Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Enjoy Helping Others Excel
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Printer-friendly version| Title | Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Enjoy Helping Others Excel |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Pub Year | 1985 |
| Authors | McGinnis, A. L. |
| Publisher | Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
| Keywords | behavior, encouragement, supportiveness |
| Notes |
encouragement, supportiveness"Management by Encouragement Scudder N. Parker once said, 'People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be--not what you nag them to be.' It is a very basic human need to have someone encourage us and spur us on to higher things." (p. 89) behavior"One reason I can be more tolerant than most is that as a therapist I have the advantage of information about my patients that most people are not privy to. And I discover that we rarely if ever see the totality of another in ordinary social intercourse. When an individual appears mean and lazy, we are only seeing one part of the person, elicited by a particular set of circumstances..." (p. 36) |