Hi All,
In case it's useful for anyone teaching anything related to business comms, collaboration, leadership, or remote/hybrid work, my publisher just gave me the thumbs up to share a free PDF copy of my recent book ('
Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication') with anyone (PhD students or professors/lecturers from any country) who would might find it helpful for their teaching.
The book deeply integrates research on the topic (that many of you have published), and each chapter centers on practical recommendations for different sub-areas in the domain (e.g., how to build trust virtually, how to increase communication productivity, how to manage impressions virtually, how to handle emotion/conflict/negotiation virtually, etc.). If you'd like a free PDF copy of the book because it might be relevant to your teaching, just send me an email (you'll want to avoid directly replying to this message so as not to message your response to the full list serve) at
andrew.brodsky@mccombs.utexas.edu and I'll email you back with the copy.
Also, in case it's helpful, I attached a teaching syllabus (also located at
https://abrodsky.com/TeachPing) for the book that I put together that includes a lot of interactive activities (for undergrads to execs) that I've previously used for teaching the topic
(note: none of the activities require anyone to buy the book). Additionally, as part of my own teaching, I created a royalty-free email-based negotiation exercise and corresponding teaching guide (also attached and located at
https://abrodsky.com/PingNegotiation/) based on a real email negotiation between Steve Jobs and James Murdoch.
I hope you find the resources useful!
Best,
Andrew Brodsky
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