Rick Brinkman

The classic guide to bringing out the best in people at their worst—fully updated for a world that’s meaner, nastier, and more polarized than everToday, new technologies, the increased role of social media, and the ubiquity of remote work have resulted in more polarized workplaces, the breakdown of social mores, and downright rude behavior. These days, it seems like there are more people we can’t stand—not fewer—and, too often, if we aren’t yelling at each other, we’ve just quit talking altogether.The global bestseller Dealing with People You Can’t Stand has been helping people make the best of tough situations for nearly three decades, and this new edition has been fully updated to address the needs of our time. You'll learn how to get along and get things done when you’re dealing with people who have the uncanny ability to sabotage, derail, and interfere with your plans, needs, and wants. Brand-new chapters cover:NarcissismPolarizationRemote workMeetingsVideo communicationSocial media communicationCommunicating with relativesThe authors explain how to use sophisticated listening techniques to unlock the doors to others’ hearts and minds; turn conflict into cooperation by reducing the differences between us; and mitigate the destructive behavior of all types of difficult people.Whether you’re dealing with a manager who won’t let you get a word in edgewise in a virtual or hybrid meeting, a coworker who holds beliefs you find extreme, a family member who doesn’t respect your boundaries, or trolls on social media, Dealing with People You Can’t Stand provides the tools for bringing out the best in people at their worst.

The proven process for making the most of every business meeting—from the coauthor of the international bestseller Dealing with People You Can’t StandFrom Dr. Rick Brinkman, one of the bestselling masterminds who made Dealing with People You Can’t Stand a little less painful—and a lot more productive—comes the much-needed cure for that time-wasting, headache-inducing, soul-sucking plague known as meetings. This proven step-by-step method addresses the most common problems that derail a meeting: preparation, people, process, and time.Dr. Brinkman provides key insights into the human behaviors that lead to unsuccessful meetings, along with psychologically-based tactics for addressing them. You will learn how to:• get rid of unnecessary meetings• start and end on time• develop and execute an effective agenda• address disruptive and problem behaviors• balance participation so assertive people don’t dominate and passive people say what they really think • eliminate tangents and maintain focus• ensure effective follow-upThis practical and easily implementable process applies to in-person as well as virtual meetings of any size. Filled with helpful checklists and change-making strategies, Dealing with Meetings You Can’t Stand will turn the most boring conference room into a fast-moving model of efficiency, energy, and enthusiasm. You need not suffer in a meeting ever again.

In every workplace there are difficult people who, at best, make life stressful and, at worst, interfere with project and career goals. Thisbook delivers a proven approach to findingcommon ground and creating a more productiveinteraction with difficult people.

Is your life as fulfilling as you envisioned it would be? Or do you feel the tug of discontent ... the yawn of stagnation ... or the sense that joy is being sapped away by looming difficulties and everyday stress? Does your life seem to be unfolding beyond your control?You're not alone. Chance, chaos, and adversity are constant forces in everyone's life. But amidst the inevitable challenges, you have the power to make choices. And by making wise choices, you have the power to change your life.Now bestselling authors Drs. Rick Kirschner and Rick Brinkman show you how to unite all the factors of mental, emotional, and physical health into an easy-to-follow "lifestyle management system" for total fulfillment.Step by step, choice by choice, this book shows you how to take charge of your life by making conscious choices that promote optimum physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Complete with personal stories, real-life examples, and revealing exercises, Life by Design helps you: * Clarify your values and build your life around them* Set specific, attainable goals, and align your actions with them* Neutralize negativity and self-defeating behavior* Build lasting relationships that support a life by designLife by Design will guide you to new attitudes and habits that give you more energy, richer relationships, and a better quality of life.Dr. Rick Kirschner and Dr. Rick Brinkmanare naturopathic physicians, professional speakers, and trainers who perform over 150 programs a year all over the world.They are co-authors of the bestselling Dealing With People You Can't Stand, and numerous other bestselling and award-winning audio and video programs

Dealing with Difficult People provides specific strategies and actions you can take to understand difficult people, recognize why they act the way they do, and influence them to change their behavior toward the positive. Written by Doctors Rick Brinkman and Rick Kirschner, today’s most respected authorities on the subject, this concise and results-driven guide will tell you everything you need to know about: * Forces that compel people to be difficult * How to listen to understand—and speak to be understood * The essential skills of blending and redirecting * The Ten Most Unwanted Behaviors