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Magic Words at Work
by Howard Kaminsky, Alexandra Penney
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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Broadway; 1 (February 10 2004)
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Powerful Phrases to Help You Conquer the Working World
So what is the point of these Magic Words? They're a reminder that if we're like most people we've chosen to acknowledge a fairly harmless flaw and may be letting something far more serious get in the way of our success.

Powerful Phrases to Help You Conquer the Working World
So what is the point of these Magic Words? They're a reminder that if we're like most people we've chosen to acknowledge a fairly harmless flaw and may be letting something far more serious get in the way of our success.

Phrases to Help You Conquer the Working World, Part 2
We've both worked with many successful executives, and almost all of them had one trait in common. Smart? Of course. Hardworking? Obviously. Tough when they have to be? Natch. But the trait we're talking about is the ability to be on time.



Book Description

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 Author

Howard Kaminsky

Howard Kaminsky was the president and publisher of three major publishing houses: Warner Books, Random House, and William Morrow/Avon. Also the author of several screenplays, four novels (cowritten with his wife, Susan), and numerous magazine articles, he lives in New York City and Connecticut..

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Alexandra Penney

Alexandra Penney's four bestsellers include the mega-hit How to Make Love to a Man. In addition to serving as editor in chief of Self magazine, she has written lifestyle columns for The New York Times Magazine and contributed regularly to numerous others. Currently launching a national magazine for women called Real, she lives in New York City..

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