According to recent surveys, what really causes employees to stay or drives them away is “the boss,” and not money or perks. That means that managers need to learn how to manage in ways that will attract qualified workers and make them want to stay. Short on theory and long on hands-on, real-world advice and guidance, this survival guide:

• Tells managers, in plain English, why and how they need to change the way they operate in order to hold on to valued employees
• Covers all the bases, including hiring and orientation, team-building, coaching, setting expectations, painless performance appraisals, and other day-to-day issues
• Features Rosner’s trademark humor—well-known to the tens of thousands of loyal readers of his nationally syndicated column, “Working Wounded”

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Forget deserted islands, today’s toughest survival challenge is the workplace. Threatened with layoffs, reorganization, or other dramatic changes, people need a guidebook for navigating the treacherous wilds of work. Full of uncommon insight and practical guidance, Gray Matters offers real business wisdom in an action-packed, endlessly entertaining illustrated format that trades cynicism for solutions.

You’ll meet Gray Blanderson, a frazzled product engineer who devises a road map for survival and overcoming the toughest workplace challenges, including:

• How to avoid the seven deadly workplace sins
• How to thrive in a changing environment
• How to sell (even if you aren’t a salesperson)
• The six keys to success at work today
• How to handle rapid innovation
• How to get on the right side of workplace politics

"Gray Matters shows us business books don’t have to be boring; fun and provocative is better!"
—Bob Nelson, PhD, bestselling author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees

"A unique and humorous insight into how to stay ahead in today’s highly competitive workplace."
—Harry Paul, bestselling coauthor of Fish!

"Gray Matters is Heloise meets Dilbert—hints for the workplace with artwork and humor!"
—Heloise, Internationally syndicated columnist, author and broadcaster

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