There was a small manufacturing company in Southampton, England that had been going through some tough times. Revenues were down almost 30 per cent, and every department was feeling the pinch. Jonas, a 24-year-old salesman who had just been called into the president’s office, wasn’t expecting good news. He was the youngest and least experienced of the fourperson sales support team – five-person, if you count the manager who had been laid off two months previously.
Five minutes later, Jonas left the office in shock. Not because he had been let go, but because the president informed him that as of that day, he would be the only one left. They’d had to make some very tough decisions, he’d been told, and could afford only one person in the department. They had felt that he was the one who could best find ways to make a difference during this tough period. His modest salary increased by £10,000.
An unpleasant work environment is the single greatest reason for people leaving companies. Bad bosses, crazy coworkers, and difficult customers all play a role.
Win at Work shows how to deal with all of that, and gives real-life advice for achieving success in the workplace. It contains helpful information on winning with people, winning in the workplace, and rules for making a great impression.
Each section contains approximately twenty short, snappy chapters and includes anecdotal stories.