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Magic Words at Work

Magic Words at Work Powerful Phrases to Help You Conquer the Working World

1st Edition

Paperback (10 Feb 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

From the bestselling authors of Magic Words: a collection of workplace wisdom for spectacular results on the job

Having survived and thrived in the competitive media industry, Alexandra Penney and Howard Kaminsky are now revealing their strategies for success. Magic Words at Work captures lessions learned in the trenches and coins perfect turns of phrase for every office situation, including:

Raising Your Voice Can Work Better Than Raising Your Hand: Don’t spend your life asking for permission and waiting to be called on
The Red Light Is On: Learn the secret to working without interruption
Make Like a Prairie Dog: When management is in flux, stay low to the ground
I'm Going to Lead Between the Lines: Find a solution, then make it fit the rules
Low Overhead Equals High Independence: Living debt-free keeps your options wide open

With a memorable mixture of chutzpah and charm, Kaminsky and Penney deliver the bottom line on rising to the top.

About the Publisher

Crown Business

Crown Business publishes some of today's most forward-thinking business writers, in such categories as entrepreneurship, innovation, management, leadership, business narrative, and personal finance. Bestselling books and authors include The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, Switch and the forthcoming Decisive by Chip Heath and Dan Heath, The Start-Up of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha, Execution by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan, multiple books by Ram Charan, The Quants and Dark Pools by Scott Patterson, and forthcoming books with the CEO of Learnvest, Alexa von Tobel, and IDEO founder and managing director respectively, David Kelley and Tom Kelley.

Book information

ISBN: 9780767914413
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Imprint: Crown Business
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 650.1
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 195g
Height: 203mm
Width: 133mm
Spine width: 15mm