Louder than Words

July 1, 2015
While your work speaks about you, does it really speak for you? This question evokes the premise of this engaging, supportive guide to developing what the author calls your authentic voice. What you achieve in the workplace, according to Henry, is more than just tackling and completing the tasks assigned to you; achieving means that you have created work that represents your true self and, as important, work that resonates with your audience; achievement is the method whereby your accomplishments resound and last. The book is divided into three sections, on, respectively, the problems encountered in and the usual stages of developing your voice; how to use your developed voice to maximum effect; and practical advice on day-to-day utilization of your voice in teamwork and leadership capacities. Bottom-line advice: Don't project (and protect) an image of who you think you ought to be while abandoning your authentic self. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)