February 2011

Handling People: Summary

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This is a summary of Part 1—Fundamental Techniques in Handling People—from How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Part 1 of Carnegie’s book, summarized here, discusses three fundamental techniques for handling people. For my original summaries of each chapter, check out , , and . Principle 1: Don’t criticize, condemn or complain. […]

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Handling People: Eager Want

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This is the third post in a series that goes through How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and summarizes the key ideas. Selfishness Carnegie begins Chapter 3 by reiterating some of the ideas presented in Chapter 2 about people’s wants and desires. “Every act you have ever performed since the day […]

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Handling People: Appreciation

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This is the second post in a series that goes through How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and summarizes the key ideas. Want and Appreciation Carnegie starts Chapter 2 with an important idea. “There is only one way under high heaven to get anybody to do anything. Did you ever stop […]

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Handling People: Never Criticize

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This is the first post in a series that goes through How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and summarizes the key ideas. A Classic What better place to start reading about communication and interacting with other people than one of the all-time international best sellers? How to Win Friends and Influence […]

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