Do: Listen teaches a skill as unusual as it is everyday: how to listen. While other entries in the Do Book series will teach you the principles of design, of effective email, or of taking a break, Bobette Buster's second effort for the Do Book Company focuses on a skill that we normally see as passive. But listening, she argues, underpins everything. It is the cornerstone of respect. It is the basic requirement to being successful with others, and to understanding yourself. But above all, she argues, listening is a courageous act, because it requires us to to be open to change....
Do: Listen teaches a skill as unusual as it is everyday: how to listen. While other entries in the Do Book series will teach you the principles of design, of effective email, or of taking a break, Bobette Buster's second effort for the Do Book Company focuses on a skill that we normally see as passive. But listening, she argues, underpins everything. It is the cornerstone of respect. It is the basic requirement to being successful with others, and to understanding yourself. But above all, she argues, listening is a courageous act, because it requires us to to be open to change. Do: Listen aims to transform your habits into those of a good listener – to be silent, to ask simple questions at the right time – noting, quite simply, that 'new things usually happen after you do this'.
Details:
Measures 120 x 178 mm
Published by The Do Book Co. - London
Printed on FSC certified paper
Bobette Buster
Bobette Buster, is a story consultant to Disney, Pixar, and Sony Animation, and Professor of the Practice of Digital Storytelling at Northeastern University in Boston. This is her second book for the Do Book Co. Her first, Do Story, is a best seller at our store in Amsterdam
The Do Book Co. & Misc-store Amsterdam
Here are Misc we love The Do Book Co. mission: getting people to Do more. Collaborating with a variety of different entrepreneurs, artists, doers, makers and thinkers the Do/Book series explores a wide variety of different topics. Have you ever thought of making jam or sourdough, perhaps developing a green finger or two Do/ Books have you covered. Maybe you want to start your own business, the ever expanding Do/Book series draws on the practical experiences and research of each individual author, their book is personal to them while still being relatable and inspiring for its readers. They get a thumbs up from us.
