Watercooler Wisdom

How Smart People Pros­per in the Face of Con­flict, Pres­sure and Change

"An excel­lent book for anyone who wants to bring more con­scious­ness into the way they work and improve their effec­tive­ness and the way others respond to them."

Giles Bate­man,
Former chair­man of Com­pUsa and
Cofounder of Price Club

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Most of us will spend at least 80,000 hours at work during our life­time. Know­ing how to suc­cess­fully deal with the daily pres­sures of our jobs - regard­less of the cir­cum­stances that cre­ated them - can trans­form the expe­ri­ence of our work­day from frus­trat­ing to fulfilling.

Water­cooler Wisdom is not a "busi­ness as usual" busi­ness book. It is a primer, a prac­ti­cal, down-to-earth user's manual that pro­vides per­ti­nent and pow­er­ful tech­niques for coping with con­flict, pres­sure, and change - the three great­est stres­sors for work­ers worldwide.

Pros­per­ing in the face of con­flict, pres­sure, and change doesn't mean walk­ing around wear­ing an arti­fi­cial smile of denial. It does mean that you can 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 smarter people.

This empow­er­ing book will help you to:

• Engage your inner resources to create a mean­ing­ful work life
• Master the ‘smart people' skills for facing dif­fi­cult people and tense times
• Focus your energy on what mat­ters most and avoid the lure of the trivial
• Design a work makeover to accel­er­ate your sat­is­fac­tion and productivity