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The Platinum Rule: Discover the Four Basic Business Personalities andHow They Can Lead You to Success (Kindle Edition)
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From Publishers Weekly
The Golden Rule is limiting in one sense, say Alessandra and O’Connor, who last collaborated on People Smarts, because it assumes all human beings are alike. The authors propose instead a Platinum Rule, “Do unto others as they’d like done unto them,” and concentrate on how to read people better so as to use the rule to succeed in business and industry. At the start, they posit four behavioral styles: directors, who are forceful, competitive, decisive; socializ (more…)
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June 30th, 2009 at 10:25 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Platinum Rule: Treat others as THEY want to be treated…
Great book. I use the concept all the time in my presentations and in my team’s work. We have systems in place to approach the four different personality types and this book…
June 30th, 2009 at 10:25 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Platinum Rule: 4 Basic Personalities
Provides a fundamental understanding of the diverse personalities that we deal with on a day-to-day basis and how each individual has at least 2 of the 4 which cross depending on…
June 30th, 2009 at 10:25 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Understanding Yourself Increases Your Sales
This book gives the student of human persuasion something to think about. Although not discovered by the authors, they outline four distinct personality styles.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:25 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Understanding Yourself Increases Your Sales
This book gives the student of human persuasion something to think about. Although not discovered by the authors, they outline four distinct personality styles.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:25 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Understanding Yourself Increases Your Sales
This book gives the student of human persuasion something to think about. Although not discovered by the authors, they outline four distinct personality styles.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:25 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Insightful!
Author Anthony J. Alessandra identifies the four basic business personalities: Directors, Socializers, Relaters and Thinkers.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:25 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best systems for improving communication
The Platinum rule presents an easy to learn and apply system of personality typing based on an individual’s social style and interpersonal interaction.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:25 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Practical, effective application of the Social Styles model
The authors have reworked and improved upon the social stylesmodel of David Merril (but haven’t given him any credit that I could find).
June 30th, 2009 at 10:25 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Practical, effective application of the Social Styles model
The authors have reworked and improved upon the social styles model of David Merril (but haven’t given him any credit that I could find).
June 30th, 2009 at 10:25 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Truly Platinum Information
Tony has taken complex psychological principles and translated them into easily understood concepts that will be valuable to anyone who interacts with other human beings!