Official Review: Winning the Game of Work

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True. It's more hurtful when others are promotion at work instead of you. Terry's story seems to be relatable, and readers can draw lessons from her story. And yes, hard work leads to success. I will check the book. Awesome review. Thanks.
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The premise of the book seems relatable and would resonate with most people who work. Great review!
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Participative books are a gem, you seldom forget the lessons taught. Do the same rules coined by the author still apply in the "new normal" way of doing work?
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The statement that it takes more than hard work to succeed has left me thinking much. The book is thought-provocative, and I am adding it to my shelf. Thanks for the review.
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Thanks for your intriguing review. The book touches on challenges that affect us on our workplace.
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This book seems really interesting and informative. I especially like it when there is an exercise given in the book. Thanks for your brilliant review.
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Great review. Very practical topic.
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I like when books such as this one have a participatory approach where you can do exercises, answer questions, make lists, etc. I really loved your commentary about this book. Thank you!
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Indeed I wish I had read this book earlier. Great job!
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Office politics. There is a fine line between playing along with office politics and playing with the right rules. Feeling stuck in a career can be demoralising and could lead to the wrong decisions being made. I think this is a book everyone can benefit from. Thanks for the review.
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Thanks for an insightful review.
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The idea that work is like a game is interesting to me. I like that the author includes exercises at the end of the chapters that are beneficial to the reader. This sounds like a useful self-help book. Great review.
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The book sounds interesting as it touches an important aspect of the realities of our work culture. Often times, we ignore this predominance and tend to look down on people who won't get promoted. It's nice to learn that the author brings to the fore how it feels when others are being promoted instead of yourself.
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Life itself is one BIG game. I always look favourably on books written by authors who have had a personal experience of the subject. I know some of the rules already but I don't hope to have to try them out at all. Let me own the ladder instead of trying to climb it to the top.
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Sounds like a very handy book that can help readers to get promoted :) Thanks for a great review!
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