Leader Effectiveness Training: L.E.T. (Revised): "L.E.T."

by Thomas Gordon

Overview

L.E.T. has changed countless corporations and private businesses-including many Fortune 500 companies-with its down-to-earth communication and conflict resolution skills. Now, this indispensable source has been newly revised with updated research and timely case studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399527135
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/01/2001
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.38(h) x 1.02(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Dr. Thomas Gordon is the founder of Gordon Training International, an organization that teaches interpersonal skills and organizational systems to managers and supervisors. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and a member (and past president) of the California Psychological Association.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Author's Note
I. How You Can Become an Effective Leader
II. Being the Leader Doesn't Make You One
III. Doing It Yourself - Or with the Group's Help
IV. Skills That Help Group Members Solve Their Problems
V. Making Everyday Use of Your Listening Skills
VI. How to Get Your Own Needs Satisfied
VII. How to Make Your Management Team EffectiveVIII. Conflicts: Who Shall Win, Who Shall Lose?
IX. The No-Lose Method: Turning Conflict into Cooperation
X. Organizational Applications of the No-Lose Method
XI. The Periodic Planning Conference: A New Approach to Performance Evaluation
XII. Some Deeper Issues for Leaders
A Personal Postscript
Contact Us
Acknowledgments
Technical Appendix
Index
About the Author

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"The skill-building aspect is why L.E.T. training is a high priority for our managers and supervisors. The chance that leaders will make changes in this critical leadership skill area-the way they communicate-is higher with L.E.T. than with anything else that I've seen on the market." —H. Levine, Vice President, Business Consulting and Organizational Development, Merck & Co., Inc.

"Leader Effectiveness Training (L.E.T.) is the best, most practical book that I've ever read on management." —Kent Stickler, President, The Stickler Learning Group

"L.E.T. is a ground-breaking book and training methodology that has proven to provide skills and tools to managers in a corporate setting. The skills and tools are timeless." —Liz Mazzotta, Training Director, Mutual of Omaha

Editorial Reviews

"The skill-building aspect is why L.E.T. training is a high priority for our managers and supervisors. The chance that leaders will make changes in this critical leadership skill area-the way they communicate-is higher with L.E.T. than with anything else that I've seen on the market." —H. Levine, Vice President, Business Consulting and Organizational Development, Merck & Co., Inc.

"Leader Effectiveness Training (L.E.T.) is the best, most practical book that I've ever read on management." —Kent Stickler, President, The Stickler Learning Group

"L.E.T. is a ground-breaking book and training methodology that has proven to provide skills and tools to managers in a corporate setting. The skills and tools are timeless." —Liz Mazzotta, Training Director, Mutual of Omaha

From the Publisher