The bestselling guide to workplace success - now revised with more than 50 percent new material Asking your boss to stop micromanaging ...terminating a subordinate ...confronting a backstabbing peer ...cold-calling a potential client ...when confronted with situations like these, many people are at a loss for words - which is why New York Times ...
This reference differs from other financial advice books by categorically stating that the conventional wisdom about money is wrong. The author preaches that readers should spend their money during their lifetimes. He includes a comprehensive approach to career planning, saving, investing, buying insurance, making donations, paying for education, ...
Whether you're looking for a new job, leaving an old one, cold calling a new account, laying off a subordinate, confronting a back-stabber, dealing with sexual harassment, returning food in a restaurant, or calming an irate client, "Lifescripts tells you exactly how to do it and what to say. Each of the 101 dialogs provides you with an ice-breaker ...
Despite Fitzgerald's dictum, Pollan and Levine examine what it takes to reinvent oneself, particularly after a long career. Culling testimonials from various people, SECOND ACTS dissects the need to start over, what fuels this desire, and what it takes to begin another career and another life.
In this comprehensive guide to every business decision, the creator of "Die Broke" offers solutions to the thorniest of money and work problems. "A great reference for any finance, career, and business related topic."--"USA Today."
The experts behind the national bestselling Lifescripts series advise readers on what to say, and how to say it, in an indispensable guide to confronting and healing complex or painful situations with loved ones.
Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine return with a counterintuitive career guide that shows readers how to take control of their work life, protect their stream of income, and free themselves up to seek satisfaction in their personal lives.
From inception to implementation, from opening to expansion, this is the definitive nuts-and-bolts guide for the budding entrepreneur--be it the M.B.A. who wants out of the rat race to the homemaker who wants to work out of the living room.
At once a riveting narrative, an alarming cautionary tale, and a treasury of useful advice, "Consulting Demons" is a rare insider's view of the lucrative world of global management consulting.
Pollan presents the best ways to ask for a raise, go over the boss's head, give notice, suggest better hygiene to a coworker, negotiate severance, and deflect harassment. 40 dialogue flowcharts.
No one wants to think about the unpredictable accidents, disasters, and crises that could disrupt our lives, but in order to overcome these unexpected surprises you must be prepared. Nobody understands this better than author Stephen Pollan. Over the past thirty years, he has introduced thousands of individuals to innovative new strategies for ...
I'm going to let you in on a secret: you've already got everything you need to be happy. You don't need to land a new job or change your career. You don't need to find a mate or lose weight. Being happy requires no change in your personal, work, or financial life. There's no need to talk to a plastic surgeon or career counsellor to feel better ...
This volume covers dealing with subordinates, peers, and superiors, including how to ask for a budget increase, turn down a raise request, deal with brown nosing, handle flirtation, and warn a superior of a potential problem. Includes 40 dialogue flowcharts.
As downsizing continues throughout corporate America and early retirement is standard procedure, How to Start a Retirement Business is the perfect manual for those individuals who are still ready, willing, and able to work. Readers will learn how to choose from many possible business opportunities by researching those they find interesting. ...
"I'm going to let you in on a secret: You've already got everything you need to be happy. You don't need to land a new job or change your career. You don't need to find a mate or loose weight. You don't need to buy a car or move to the country. Being happy requires no change in your personal, work, or financial life. You can find happiness without ...
In their bestselling book "Die Broke", Pollan and Levine explore a radical new strategy for spending and saving money in today's unprecedented financial environment. Now, in "Live Rich", they reveal the earning side of their philosophyhow to truly work for oneself, no matter who the boss really is.
According to the authors, living rich isn't about income, it's about freedom. As they demonstrate, the most powerful form of financial freedom comes from working for oneself.
Buying a home is probably the single most important investment people ever make. But once you understand the process, much of the fear will vanish. And the joy of owning your own home and putting down roots offers security and satisfaction. Stephen Pollan walks first-time buyers through the whole process, from house hunting to moving day. He has ...
Organized for maximum efficiency, this streamlined guide maps out the entire process of selling a house in a smart, easy-to-follow, flow-chart format. The eight-stage strategy covers getting the timing right, preparing the property for sale, selecting and contracting a broker, setting a price range, marketing a home, negotiating the contract, and ...
Whether buying a home or planning a career change, everyone can use some simple, easy-to-understand advice. By taking the successful, easy-to-read graphic format created for "Lifescripts, " this guide offers new and palatable ways to tackle life's formidably complex challenges, and presents a straightforward, practical roadmap to even the ...
This invaluable guide offers a definitive game plan for anyone seeking to redefine his or her work status--for finding a new career or even starting a personal business.
This indispensable resource for turning adversity into success offers a step-by-step method for creating an environment of trust that will help readers rethink their financial difficulties, take charge of their lives, and get exactly what they want.
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