Four Seconds

<p>Peter Bregman author of the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> bestseller <em>18 Minutes </em> offers strategies to replace energy-wasting counter-productive habits that commonly derail us with truly effective ones.</p><p>The things we want most--peace of mind fulfilling relationships to do well at work--are surprisingly straightforward to realize. But too often our best efforts to attain them are built on destructive habits that sabotage us. In <em>Four Seconds</em> Peter Bregman shows us how to replace negative patterns with energy boosting and productive behaviors. To thrive in our fast-paced world all it takes is to pause for as few as four seconds--the length of a deep breath--allowing us to make intentional and tactical choices that lead to better outcomes. <em>Four Seconds</em> reveals: </p><ul> <li> Why listening--not arguing--is the best strategy for changing someone's mind</li> <li> Why setting goals can actually harm performance</li> <li> How to use strategic disengagement to recover focus and willpower</li> <li> How taking responsibility for someone else's failure can actually help your team</li></ul><p>Practical and insightful <em>Four Seconds</em> provides simple solutions to create the results you want without the stress.</p>