Table of Contents

Everyone needs to be PeopleSmart; how to understand people; how to explain yourself clearly and honestly; how to assert your needs; how to seek and give feedback; how to influence others; how to resolve conflict; how to become a team player; how to shift gears when relationships are stuck.

About the Author

Freda Hansburg, Ph.D., is a psychologist and facilitator of change both for individuals and for organizations. She currently maintains a clinical practice with individuals and couples and directs the Technical Assistance Center, a consultation and training program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. A popular trainer and conference presenter, Dr. Hansburg has provided consultation to numerous behavioral health and human service organizations, taught in university settings, and published professional and popular articles.
Mel Silberman, Ph.D. is professor of adult and organizational development at Temple University. He is also president of Active Training, a provider of cutting-edge business and personal development seminars, including "Working PeopleSmart." His previous books include PeopleSmart and Active Training. Freda Hansburg, Ph.D. is a psychologist, an executive coach, and a training consultant. She is vice president of Active Training and coauthor of PeopleSmart.

Reviews

“Mel Silberman is the Leonardo da Vinci of experiential learning—a scholar, inventor, engineer, and artist—and PeopleSmart is a masterpiece. Silberman, along with colleague Freda Hansburg, has crafted the most skillfully organized, user-friendly, and personally useful handbook of interpersonal lessons and individual development activities currently available in the marketplace.”
—Jim Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge and Encouraging the Heart, Chairman Emeritus, tompeters!company

“PeopleSmart is an elegantly simple fieldbook, jampacked with everything you need for great relationships. Make it a must-read for all your relations—associates, friends, spouse— and reap the rewards of harmony, understanding and productivity.”
—Chip R. Bell, coauthor of Dance Lessons: Six Steps to Great Partnerships in Business and Life

“PeopleSmart offers insight and assistance for today’s biggest workplace challenges—getting things done through others.”
—Ron Zemke, coauthor of Generations at Work

“PeopleSmart is at once inspirational and practical. If you want to be interpersonally effective, this book will show you the way.”
—Glenn Parker, author of Team Players and Teamwork

“I found PeopleSmart to be concise and easy to understand. I believe it will be quite a useful learning tool for operational managers.”
—Hiromasa Yokoi, Vice Chairman, CEO and President, Berlitz International, Inc.

“PeopleSmart gives us eight critical skills to achieve interpersonal success in all aspects of life. It’s easy to read, practical, and very useful.”
—Lenny T. Ralphs, Director of Strategic Management, Franklin Covey

“PeopleSmart should be required reading for all corporate executives. Mastering even one chapter could transform a career.”
—John H. Reynolds, President, BMF Reynolds, Consultants in Executive Recruiting.