them how to find peace in places they never thought they could.

And now to a book that exhorts us to turn off our televisions ... Practical and witty, written with a light touch but always deeply felt, Janice Krasnow's remarkable little book lays out a series of specific steps to help readers make meaningful connections with other human beings. The book combines invaluable suggestions and insights ("give up the comparison mode for good"; "life is disturbing, and it should be") with a series of specific exercises that lead to genuine communication and interaction. These include temporary withdrawal from the media and a program to break through the conversational cliches that allow us to maintain a destructive distance. With a list of things not to say (from "You look good!" to "Take care of yourself!") to suggestions for getting along with people you know well (but ought to know better), this is a social survival guide for the 21st century.