Savvy: Dealing with People, Power and Politics at Work

by Jane Clarke

Savvy is about how to deal with office politics, conflict and difficult people at work. Full of essential advice on developing the right skills to overcome these problems, it will help readers boost their career and ensure success. 

Practical and insightful, Savvy expands upon all the necessary skills to deal with these difficult situations, including: 
-the art of influence 
-how to understand and handle conflict 
-developing the right mindset 
-managing the boss 
-dealing with a bully 

With case studies and examples, Savvy will help readers understand behavior and power dynamics at work and learn how to negotiate them successfully.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Audiobook, Personal Development

256 pages, Audible Audio

First published May 3, 2012

Reviews

[سعد الدوسري · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't enjoy it at all. I don't recommend it even for the poorly politically-cultured like me.

[Anna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very shallow, full of things obvious even for not-at-all-savvy and not useful in the least. I'm glad I borrowed it instead of buying.

[Assad · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too much theory than opposed to practical advices.

[Frida Rodelo · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are much better books on the subject. I did not found this one to be particularly helpful on any topic.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good info on dealing with work politics and life relationships.

[Carrie Zaragoza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoying this book but the spell checker does not appear to have been used throughout.

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful. I could have used this book in 2007! Scarred, but smarter. LOL.

[Lama Kabbani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy quick read...although found a lot of spelling mistakes!!!

[A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have had the pleasure of working with most of the corporate psychopaths described down to the T

[Ibraheem Saud]

Nice for biggeners to understand how things work in the office. However, you have to learn more practical things to gain the edge in the work place.

I believe these concepts are not a theory to know. Its more like a set of skills that you either have or you don't.