About the Author

RICH GALLAGHER MA, MFT is one of the nation’s leading experts on workplace communications skills. His nine books include What to Say to a Porcupine: 20 Humorous Tales That Get to the Heart of Great Customer Service (AMACOM, 2008), a national number one customer service and business humor bestseller and finalist for 800-CEO-READ’s 2008 Business Book Awards in the Fables category; as well as How to Tell Anyone Anything: Breakthrough Techniques for Handling Difficult Conversations at Work (AMACOM, 2009).

A former customer service executive and practicing psychotherapist as well as a popular public speaker, Gallagher focuses on the mechanics of what to say in difficult situations, based on the latest principles of behavioral psychology. ...

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