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We have hundreds of articles to help you become more successful in your workplace. Below are the most popular topics. For even more go to the articles main page


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Welcome To The Work911.com Supersite Main Page

These days, most websites don't require much of visitors, and lack the depth to help you learn, improve yourself, and function more effectively at home and at work. This site is a little different. It's HUGE. It's top quality content. And if you can't find the help you need here on topics like leadership, management, interpersonal communication, conflict, etc, you can use our custom designed search engines to find what you want elsewhere.

We're good with that, because our mission is to provide you with the best learning experience possible, whether online, from our books, our learning tools, and our services.

This site has been online and growing for more than ten years, which accounts for its size, depth and variety.

Click on the pictures/links below, or use the menus on the sides and top of the pages!

Coping With Angry Customers

We've set up an amazing database of techniques to use for defusing angry customers. We've taken a lot of the content from my books on the topic, and made them available free. Drop in, and pick up tricks, proven techniques and strategies to deal with difficult, frustrated, and frustrating customers and clients.

Browse Free Articles

Browse over 200 free articles on a wide range of topics, and best of all access is free and does not require registrationRobert Bacal has published over 400 articles on management, customer service, social media, communication and much more.

We're proud to make them available to you FREE of charge, and best yet, our new reprint policy allows you to use them (some restrictions apply) with colleagues and staff.

Bacal's Books/Free Excerpts

Robert Bacal's books and free book excerptsRobert Bacal's books have sold close to 400,000 copies worldwide, covering performance management, customer service, small business, consulting and dealing with difficult employees. You can continue your lifelong learning by browsing the free chapters made available online, and learn more why so many people have purchased "Books By Bacal"

Building Better Relationships - Read Imperfect Phrases For Relationships FREE

Read and Learn how to build better relationshipsLearn how to improve your relationships almost instantly, by changing WHAT you say to each other. Now available free of charge online. The research is clear. Couples that communicate more effectively stay together. People who say the wrong things to each other break up amidst a lot of pain and suffering. Now you can learn 101 things never to say to someone you care about, and what to say instead!

175 pages of pure free relationship and communication skill building. Click the picture or click here to go directly to your free online copy of Imperfect Phrases For Relationships.

Learning Tools For Busy People

Learning Tools For Busy LearnersIt's a busy world, and most people have little time to read complete books to learn. Now, you can learn to manage more effectively, get along with others, communicate and deal more effectively with conflict "on the go", or if you prefer, on your computer. Our unique mini-guides give you the essence of a topic in something you can read and absorb in less than 30 minutes.

Now you can learn on your smartphone, Kindle, Nook, Ipad and other electronic devices.


Community - Improving Performance Reviews, and Managing Performance

The community about performance management and employee review techniques. Share your experience.Whether you are an employee trying to cope with an upcoming performance review, an HR professional looking to revamp your performance appraisal system, or a manager trying to figure out how to get the most from your employees and increase employee engagement, you'll be welcome at our LinkedIn community set up for this topic. Join over 700 people looking for answers to the trials, problems and tribulations of working with damaged performance management systems.

About Company

Bacal & Associates was founded in 1992. Since then Robert has trained thousands of employees to deal with angry, hostile, abusive and potentially violent customers. He has authored over 20 books on various subjects, many published by McGraw-Hill.

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We Believe

  • Training sessions should ALWAYS be customized to fit YOUR context.
  • Our role is to make you self-sufficient and self-sustaining.
  • Fees should be reasonable, fair, and flexible to fit different budgets.
  • The only way to further success is to challenge the existing "wisdom" through critical thinking and basing our services and books on a complex reality.

Get in Touch

  • Phone:
    (613) 764-0241
  • Email: ceo@work911.com
  • Address:

  • Bacal & Associates
  • 722 St. Isidore Rd.
  • Casselman
  • Ontario
  • Canada, K0A 1M0