A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses

A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses
Author: Gini Graham Scott
Publisher: Amacom Books
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780814428979

The sad fact is that the majority of people in the workforce have a less than perfect relationship with their supervisor and many of them consider themselves to be working for "a bad boss". But what can they do about it, short of leaving their job? "A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses" gives readers all the guidance they so desperately need not just to survive, but thrive while reporting to someone incompetent, mean, unethical, or even worse.

Bad Boss

Bad Boss
Author: Michelle Gibbings
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2020-10-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0730383970

In a tough or toxic work environment, are you brave enough to challenge your own thinking and shift your own perspective to make relationships work? Bad Boss is for anyone who is in — or who is keen to avoid — a negative workplace environment characterised by ineffective leadership. Believe it or not, bad bosses are not bad people, and there are concrete steps you can take to improve your situation. Inside, author Michelle Gibbings shares wisdom drawn from decades in corporate leadership. It takes teamwork at every level to create an environment where everyone can flourish. If you dare to examine your own role in your current situation and take action today, you stand to gain better relationships and greater career satisfaction. Challenge the standard leadership practices and transform a tough situation to the benefit of all. Learn how to: determine where the problem really lies identify your role in the bad boss situation strategise your best option forward take action using concrete tools reflect and monitor progress for long-term gain. Bad Boss will take the edge off your stressful work environment and provide you with key actionable steps to turn things around.

Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers & Other Office Idiots

Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers & Other Office Idiots
Author: Vicky Oliver
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1402220405

Have you confronted any of these coworkers or bosses recently? The Grumpy Martyr The Boss's Pet The Credit Snatcher Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers & Other Office Idiots is designed to help people with all their office issues, from an exasperating coworker to a boss from hell. This book helps readers quickly pinpoint their problems and implement immediate tactics to resolve them. Vicky Oliver has helped more than 5,000 working people at different levels in different fields resolve their work problems. Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers & Other Office Idiots is a direct result of what she has learned as a career expert who has made herself available to help people in their times of need. With this book in hand, readers will have the answers to all their difficult work issues and will see their job satisfaction skyrocket.

Good Boss, Bad Boss

Good Boss, Bad Boss
Author: Robert I. Sutton
Publisher: Business Plus
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2010-09-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0446558478

Now with a new chapter that focuses on what great bosses really do. Dr. Sutton reveals new insights that he's learned since the writing of Good Boss, Bad Boss. Sutton adds revelatory thoughts about such legendary bosses as Ed Catmull, Steve Jobs, A.G. Lafley, and many more, and how you can implement their techniques. If you are a boss who wants to do great work, what can you do about it? Good Boss, Bad Boss is devoted to answering that question. Stanford Professor Robert Sutton weaves together the best psychological and management research with compelling stories and cases to reveal the mindset and moves of the best (and worst) bosses. This book was inspired by the deluge of emails, research, phone calls, and conversations that Dr. Sutton experienced after publishing his blockbuster bestseller The No Asshole Rule. He realized that most of these stories and studies swirled around a central figure in every workplace: THE BOSS. These heart-breaking, inspiring, and sometimes funny stories taught Sutton that most bosses - and their followers - wanted a lot more than just a jerk-free workplace. They aspired to become (or work for) an all-around great boss, somebody with the skill and grit to inspire superior work, commitment, and dignity among their charges. As Dr. Sutton digs into the nitty-gritty of what the best (and worst) bosses do, a theme runs throughout Good Boss, Bad Boss - which brings together the diverse lessons and is a hallmark of great bosses: They work doggedly to "stay in tune" with how their followers (and superiors, peers, and customers too) react to what they say and do. The best bosses are acutely aware that their success depends on having the self-awareness to control their moods and moves, to accurately interpret their impact on others, and to make adjustments on the fly that continuously spark effort, dignity, and pride among their people.

The Toxic Boss Survival Guide - Tactics for Navigating the Wilderness at Work

The Toxic Boss Survival Guide - Tactics for Navigating the Wilderness at Work
Author: Craig Chappelow
Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2018-04-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1604917644

Chances are, you already know what it’s like to work for a toxic boss. You know they suck the air out of a room and the life out of their employees, and you don’t need a research report to tell you that working for one is a nightmare. If this sounds like your current reality, and you want help, this book is for you. The Toxic Boss Survival Guide can help you analyze your immediate situation, create a workable survival plan that fits your situation, and carry it out (including abandoning the situation, if that is what it takes to survive).

The No Asshole Rule

The No Asshole Rule
Author: Robert I. Sutton
Publisher: Business Plus
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2007-02-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0759518017

The definitive guide to working with -- and surviving -- bullies, creeps, jerks, tyrants, tormentors, despots, backstabbers, egomaniacs, and all the other assholes who do their best to destroy you at work. "What an asshole!" How many times have you said that about someone at work? You're not alone! In this groundbreaking book, Stanford University professor Robert I. Sutton builds on his acclaimed Harvard Business Review article to show you the best ways to deal with assholes...and why they can be so destructive to your company. Practical, compassionate, and in places downright funny, this guide offers: Strategies on how to pinpoint and eliminate negative influences for good Illuminating case histories from major organizations A self-diagnostic test and a program to identify and keep your own "inner jerk" from coming out The No Asshole Rule is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Business Week bestseller.

The Asshole Survival Guide

The Asshole Survival Guide
Author: Robert I. Sutton
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2017-09-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1328695921

“This book is a contemporary classic—a shrewd and spirited guide to protecting ourselves from the jerks, bullies, tyrants, and trolls who seek to demean. We desperately need this antidote to the a-holes in our midst.”—Daniel H. Pink, best-selling author of To Sell Is Human and Drive How to avoid, outwit, and disarm assholes, from the author of the classic The No Asshole Rule As entertaining as it is useful, The Asshole Survival Guide delivers a cogent and methodical game plan for anybody who feels plagued by assholes. Sutton starts with diagnosis—what kind of asshole problem, exactly, are you dealing with? From there, he provides field-tested, evidence-based, and often surprising strategies for dealing with assholes—avoiding them, outwitting them, disarming them, sending them packing, and developing protective psychological armor. Sutton even teaches readers how to look inward to stifle their own inner jackass. Ultimately, this survival guide is about developing an outlook and personal plan that will help you preserve the sanity in your work life, and rescue all those perfectly good days from being ruined by some jerk. “Thought-provoking and often hilarious . . . An indispensable resource.”—Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before “At last . . . clear steps for rejecting, deflecting, and deflating the jerks who blight our lives . . . Useful, evidence-based, and fun to read.”—Robert Cialdini, best-selling author of Influence and Pre-Suasion

Dealing with the Boss from Hell

Dealing with the Boss from Hell
Author: Shaun Belding
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Managing your boss
ISBN: 9780749444525

'Dealing With The Boss From Hell' is a survival guide, with real-life strategies, for dealing with a difficult person in charge, including advice on how to stand up to them, talk honestly and directly, and if nothing works, how to get out quickly and cleanly.

Me 2.0

Me 2.0
Author: Dan Schawbel
Publisher: Diversion Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2015-11-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1682301591

“An instruction manual for developing your personal brand and then leveraging that brand to command your career” by the New York Times bestselling author (New York Post). From Dan Schawbel, Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, LLC, and the man the New York Times calls a “personal branding guru,” comes a guide detailing how to survive the modern job hunt and thrive in the digital age. Packed with expert insights and concrete, step-by-step instructions to create and maintain one’s personal brand, Me 2.0 shows potential job-hunters how to use digital media and social networks to find job opportunities and careers based on their passion and experience. For those on the edge of starting their career or trying to catch up fast, Me 2.0 offers practical, straightforward advice for driven jobseekers looking for an edge in a fast-paced work environment. “A comprehensive guide for leveraging the big three social media features: LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter . . . This is a must-read for those who want to create a powerful persona that truly separates them from the competition amidst the war for talent.”—The Washington Post, “Summer Reading List for Business Leaders” “An easy, thought-provoking read and recommended for anyone who may find themselves back on the job market with only a paper resume as a calling card.”—Entrepreneur “Contains practical ways of harnessing online tools to professional advantage.”—Financial Times “You can read it cover to cover for a comprehensive guide to branding in this social media age or you can simply access the section you need in the moment.”—FoxBusiness.com