Talking from 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work

ISBN: 0380717832

Author: Deborah Tannen

Condition: New

Required readingsharp and insightfullively and straightforwarda novel and sometimes startling analysis of workplace dynamics.-New York Times Book ReviewIn her extraordinary international bestseller, You Just Dont Understand, Deborah Tannen transformed forever the way we look at intimate relationships between women and men. Now she turns her keen ear and observant eye toward the workplace-where the ways in which men and women communicate can determine who gets heard, who gets ahead, and what gets done.An instant classic, Talking From 9 to 5 brilliantly explains womens and mens conversational rituals-and the language barriers we unintentionally erect in the business world. It is a unique and invaluable guide to recognizing the verbal power games and miscommunications that cause good work to be underappreciated or go unnoticed-an essential tool for promoting more positive and productive professional relationships among men and women.

• Promotes positive, productive relationships between men and women | Exposes verbal power games