Ask a Manager
How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses and Other Tricky Situations at Work
Published on 26. September 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-349-41946-6 (ISBN)
Description
'I'm a HUGE fan of Alison Green's "Ask a Manager" column. This book is even better' Robert Sutton, author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide
'Ask A Manager is the book I wish I'd had in my desk drawer when I was starting out (or even, let's be honest, fifteen years in)' - Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck
A witty, practical guide to navigating 200 difficult professional conversations
Ten years as a workplace advice columnist has taught Alison Green that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they don't know what to say. Thankfully, Alison does. In this incredibly helpful book, she takes on the tough discussions you may need to have during your career.
You'll learn what to say when:
? colleagues push their work on you - then take credit for it
? you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email and hit 'reply all'
? you're being micromanaged - or not being managed at all
? your boss seems unhappy with your work
? you got too drunk at the Christmas party
With sharp, sage advice and candid letters from real-life readers, Ask a Manager will help you successfully navigate the stormy seas of office life.
'Ask A Manager is the book I wish I'd had in my desk drawer when I was starting out (or even, let's be honest, fifteen years in)' - Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck
A witty, practical guide to navigating 200 difficult professional conversations
Ten years as a workplace advice columnist has taught Alison Green that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they don't know what to say. Thankfully, Alison does. In this incredibly helpful book, she takes on the tough discussions you may need to have during your career.
You'll learn what to say when:
? colleagues push their work on you - then take credit for it
? you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email and hit 'reply all'
? you're being micromanaged - or not being managed at all
? your boss seems unhappy with your work
? you got too drunk at the Christmas party
With sharp, sage advice and candid letters from real-life readers, Ask a Manager will help you successfully navigate the stormy seas of office life.
Reviews / Votes
The author's friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read . . . Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience . . . Highly recommended -- Stephanie Klose * Library Journal * Frequently hilarious, sometimes disturbing . . . the advice, though not always by the book, is surprisingly sensible when it comes to diffusing everyday conflict * People Management *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
237 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-349-41946-6 (9780349419466)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Alison Green
Ask a Manager
How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses and Other Tricky Situations at Work
E-Book
05/2018
Piatkus Books
€3.99
Available for download
Person
Alison Green writes the workplace advice column Ask a Boss for New York Magazine, and answers readers' questions daily on her blog, Ask a Manager, which is syndicated by Inc., Time, Money Magazine, and in multiple newspapers nationwide. She also writes a weekly column on work issues for U.S. News & World Report, and has recently been tapped by NPR's Marketplace for a monthly workplace advice call-in segment. She is also the author of HOW TO GET A JOB: Secrets of a Hiring Manager Made Easy, co-author of MANAGING TO CHANGE THE WORLD: The Nonprofit Manager's Guide to Getting Results, and the former chief of staff of a successful nonprofit, where she oversaw day-to-day staff management.