80 years ago a poor farm boy from Missouri released one
of the bestselling books of all time, one that remains a perennial bestseller
to this day; Dale Carnegie, How To Win
Friends and Influence People. Millions of people seeking self-improvement,
sales and improved interpersonal skills folk to Carnegie’s books for advice,
which still stands the test of time.
Now, New York Times bestselling author Dave Kerpen
offers up what some have dubbed as a book similar to the Carnegie classic, only
“better suited for today’s world” with, The
Art of People – 11 Simple People Skills That Will Get You Everything You Want.
Kerpen offers up over fifty puzzle pieces, short
chapter length essays that fit nicely in the eleven categories the title
describes. Those eleven include things like Understanding
Yourself and Understanding People, Reading People, Leading People and Inspiring People among others.
Kerpen makes good on the titles promise of keeping
things simple as he offers up personal anecdotes and advice for putting this guidance
into play. He also adds a personal exercise, FAST – First Action Steps, a few simple
steps/questions/exercises that you can quickly put into action to put what he
is teaching into play.
Anyone who has spent any time working to improve
themselves or their work/personal life, including Mr. Carnegies work, will find
a lot of familiar themes here. While Kerpen isn’t really plowing a lot of new
ground here, he has pulled together a very useful, very workable collection of
things that will contribute to the positive outcome you are seeking.
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