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Michael D Callaghan

Slow Down to Get Ahead

Michael D Callaghan

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Michael Callaghan
22 April 2026
Business communication & presentation; Customer services; Advice on careers & achieving success
I got fired for being right.

Not for being wrong. For being right-but saying it the wrong way, to the wrong people, at the wrong time.

That experience, and dozens like it over 30+ years in the tech industry, taught me something that no coding bootcamp or MBA program ever will: how you communicate matters as much as what you know.

Slow Down to Get Ahead is the book I wish I'd had when I started my career. It's a collection of hard-won lessons about the soft skills that actually determine whether you succeed-or sabotage yourself.

What's Inside

26 chapters covering the communication mistakes that can derail your career:

Why ""The Answer is Yes"" might be the most important mindset shift you'll ever make How to say no without being a jerk (and why most people get this wrong) The art of disagreeing without getting fired (I learned this one the hard way) Managing your temper when everything is on fire Why weasel words undermine your credibility The double-edged sword of social media And 20 more lessons I had to learn through painful experience

Each chapter includes real stories from my career, practical strategies you can use immediately, and self-reflection questions to help you apply the lessons to your own situation.

Who This Book Is For

Software developers who are great at code but struggle with ""the people stuff"" Mid-career professionals who've hit a ceiling and suspect communication might be the issue Anyone who's ever said the wrong thing at work and watched it blow up New managers learning that technical skills got them promoted, but won't keep them there
By:  
Imprint:   Michael Callaghan
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 8mm
Weight:   209g
ISBN:   9798235090613
Pages:   150
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

I began learning to program computers way back in 1981 in High School. The Data Processing teacher took pity on a young 9th grader and let me borrow time on the county's HP 2000 to teach myself BASIC. That experience grew into a passion for software development that has never waned. Though my early career took a 10-year detour, I finally began writing software professionally in 1995. I've been doing that ever since.

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