{"product_id":"the-unspoken-rules-ken-bouyer-9798172236679","title":"The Unspoken Rules: Mastering the Human Skills That AI Can't Replace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNobody tells you the real rules. This book does.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's a moment in almost every career: you watch someone less qualified get promoted, hear about the big opportunity only after it's filled, deliver excellent work that somehow doesn't turn into advancement. That's when you realize the rules you learned in school - work hard, do good work, be nice - aren't the whole story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unspoken Rules\u003c\/i\u003e is built on candid interviews with twenty successful professionals - executives and senior leaders who explain, in their own words, how careers actually work. Many of them, accomplished women and professionals of color, had to decode these rules consciously, the way you learn a second language. That's exactly what makes them the best teachers of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the timing matters. As AI automates technical work at unprecedented speed, one industry leader put it bluntly: \"Ninety percent of our value is how we communicate.\" The skills this book teaches - building trust, reading rooms, navigating ambiguity, exercising judgment - are the ones machines can't replace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy nobody actually cares about your degree (after the first day)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe difference between mentors and sponsors - and which one gets you promoted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe real reason you're not getting picked for the big opportunities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy \"looking professional\" isn't a neutral standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happens in the meeting after the meeting - and how to be part of it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to ask for what you want (and say no without sinking your career)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat your anger costs you - and how to play the long game when the game isn't fair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book closes with a Quick Reference guide and Pocket Wisdom: 50 career truths worth returning to whenever you need them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a student entering the workforce, an early-career professional wondering why the official advice isn't working, or a mentor who wants to give better answers, this is the career conversation nobody offers - written down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rules exist whether or not anyone tells you. Now someone has.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Bouyer,Eldar Maksymov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798172236679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Ken Bouyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50847957844223,"sku":"9798172236679","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0fa8c9b-bb54-4cc4-9132-b0e441ec2256.jpg?v=1793283597","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-unspoken-rules-ken-bouyer-9798172236679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}