Surrounded by Bad Bosses (And Lazy Employees)
How to Stop Struggling, Start Succeeding, and Deal with Idiots at Work [The Surrounded by Idiots Series]
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Publisher Description
Part of the bestselling Surrounded by Idiots series!
Internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson has helped changed how the world thinks about behavior using a simple 4-color behavior analysis system. In Surrounded by Bad Bosses he applies that same system to revolutionize the workplace.
Everyone has had a bad boss. You might have one right now. You might even be one. Bad bosses are a fact of the workplace, whether they’re short-tempered, unclear about expectations, or too disorganized to manage so much as a stapler. But how do you not only survive a difficult boss, but help your career thrive despite them?
By identifying your boss’s behavior profile you’ll be better able to interact with them no matter what the situation. Erikson offers example stories and concrete steps to help you thrive in any work situation.
Of course, much as we love to blame our bosses, sometimes management isn’t the problem at all. For every bad boss there is also a lazy employee, so Erikson also looks at the issue from a completely different perspective—employees themselves— and explores why some colleagues frequently underachieve, and what you can do to change this if you're the boss.
Written with Erikson's signature humor and warmth, Surrounded by Bad Bosses (And Lazy Employees) will help you deal with the most hopeless managers and employees you can imagine—and keep you entertained along the way.
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"The world is full of bad bosses," so it's best to learn how to work together, writes Erickson (Surrounded by Idiots) in this encouraging treatise. Erickson recommends that readers understand their own personality type, and their manager's, to figure out how to communicate effectively. To do this, he uses William Moulton Marston's DISC system, which separates two pairs of opposites—task-oriented versus relationship-oriented, and extrovert versus introvert—into types, which allow workers to better predict how their bosses will behave, and vice-versa. The model, he writes, also allows colleagues with different communication styles to understand one another even if they work differently. Erickson leads readers through understanding how conflicts can lead to workplace stress, and how to adapt behavior in response to a colleague's personality type. He then switches to the boss's perspective and runs through ideas for how to put together a team, deal with trouble employees, motivate staff, and give and receive feedback. His model, he emphasizes, is just one way of understanding personality and communication clashes, but readers—especially those already sold on his previous work—will find it convincing. The dual focus on both employee and manager separates this from the pack.
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