1 / 3Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help
Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help by Edgar Schein examines why offers of help can be resisted or misunderstood, and how helpers can make assistance more useful. Its examples span personal and professional relationships, teaching, medicine, teamwork and organizational leadership.
At a glance
- Examines the social and psychological dynamics involved in helping relationships.
- Uses examples involving doctors and patients, consultants and clients, and spouses.
- Discusses applying its approach to teaching, social work, medicine, teamwork and organizational leadership.
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Pros and cons
Pros
- Connects the topic to both one-to-one relationships and organizational settings.
- The supplied customer feedback describes the book as readable, practical and substantive.
Technical specifications
9 specifications| Publisher | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
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| Publication date | Feb. 7 2011 |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 192 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1605098566 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1605098562 |
| Dimensions | 14 x 1.2 x 21.6 cm |
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| Weight listed | 241 g |
Who is it for?
Customer reviews on Amazon
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Customer feedback highlights the book's practical tips, readable style and discussion of power differences and social dynamics in helping relationships. Readers also describe substantial depth in a seemingly simple topic. The favourable overall rating distribution offers a positive signal, though ratings alone do not show which ideas will suit a particular reader. The described focus on personal and workplace helping makes this feedback especially relevant to buyers looking for an accessible, applied discussion.
Positive themes
- Customers describe the book as easy to understand and read.
- Feedback highlights useful tips and insights into power differences in helping relationships.
Frequently asked questions
What is Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help about?
Edgar Schein examines why help may be resisted or prove unhelpful, and discusses ways to offer assistance that is welcomed and useful.
What settings does the book cover?
Its examples include personal and professional relationships, with applications described for teaching, social work, medicine, teamwork and organizational leadership.
How long is this edition?
The listing gives a print length of 192 pages.
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