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

by Lynn Taylor

"Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant" ist das Ergebnis unz�hliger Interviews und weitreichender Forschung. Mit diesem Leitfaden lernen Mitarbeiter ihre Vorgesetzten besser verstehen und mit schwierigen und frustrierten Managern umzugehen. Die h�ufigsten und l�stigsten Verhaltensweisen, wie kindisches Auftreten und Schikanen, werden schonungslos offenbart. Viele Mitarbeiter ertragen einfach die Tiraden, Stimmungsschwankungen und unaufh�rlichen Fragen ihrer tyrannischen Vorgesetzten. In diesem Buch erfahren sie, wie man selbst zu dem unberechenbarsten Chef ein gutes Verh�ltnis aufbauen und dennoch selbst Karriere machen kann. Der Schl�ssel zum Erfolg liegt im Umgang mit diesen Terrible Office Tyrants (oder TOTs), die man genauso anpacken muss wie ein schwieriges Kleinkind. Nahezu keine Verhaltensweise, die Chefs an den Tagen legen k�nnen, fehlt. Der Qu�lgeist wird ebenso portr�tiert wie der das kleine verlorene Schaf. Dieser Ratgeber zeigt anhand wahrer Begebenheiten und bew�hrter L�sungen, wie man mit leicht ablenkbaren und weinerlichen, launischen und m�rrischen, zu Schikane neigenden und fordernden, hilfebed�rftigen und eigensinnigen oder einfach nur egozentrischen Chefs am besten zurecht kommt.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business

256 pages, Kindle Edition

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.