Product Description

"This is a definitive code for personal business success... Key points, concisely made, that can steer anyone through the minefield of office life."

                                                                         Management Today

Some people seem to be just great at their job. They glide effortlessly onwards and upwards through all the politics, the back stabbing, the system, the nonsense that goes on. They always seem to say and do the right thing. Everybody likes them. They get pay rises and promotion. They get on with the boss. And somehow, they do all these without breaking much of a sweat or seeming to put in excess effort.

Is there something they do that we don't? Is it a natural ability or something we could all learn? The answer is a most definite and resounding yes. They know the 'Rules of Work'. These rules are about how you are seen to be doing your job - brilliantly and efficiently. They are about how you appear to others - successful and confident.   The Rules of Worktakes simple information about how people relate to each other in a completely artificial environment - the workplace - and uses it to promote your rise up the ladder of success. This is the book for you if you want to get on and up without becoming ruthless or unpleasant. This is the book for you if you want to be successful and still be able to live with yourself, and be regarded as a thoroughly decent person by your colleagues and bosses.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #66144 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Review

About the Author

Richard Templar is the author of the international bestselling Rules books. Over 2 million people around the world have enjoyed and now play by Richard Templar's Rules.

The complete list of titles is as follows: Rules of Life, Rules of Work, Rules of Management, Rules of Wealth, Rules of Parenting and Rules of Love.

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Customer Reviews

Some good points, but forgets that we are human beings
This book is very easy to read, and is split up into nice little bite-size chunks with tips on how to act in a workplace and increase your chances of going up the ladder.

It promotes things like don't gossip no matter what, walk the walk and talk the talk, etc. and makes you aware of things that you should look out for in your colleagues.

However, if you have some level of human compassion and if you really do carry out every single rule in the book, you may end up being pretty disgusted at yourself, going out at all human expense just to climb up the corporate ladder. The tone the author uses makes the 'rulebook' appear as some kind of cult, and 'no one must know you read this rule book, otherwise you are not a rule player'. Sometimes I found it a bit offensive and manipulative, and makes me wonder whether the author has any moral values or human emotions.