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Making Relationships Work at Work: A toolkit for getting more done with less stress
Nowadays, work is all about relationships
Getting things done depends on getting along. And when relationships are difficult, it's not just our work that suffers: it's often our health and wellbeing too.
Making Relationships Work at Work is the first book to cover comprehensively all the main components of building and maintaining great relationships at work.
Based on 50 years’ experience of working with a wide variety of organisations, teams and individuals and packed with practical strategies, tips and tools for making work relationships work better, it will not only help you to become more effective with less stress, but also to enjoy your working life more.
Richard Fox is a partner in The Learning Corporation, a pan-European firm of leadership coaches, facilitators and business mentors. He is a PCC credentialed coach with the International Coach Federation, a Master NLP practitioner and a member of the International Association for Coaching.
He helped create The Learning Corporation after a successful period as a partner with KPMG, having played a leading role with them in setting up an office and developing a thriving client base.
As a leadership coach Richard helps leaders and managers create and sustain an environment in which people can express themselves, optimise their potential and do their best work.
He is an experienced business mentor, facilitator and coach with specialist skills in the key areas of developing people in line with strategy; collaborative working, talent development, building strategic alliances, partnerships and structured networks.
As a master facilitator, Richard works with organisations facilitating workshops on e.g. personal effectiveness, building networking capability, visioning, strategic thinking, managing change, leadership, coaching and mentoring, organisational learning, team working, creativity and innovation.
His previous book, Creating a Purposeful Life: How to reclaim your life, live more meaningfully and befriend time, was published by Infinite Ideas in June 2012.
Getting things done depends on getting along. And when relationships are difficult, it's not just our work that suffers: it's often our health and wellbeing too.
Making Relationships Work at Work is the first book to cover comprehensively all the main components of building and maintaining great relationships at work.
Based on 50 years’ experience of working with a wide variety of organisations, teams and individuals and packed with practical strategies, tips and tools for making work relationships work better, it will not only help you to become more effective with less stress, but also to enjoy your working life more.
Richard Fox is a partner in The Learning Corporation, a pan-European firm of leadership coaches, facilitators and business mentors. He is a PCC credentialed coach with the International Coach Federation, a Master NLP practitioner and a member of the International Association for Coaching.
He helped create The Learning Corporation after a successful period as a partner with KPMG, having played a leading role with them in setting up an office and developing a thriving client base.
As a leadership coach Richard helps leaders and managers create and sustain an environment in which people can express themselves, optimise their potential and do their best work.
He is an experienced business mentor, facilitator and coach with specialist skills in the key areas of developing people in line with strategy; collaborative working, talent development, building strategic alliances, partnerships and structured networks.
As a master facilitator, Richard works with organisations facilitating workshops on e.g. personal effectiveness, building networking capability, visioning, strategic thinking, managing change, leadership, coaching and mentoring, organisational learning, team working, creativity and innovation.
His previous book, Creating a Purposeful Life: How to reclaim your life, live more meaningfully and befriend time, was published by Infinite Ideas in June 2012.
288 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 30, 2020
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About the author
Richard Fox
2 booksRichard Fox, Partner, The Learning Corporation LLP
Richard is an experienced public speaker, training facilitator, qualified coach and a Master NLP Practitioner. He has an honours degree in law, economics and accountancy. The first half of his career was in major accounting and consulting practices culminating as a partner in KPMG. His last 27 years has been as a founding partner of a pan-European firm specialising in developing people. This has enabled him to deepen his business and management experience and expertise in personal effectiveness, inter-personal skills and leadership, which make him well qualified to write and promote his books.
Richard has worked in a wide range of industry sectors, in the public and private sectors and for not-for-profit organisations. He has advised organisations of all sizes from start-ups to global corporations. He has worked in over 25 countries.
His latest book 'Making Relationships Work at Work - a toolkit for getting more done with less stress' is the first book to cover all the main aspects of building and maintain good working relationships. Its 15 chapters are full of proven tips and tools.
His first book is 'Creating a Purposeful Life - How to reclaim your life, live more meaningfully and befriend time' published in 2012, centres around each person's uniqueness. It is ideal for people at a cross-roads in their lives or for people who are job hunting.
Outside work Richard's main interests are designing and leading walks, choral music, socialising, and exploring the natural world. He is a member of St. Saviour's Church, Guildford with a special interest in spirituality.
Richard is an experienced public speaker, training facilitator, qualified coach and a Master NLP Practitioner. He has an honours degree in law, economics and accountancy. The first half of his career was in major accounting and consulting practices culminating as a partner in KPMG. His last 27 years has been as a founding partner of a pan-European firm specialising in developing people. This has enabled him to deepen his business and management experience and expertise in personal effectiveness, inter-personal skills and leadership, which make him well qualified to write and promote his books.
Richard has worked in a wide range of industry sectors, in the public and private sectors and for not-for-profit organisations. He has advised organisations of all sizes from start-ups to global corporations. He has worked in over 25 countries.
His latest book 'Making Relationships Work at Work - a toolkit for getting more done with less stress' is the first book to cover all the main aspects of building and maintain good working relationships. Its 15 chapters are full of proven tips and tools.
His first book is 'Creating a Purposeful Life - How to reclaim your life, live more meaningfully and befriend time' published in 2012, centres around each person's uniqueness. It is ideal for people at a cross-roads in their lives or for people who are job hunting.
Outside work Richard's main interests are designing and leading walks, choral music, socialising, and exploring the natural world. He is a member of St. Saviour's Church, Guildford with a special interest in spirituality.
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September 10, 2020
I thought this was a really useful book. The style worked so well for me - short chapters, in built reflection and questioning, recommendations for further reading at the end. I'm not sure it told me anything new but it did cover a lot of ground quickly.
I particularly enjoyed the chapters on mindset and giving feedback - and the importance of active listening. The inclusion of practical exercises was super useful. It's the kind of book where I'll absolutely go back and read particular chapters. I liked that it made you think about who you communicate with effectively - for me it's definitely my internal colleagues rather than external.
The chapter on virtual teams was particularly relevant right now as many of us have to work from home. Good to know I've been doing some useful things for my team!
Overall a neat and tidy guide to work relationships.
I particularly enjoyed the chapters on mindset and giving feedback - and the importance of active listening. The inclusion of practical exercises was super useful. It's the kind of book where I'll absolutely go back and read particular chapters. I liked that it made you think about who you communicate with effectively - for me it's definitely my internal colleagues rather than external.
The chapter on virtual teams was particularly relevant right now as many of us have to work from home. Good to know I've been doing some useful things for my team!
Overall a neat and tidy guide to work relationships.
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