Dale Carnegie once told the story of a New York speaker who was often complimented upon the firm texture of his sentences and the simple beauty of his language. During a conversation with him, the speaker told Carnegie the secret to his power to choose true and incisive words: Each time the speaker discovered...
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There was once a boy in London working as a clerk in a dry-goods store. He had to get up at five o’clock, sweep out the store, and slave for fourteen hours a day. It was sheer drudgery and he despised it. After two years, he could stand it no longer, so he got...
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One of Dale Carnegie’s students, H.P. Howell, told him that when he was a member of the board of directors of U.S. Steel, the meetings of the board were often long-drawn-out affairs—many problems were discussed, but few decisions were made. The result: each member of the board had to carry home bundles of reports...
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Giving feedback is one of the most important aspects of organizational leadership. When we head back to the famous Dale Carnegie classic, How to Win Friends and Influence People, we know that discussing performance is never easy, but is always necessary for growth and opportunity. Being a good leader involves leading people to success....
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In Dale Carnegie’s collection of business books that date back to the 1920’s, virtually every one of them focuses on relationship, friendship, attitude and influence. These ingredients, if applied correctly in an organization in the right way, bring success and opportunity to everyone who applies them. Even in the chilly air across the Netherlands,...
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(BPT) – Resume? Check. Cover letter? Check. Now you’re ready to begin that job search, right? Wrong. There may be some very important things you’re forgetting about that could dramatically enhance your job search. Nowadays, job searches involve much more than simply submitting hundreds of resumes and cover letters. According to a 2012 survey,...
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If you are one of those fortunately endowed individuals who have the rare gift of humor, by all means, cultivate it. You will be more welcomed wherever you speak. In his book, How to Develop Self Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking, Dale Carnegie, writing about Chauncey M. Depew, said: “If you were...
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Jeffrey Gitomer says, “All things being equal, people want to do business with their friends.” The key to winning friends and building relationships is extremely basic: become a friendlier person! The ways that you can become a friendlier person are equally as easy to understand, but it takes a concerted effort to actually practice...
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“He who treads softly goes far.” Chinese Proverb The above proverb comes from the famous Dale Carnegie classic and that is just one of many profound thoughts in How to Win Friends and Influence People. It is a true textbook to review and use regularly in everyday business situations. In Part Three, Chapter 5,...
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Company meetings are expensive in terms of an aggregate amount of time spent by those in attendance. And let’s face it—for most of us—meetings don’t rank very high on the “fun things to do at work” list. However, since we cannot get rid of meetings altogether, you should look at ways to make them...
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