Peter Bregman, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller 18 Minutes, offers strategies to replace energy-wasting, counter-productive habits that commonly derail us with truly effective ones.

The things we want most–peace of mind, fulfilling relationships, to do well at work–are surprisingly straightforward to realize. But too often our best efforts to attain them are built on destructive habits that sabotage us. In Four Seconds, Peter Bregman shows us how to replace negative patterns with energy boosting and productive behaviors. To thrive in our fast-paced world all it takes is to pause for as few as four seconds–the length of a deep breath–allowing us to make intentional and tactical choices that lead to better outcomes. Four Seconds reveals:

• Why listening–not arguing–is the best strategy for changing someone’s mind
• Why setting goals can actually harm performance
• How to use strategic disengagement to recover focus and willpower
• How taking responsibility for someone else’s failure can actually help your team

Practical and insightful, Four Seconds provides simple solutions to create the results you want without the stress.

You have the opportunity to lead: to show up with confidence, connected to others, and committed to a purpose in a way that inspires others to follow. Maybe it’s in your workplace, or in your relationships, or simply in your own life. But great leadership-leadership that aligns teams, inspires action, and achieves results-is hard. And what makes it hard isn’t theoretical, it’s practical. It’s not about knowing what to say or do. It’s about whether you’re willing to experience the discomfort, risk, and uncertainty of saying or doing it. In other words, the most critical challenge of leadership is emotional courage. If you are willing to feel everything, you can do anything.
Leading with Emotional Courage, based on the author’s popular blogs for Harvard Business Review, provides practical, real-world advice for building your emotional courage muscle. Each short, accessible chapter details a distinct step in this emotional “workout,” giving you grounded advice for handling the difficult situations without sacrificing professional ground. By building the courage to say the necessary but difficult things, you become a stronger leader and leave the “should’ves” behind.

Saber escuchar es una habilidad critica que a menudo se da por sentado. Al aprender a escuchar atentamente, conseguiras mantener a tus empleados mas comprometidos, fomentar el descubrimiento de nuevas ideas y escuchar lo que necesitas escuchar en una reunion en lugar de lo que esperas escuchar.

A traves de las investigaciones de reputados especialistas de la Harvard Business Review, este libro te ensenara lo que hacen los grandes oyentes, como mantenerse completamente presente en conversaciones desafiantes y como la escucha empatica puede ayudar a otros a aprender y a crecer.

Discover how to change the lives of the people around you
In You Can Change Other People, the world’s #1 executive coach, Peter Bregman, and Howie Jacobson, PhD, share the Four Steps to help the people around you make positive change-even if they’ve been stuck for years.
The authors rely on over fifty years of collective professional experience to show you exactly what to say to influence those around you for the better. Changing the way you talk will stop you from being perceived as a critic, and turn you into a welcomed and effective ally. You’ll learn how to:
– Disarm their defensiveness and increase their confidence to act
– Turn people’s biggest problems into even bigger opportunities
– Ensure accountability and follow through without making them dependent on you
No one wants to be changed; but change and personal growth are critical to success, and more importantly, to a fulfilled life. You Can Change Other People is a must-listen for those who want to improve their impact with coworkers, family members, and everyone in between.