Drinking from a Different Well: How Women's Stories Change What Power Means in Action is dedicated to young activist Greta Thunberg - and encourages older women to aid our younger cohort in reversing the damage competitive narratives pose to our collective survival. Author Annette Simmons stresses the importance of perceptual agility, gender awareness, empathy, and self-validation in making space for women's narratives in decision-making.The b...
Fully revised, updated, and expanded, this modern classic will teach you to use the art of storytelling to persuade, motivate, and inspire in life and business.
Behavioral science consultant Simmons provides the key to creating a workplace where people can talk frankly without fear for their jobs. More than ordinary conversation, this specific group give-and-take technique opens minds, eases anxiety, and encourages straightforward truth-telling.
On the battlefields of the workplace, employees are jockeying for position, hoarding resources, and manipulating information. Is this behavior instinctual? Can it be changed? "Yes" to both, says the author, who shows the underlying roots and visible signs of territorialism--as well as positive strategies to combat the destructive effects of workplace "turf wars".
