Compelling People, Matthew Kohut
Compelling People, Matthew Kohut
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Compelling People
The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential

Author: Matthew Kohut, John Neffinger

Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 08/15/2013


Synopsis

How People Judge You—And How To Come Out Looking Good

You will never look at people the same way again—including yourself—after this lively look at how we make character judgments.

Drawing on cutting-edge social science research as well as their own work with Fortune 500 executives, members of Congress, and Nobel Prize winners, authors Matt Kohut and John Neffinger demystify the process we use to size each other up. It turns out that we judge each other primarily on two critical criteria: strength and warmth. The authors explain the inner workings of each, the tension that makes it so hard to project both at once, and the successful strategies that the most admired among us use to win respect and affection.

Offering practical advice for a range of common and challenging situations, Compelling People shows you not just how people already see you, but how to make sure your best qualities shine through.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kara

This book starts by explaining strength versus warmth (and how both are necessary), moves into how people view you, and then slides into strategies for being a more influential person. The whole book is built around the premise that you can do warm things and you can do strong things but the most co......more

Goodreads review by Wayne

'Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities That Make US Influential' by John Neffinger and Matthew Kohut is the kind of business book that takes a good idea and stretches it out into book length. The authors assert that influential leadership can be attained between a balance of strength and warmth. On......more