Working for You Isn't Working for Me How to Get Ahead When Your Boss Holds You Back

Name: Working for You Isn't Working for Me How to Get Ahead When Your Boss Holds You Back
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ISBN: 9781591843689

ISBN-10: 1591843685

ISBN-13: 9781591843689

Edition: 2011

Authors: Katherine Crowley, Kathi Elster

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The guide for anyone who deals with difficult authority figures at work. Sooner or later, we all have to work for someone we can't stand-whether it's an inept supervisor, an undermining department head, or an overly demanding client. When that happens, some people quit, some suffer in silence, and others cope by sulking, obsessing, or retaliating. But you can take charge of this crucial workplace relationship. In this book, Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster, authors of the bestseller "Working for You Is Killing Me," offer concrete examples of bad boss scenarios and a proven four-step program for improving each situation: a[Detect - Identify how this person drives you crazy. a[Detach -…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/28/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.23" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Katherine Crowley is a Harvard-trained psychotherapist, and Kathi Elster is a management consultant and executive coach. They run K Squared Enterprises, a training firm that helps clients manage difficult situa-tions in the workplace.



Introduction



Detect



If You Can Detect It, You Can Correct It



Detecting Twenty Boss Behaviors (That Drive Us Bonkers)



Detach



Getting Out from Under Your Boss



Detaching from Twenty Boss Behaviors: Giving In Without Giving Over



Depersonalize



It's Not About You...or Is It?: Assessing Your Boss Baggage Profile



Depersonalizing Twenty Boss Behaviors: Taking Out the Emotional Sting



Deal



Your Pain Ends Here



First Aid for Caregivers: Dealing with Twenty Boss Behaviors



Escape Routes for Extroverts: Dealing with Twenty Boss Behaviors



Intervention for Introverts: Dealing with Twenty Boss Behaviors



New Podiums for Wordsmiths: Dealing with Twenty Boss Behaviors



Medicine for Mellows: Dealing with Twenty Boss Behaviors


Final Thoughts


Acknowledgments


Index