Don't eat silent losses: If you can't speak, don't in the workplace

Author: Zhao Chao-shun
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Do you envy those who thrive in the workplace like fish in water, and have repeatedly wondered why your abilities are no worse yet you always hit a wall everywhere? Do you resent those who have less work experience but climb above you with sharp tongues? Are you baffled, wondering if success at work isn’t about performance but about smooth talk? Yes, life is like this, and the workplace is like this. Don’t complain about unfairness or blame leaders for being blinded by surface appearances. Everything exists for a reason, though no one has explained it, and you haven’t been enlightened or realized it yourself yet. This reason is—knowing how to speak effectively!
Do you work diligently, tirelessly, and honestly, with strong skills yet still fail to gain your leader’s recognition? Do you believe you are sincere in your interactions but fail to win others’ affection? You feel lost and lonely, sighing over the changing times and the coldness of the world. But have you considered that it all stems from your low level of insight, from lacking guidance from a wise person? Have you realized that you might actually be a “mute”?
This mute isn’t a literal mute but refers to two types of people: one who thinks they are quick and honest in speech but whose words make others uncomfortable, causing them to offend people without even realizing it; the other is someone who only (dǎi tóu kǔ gàn - literally "bore their head and work hard"), avoids communication with leaders or colleagues, believing that as long as they do their job well, they don’t need to talk.
If you’re content to be one of these two types of “mutes,” then you’ll only be able to watch others thrive like fish in water. This book teaches you the art of speaking effectively.