Book description
Barbara Annis, the world's leading corporate gender specialist, believes that men and women don't understand each other because they don't appreciate the different ways men and women relate, communicate, problem-solve, and make decisions. In this original, solutions-based book, Annis explains exactly where we differ and how to improve the way we communicate with one another. Learn of cutting-edge, scientific research into the different neurological frameworks and functions of the male and female brains and how these innate biological differences determine how we: View the world; Solve problems; Make decisions; Prioritize; Manage emotions; Deal with stress; Work in teams; and Lead.
Table of contents
- About This E-Book
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Praise for Same Words, Different Language
- Dedication Page
- Contents at Glance
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- 1. It’s Time to Change the Water We Swim In
- 2. How Gender Intelligent Are You?
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3. The Science of Gender Difference
- Tendencies, Not Absolutes
- Women and Men Have Different Brains
- What’s the Difference?
- A Ride on the Hippocampus
- Problem Solving, Decision Making, and the Prefrontal Cortex
- Feelings
- Reading Feelings
- We Deal with Stress Differently
- Teamwork: Collaborators or Competitors—or Both?
- Not Better, Not Worse, Just Different
- 4. Attention, Women: How Men See You—and How They Feel About It
- 5. The Word to Men: “Attention Must Be Paid” to Your Women Colleagues
- 6. Same Words, Different Language
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7. Perception as Filter: Why Men and Women Live in Different Realities
- Men’s and Women’s Sore Toes
- Women’s Sore Toe—“Protective Behavior”
- Women’s Sore Toe—Feeling “Excluded”
- Women’s Sore Toe—“Male-Centered Language”
- Women’s Sore Toe—Being Discounted or Discredited
- Women’s Sore Toe—Male Bonding
- Women’s Sore Toe—When Men Are Overly Cautious
- Women’s Perceptual Filters
- Men’s Sore Toe—“When Women Don’t Articulate Problems Clearly”
- Men’s Sore Toe—“Women Generalize”
- Men’s Sore Toe—“Women Get Emotional”
- Men’s Sore Toe—“Why Don’t Women Correct Inappropriate Behavior?”
- Men’s Sore Toe—“Women Don’t Get to the Point”
- Take Ownership of Your Filters
- 8. Assumptions and Blind Spots
- 9. Understanding Our Strengths
- 10. Resolving Gender Conflicts
- Afterword
- Further Reading
- Index
Product information
- Title: Same Words, Different Language: A Proven Guide for Creating Gender Intelligence at Work, Third Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2016
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9780134513614
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