There’s nothing revolutionary in this book, but if you can internalize and enact its recommendations consistently you’ll very likely be more effective in dealing with other people. Most people don’t do the things recommended by Carnegie, at least in the professional settings I’ve encountered.
As with many potentially useful tools, the effectiveness of the Carnegie approach rests entirely on actually applying it consistently. From this perspective I thought it was a well-designed book, and found it quite useful.
There’s nothing revolutionary in this book, but if you can internalize and enact its recommendations consistently you’ll very likely be more effective in dealing with other people. Most people don’t do the things recommended by Carnegie, at least in the professional settings I’ve encountered.
As with many potentially useful tools, the effectiveness of the Carnegie approach rests entirely on actually applying it consistently. From this perspective I thought it was a well-designed book, and found it quite useful.