Talking from 9 to 5

<p><strong>Required reading...sharp and insightful...lively and straightforward...a novel and sometimes startling analysis of workplace dynamics.--New York Times Book Review</strong></p> <p><strong>In her extraordinary international bestseller <em>You Just Don't Understand</em> Deborah Tannen transformed forever the way we look at intimate relationships between women and men. Now she turns her keen ear and observant eye toward the workplace--where the ways in which men and women communicate can determine who gets heard who gets ahead and what gets done.</strong></p><p> An instant classic <em>Talking From 9 to 5</em> brilliantly explains women's and men's conversational rituals--and the language barriers we unintentionally erect in the business world. It is a unique and invaluable guide to recognizing the verbal power games and miscommunications that cause good work to be underappreciated or go unnoticed--an essential tool for promoting more positive and productive professional relationships among men and women.</p>