Gray Matters by Bob Rosner
An illustrated guide to surviving today's turbulent and challenging workplace from the authors of The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Boss's Survival Guide Forget the Australian Outback or the Amazon jungle-today's toughest survival challenge is the minefield we call work. It's impossible to "do more with less," especially with the looming threat of another reorganization, layoff, or other dramatic change. The good news is that you've got a new power tool for what ails you at work: Gray Matters. This inventive new book combines lively visuals, engaging characters, and impudent humor. But Gray Matters also offers hope and proven strategies to show you how to succeed at work today:* how to sell successfully* how to survive a layoff* how to overcome the stress and pressure of today's frenetic workplace. Think Dilbert with a solution. Your tour guides are the employees of GlobalGadget: Gray Blanderson, a frazzled employee seeking a promotion; Rick Newman, Gray's nemesis; S. P. Chan g, a Gen-Xer and a wise soul; and Virginia Edgarly, Gray's boss who will do whatever is required to be the next CEO. A follow-up to the bestseller, The Boss's Survival Guide, this new book is a must for all managers in this turbulent work environment. This funny guide will help managers navigate change, improve morale and develop business strategies. WARNING: Gray Matters is addictive; get ready to laugh and learn.
"This must be one of the most entertaining business books around..wonderful cartoons make this guide book outstanding." (City to Cities, July 2004) "Don't let the illustrations fool you; GRAY MATTERS is serious about addressing the real challenges we all face at work today..." (ABC.com) "...constructive [and its lessons]...seem perfectly timed at a moment when the only business constant is constant change." (Fast Company, December 2003)
BOB ROSNER is the coauthor, with Allan Halcrow, of the Wall Street Journal bestseller "The Boss's Survival Guide." He speaks humorously and memorably to groups around the world and writes the internationally syndicated column "Working Wounded: Advice that Adds Insight to Injury." ALLAN HALCROW is an award-winning business editor, bestselling author and a partner in WorkPositive, a consulting firm that offers assessment, communications strategies, and training. JOHN LAVIN is an award-winning cartoonist and an artist with such clients as Starbucks, Barneys New York, and Nordstrom.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9780471455080 |
| ISBN 10 | 0471455083 |
| Titel | Gray Matters |
| Autor | Bob Rosner |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2003-10-09 |
| Seitenanzahl | 360 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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