From the bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind comes a
surprising-and surprisingly useful-new book that explores the power of selling in our
lives.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales.
Every day more than fifteen million people earn their keep by persuading someone else to
make a purchase.
But dig deeper and a startling truth emerges:
Yes, one in nine Americans works in sales. But so do the other eight.
Whether we’re employees pitching colleagues on a new idea, entrepreneurs enticing
funders to invest, or parents and teachers cajoling children to study, we spend our days
trying to move others. Like it or not, we’re all in sales now.
To Sell Is Human offers a fresh look at the art and science of selling. As he did
in Drive and A Whole New Mind, Daniel H. Pink draws on a rich trove of
social science for his counterintuitive insights. He reveals the new ABCs of moving others
(it's no longer "Always Be Closing"), explains why extraverts don't make the
best salespeople, and shows how giving people an "off-ramp" for their actions
can matter more than actually changing their minds.
Along the way, Pink describes the six successors to the elevator pitch, the three rules
for understanding another's perspective, the five frames that can make your message
clearer and more persuasive, and much more. The result is a perceptive and practical
book—one that will change how you see the world and transform what you do at work, at
school, and at home.
272 pages, Softcover