Social Styles Handbook: Find Your Comfort Zone and Make People Feel Comfortable with You

by Larry Wilson

Backed by a database profiling more than 2 million people, Wilson Learning's Social Styles concepts are powerful, life-changing communication tools. The ways people prefer to influence others and how they feel about showing emotion identify them as Analyticals, Expressives, Drivers or Amiables. You naturally feel comfortable acting within your own style. But to relate well with others, people must consciously adjust their styles to the styles of those around them.The secret is very simple: treat people the way they want to be treated. When you do, you can accomplish much more -- with everyone. Important, proven tools make this a book with broad appeal. It helps people make sense of and take a nonjudgmental approach to our diverse world.

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

Reviews

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well-conceived and concise book that presents logical and useful ways in dealing with different personality/communication types - both at work and in your personal life, in addition to better understanding your own social style.

[Niamh Barlow · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this very interesting and definitely will find implementing this knowledge useful. I didn’t feel like I fit into one social style though so I wish there was more written about that.

[Haytham Badawey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is quite helpful.

It discusses the social communication styles in two-dimensions, 1- people-task dimension, and 2- ask-tell dinension. It's very simple yet discusses very important sides of socialization styles.

The examples given in this book are very helpful. The bullets and key points are very well placed. The graphs and illustrations also helps a lot.

The best thing I liked is, the thorough discussion and the details provided to elaborate the concept of the two dimentions and the 4 social styles, and how and when to use each style, and how to adapt your style to other people's.

I wouldn't call it "handbook", but it's more of a "guide book" to understanding and dealing with different social styles.

Limitations: the book oversmplify the truth by ignoring many important dimensions that actually influence human cummunication, so you cannot depend on only those 2 dimensions in defining social styles.

I would have loved if the book included at least one more dimension in defining social styles.

[Kevin Li · Rating 3 out of 5]

a little too rigid