For Immediate Release
Give Yourself a Work Makeover
Based on Over 20,000 Surveys, Watercooler
Wisdom Shows Everyone from CEOs to Secretaries How to
Work Happier, not Harder.
San Francisco, CA
(November 2005)—If you’re the average American,
over the course of your lifetime you will spend more than
83,000 hours at work. Think about that for a moment. You’ll
have to agree that we don’t want to spend a lot of
that time stressed out, unhappy, anxious, and unproductive.
The problem is, that’s how too many of us feel too
much of the time. The good news is, you can feel prosperous,
productive, and satisfied for the majority of those 83,000
hours!
 “Your
job can be a dream, even if you don’t have your dream
job,” says Karen Leland, coauthor of the forthcoming
book Watercooler Wisdom: How Smart People Prosper in
the Face of Conflict, Pressure and Change (March, 2006;
New Harbinger Publications). And she should know. She and
coauthor, Keith Bailey, have surveyed over 20,000 executives,
managers, and staff from across the globe to discover the
pertinent and powerful tools and techniques that smart people
use to work happier, not harder.
Using case studies, exercises, and self-assessments, Watercooler
Wisdom shows us how to boost our energy, reduce our internal
anxiety, and conquer conflict. The five mini-makeovers at
the back of the book alone are guaranteed to give a boost
to anyone’s work morale. For example: Mini-Makeover
#1: The Energy Booster is appropriate to use when you’re
feeling bogged down, tired, or sluggish.
“Remember that prospering in the face of change,
pressure, and conflict doesn’t mean walking around
wearing an artificial smile of denial,” they write.
“To prosper, in our book, means to do well and grow—even
when prevailing circumstances seem to conspire to your downfall.
Ultimately, when we look inward to ourselves for solutions
rather than endlessly wait for the circumstances to change,
we all become smart people.” Karen Leland and Keith Bailey are co-founders of Sterling
Consulting Group, Inc., an international management consulting
firm whose clients include American Express, Avis Rent A
Car, Bristol Myers-Squibb and Microsoft. They have been
interviewed by dozens of media outlets including API, BBC,
CBS, CNN, Fortune, Newsweek, The New York Times, Time magazine,
and The Oprah Winfrey Show. For more information contact
them at kleland@scgtraining.com
or call (415) 260-4615.
If you would like a copy of the book for
review please contact Lorna Garano, New Harbinger Publications
(510) 652-0215 x107 or Lorna@newharbinger.com
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