Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job

by Lynn Taylor

An indispensable guide to dealing with challenging, childish boss behavior and building a great career, with laugh- out-loud humor built in. Based on extensive interviews among workers, managers and psychologists, "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant(TM)" draws hilarious but true parallels between toddlers and managers. When under stress, both often have trouble moderating their power, or lose the ability to think rationally. Traits in common include tantrum-throwing, demanding, stubborn, moody, fickle, self-centered, needy and whiny behavior. BADD (Boss Attention Deficit Disorder) is discussed as part of "Short Attention Spans." There are 20 chapter traits in all, divided into "Bratty" and "Little Lost Lamb" categories, for easy reference, including real anecdotes and many useful tips.When bad bosses run amok in companies, nobody wins. This book shows readers how to build positive relationships with even the most out-of-control boss, and still thrive in your job. The key to success lies in dealing with a Terrible Office Tyrant (or TOT(TM)) much like a parent deals with a troublesome toddler. With true stories and time-tested solutions, this is the perfect guide managing a boss stuck in his Terrible Twos. Taylor takes you behind all the bossy blustering, so that you can focus on getting ahead - and achieve career excellence.

Savvy top management will also gain insight on what n"ot" to do with their team. They know that Terrible Office Tyrant (TOT) managers may not be in plain sight (they don't leave juice stains on the hallway carpet!) But they do wreak havoc on the bottom line. A special section helps senior management and Human Resource departments mitigate TOT behavior for a more productive workplace.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Rodney Royden · Rating 1 out of 5]

Waste of time.

Too informal bar type advice.

The premise is to compare bad bosses to terrible toddlers. An easy concept for a hard issue.

The book fails from this point. The author provides light hearted comparisons and some answers to questions about what to do with a bad boss. I find the advice downright negligent. The typical 'don't worry about insults, walk it off injury management' which is unrealistic and dangerous.

Let me save you money and time. GENERALLY, If you're dealing with a bullying boss then often the laws are not strong enough to protect you - nor to punish wrongdoing. YOU MUST PUT YOUR HEALTH FIRST. Yes, It's completely unfair and a huge inconvenience but it's often best to find another job.

As for people skills (which I think this book is supposed to help with), this book has no substance or sources. I prefer How to Win friends and influence people as a general people book and will keep searching for more persuasive books on the topic.

In summary, great idea for a much needed area (dealing with difficult people) but not to my taste.

[Kristen Nichols · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too jokey for me.

[Misty Sanderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was alright, a fast read, lots of personal examples. It did help me see some things I might have missed in interpersonal relationships.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would “read” again. I just read the summaries at the end of each chapter. And that was insightful for me. I will be recommending this book. I don’t agree 💯 with everything, but agree with more than I disagree. Know your audience when applying the concepts.

[Irene Zoppi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book

Consider the alternative, dealing with toxic people required you to understand them. This book allows you to develop a strategy to manage it.