Workscripts: Perfect Phrases for High-Stakes Conversations - Softcover

Pollan, Stephen M.; Levine, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470633247 ISBN 13: 9780470633243

Publisher: Wiley, 2011

Synopsis

What to say in today's toughest workplace situations
Whatever trust previously existed between employer and employee has been torn into millions of pink slips, thanks to the latest recession. As a result, the rules for how managers and employees can successfully communicate have been irrevocably changed.
Whether you're a manager or employee, Workscripts explains what to say in life's toughest situations at work, including:
• Negotiating severance
• Performance reviews
• Responding to a pay cut
• Asking for a raise or promotion
• Terminating a friend
• Job interviews
• Dealing with difficult bosses
• And many more

About this title

About the Author

Stephen Pollan (New York, NY)?has written several bestsellers on meeting life's challenges, including "Die Broke," "Live Rich," "Second Acts", and "Lifescripts". Stephen appeared nationally as "The Answer Man" on CNBC for six years, responding to viewers' personal finance questions. He has been a frequent guest on the Today show, Good Morning America and other programs. Besides television, Stephen contributes regularly to national publications such as U.S. News & World Report, Worth, New York and he has an upcoming monthly column in Money titled "Finding the Right Words." He and his longtime collaborator, Mark Levine, have been nominated for three National Magazine Awards.

Mark Levine (Ithaca, NY)?has written and collaborated on more than thirty books, including the bestsellers You Can't Predict A Hero, Second Acts, and Die Broke. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470633247
• ISBN 13: 9780470633243
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256