You CAN Teach a Pig to Sing: Create Great Relationships...with Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere

by Mary Jane Mapes

Do you have a PIG in your life? Do you live or work with a Particularly Irritating Guy or Gal or a Painfully Intolerable Griper? PIGs can be found anywhere, anytime, in any venue, and if you have one (or more) in your life, this book is for you. In You CAN Teach a Pig to Sing, Mary Jane Mapes serves up an unusual and appealing approach for dealing with the less than perfect people in your life. If you find yourself frequently annoyed, exasperated and at the end of your rope because of a PIG, don't give up. This enlightening, entertaining book will show you how and why to give it one more try instead--one that works! Find out what it takes to transform your PIG into a silk purse. Discover powerful, practical strategies that will keep your relationships humming along instead of hitting those sour keys. Don't settle for less than you deserve in your relationships; learn how to convert those PIGs int Positively Irrepressible Gems so you (and they) can shine!

148 pages, Paperback

First published January 21, 2011

Reviews

[Lyla Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many books promise a solution to working with difficult people but fall short. Mapes' book is simple yet invaluable. Her stories are entertaining and thought-provoking . I saw myself in so many of her scenarios and learned her most essential lesson--which I won't give away here. In this appealing, quick read, lie the answers to relieving so much workplace and personal stress. Loved it!

[Bob Nolan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was easy to read, funny and worth the read. What a well organized and effective means of improving one's personal communications skills with people who you have difficulty working with on a regular basis.

[Mary-frances Oliphant · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an inspiring book that forces you to think about how you interact with difficult people; how to make positive relationships with others work for you in business and in life.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall I enjoyed it. The section about PIG styles, I'm not so sure about. Some fit me (and my PIGs) to a tee, other parts...eh.