7 Dirty Words of the Free Agent Workforce

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author ofDrive and A Whole New Mind, a short guide to what not to say when you're trying to attract talent. In the new economy, everyone is a free agent. That can be a headache for managersor it can be an opportunity. In this concise manifesto, Daniel Pink, author ofFree Agent Nation, equips business leaders with a simple, provocative, and powerful strategy for winning talent wars. By eliminating seven words from their business vocabularyby banishing the terms that make talented people's skin crawl and the best employees head for the exitsthey can attract and inspire the new economy's superstars. Spirited and often hilarious, this mini-essay is important reading for every manager in America.