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Amazon.
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You need this book!!,
March 10, 2006
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A. Lai
(South San Francisco, CA
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This is
THE best book that I have read
regarding the "art" of
identifying and dealing with
difficult people, esp. when
those difficult people are your
managers. For me as an
independent contractor, this is
particularly helpful not only in
dealing with difficult clients,
but also in recognizing them at
the interview stage! I wish I'd
had this book many years ago -
it would have saved me a lot of
stress and aggravation! Another
note: the ideas and suggestions
presented in this book are
relevant not just to dealing
with managers, but also to your
relationships with co-workers,
teachers, "friends", and family
members. This is a book that
everyone should read if there is
just one difficult person in
their life.
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A very comprehensive set of
options to consider, January
9, 2006
There have
been times in all of our lives
when we have experienced working
for someone who for whatever
reason did not fall into the
"great boss" category. This book
however deals with those who
transcend mere annoyance and
dwell in the realm of the truly
diabolical.
The highlights of the book are
the rich stories and examples,
and the endless options
presented to dealing with
various difficult and damaging
situations. While some of the
case studies are a bit generic,
they ring true for the most
part, which is important. There
are few examples of "straw man"
set ups here with two
dimensional examples and easy
fix platitudes.
The book is written well and is
easy to follow. Even if you feel
well equipped to handle most of
the challenges, there will be
options here you may not have
considered, and a few that may
make the difference between
success and failure on the job
in terms of your relationship
and performance under duress.
Overall, I would say this is one
of the better books out there on
subject, and while it often
fails to address the core
psychology and personal
accountability to the depth
necessary (See; "Leadership and
Self Deception", "Emotional
Intelligence" and others for
that), it nonetheless is a
useful tool for current and
future opportunities to endure
the destructive antics of the
worst bosses.
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Inside Secrets on Controlling
(or Conquering) Your Bad Boss,
March 22, 2006
No
blueprint exists for dealing
with a difficult boss, but
sometimes a tried-and-true
approach can alleviate the
problem. Author Gini Graham
Scott provides scenarios that
illustrate 34 categories of bad
bosses. Useful as these may be,
they do not make for a smooth
narrative. Scott describes each
classification and provides a
case study and list of possible
solutions - though you might
find it scary to read about so
many incompetent people. Your
own bad boss may be enough. Even
if you are highly motivated to
diagnose your boss's particular
pathology, you will need to take
some time to determine exactly
where your personal nemesis
resides in Scott's rogue's
gallery of mismanagement. Then,
she'll help you devise a
strategy. We found the book more
descriptive than prescriptive or
analytical, but it affirms that
you are not alone in your
struggle, and it offers
guidelines that may help you
decide what to do. Here's hoping
that the job market remains
strong so - if need be - you can
escape intact, with this
guidebook in your hand.
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A highly recommended book if
you are not 100% happy with your
boss, February 6, 2006
Talent
management is a complex topic
that is widely unknown,
particularly in eastern European
countries such as Turkey.
Promotions in many companies
over there are largely based on
informal connections rather than
performance, education and
talent.
This is where this excellent
book comes into picture. It will
make a great gift for your
friends who might be unfortunate
to work for an incompetant boss.
A highly recommended book if you
are not completely happy with
your boss. Very fun to read,
too!
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Provides practical advice to
those saddled with a good job
and a terrible manager,
February 5, 2006
Gini
Graham Scott's A Survival Guide
For Working With Bad Bosses:
Dealing With Bullies, Idiots,
Back-stabbers, And Other
Managers From Hell provides
practical advice to those
saddled with a good job and a
terrible manager. What to do?
Chapters advise various tactics
to dealing with different types
of 'bad bosses', from handling a
rigid attitude with a
demonstration of a more
profitable path to opening up
possibilities for achievement
through back door options and
handling rivalry between
co-workers. A range of scenarios
and techniques will readily
apply to real-life scenes
workers most commonly
experience.
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And here are some great reviews that appeared
on Amazon about A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO WORKING WITH
HUMANS:
Definitely
good book., May 28, 2005
I like the stories in the book.
Those are prime examples of people I saw and I'm seeing
every day. The book is excellent for understanding
different people and different situations in which you
might interact with them. Obviously the book is written
by someone who understands people's mind.
Love
to Work but Hate the People, July 22, 2004
I love to work. It is the people
with whom I work that transform my hours at work into an
unpleasant experience.
In Survival Guide for Working with Humans, Gini Graham
Scott offers me practical tools to help me resolve my
everyday conflicts.
Each chapter introduces a problem and offers one or two
illustrations of them. A discussion of what the people
did to resolve their problems successfully follows. Some
of the problems covered include revenge, fraud, and
overly sensitive people. As a bonus, the author includes
a toolbox of techniques for improving work
relationships.
Since I love my work, the price of this book was a small
price to pay to improve my relationships there.
Practical
recipes for handling difficult people on the job,
June 4, 2004
Gini Scott's A Survival Guide For
Working With Humans: Dealing With Whiners,
Back-Stabbers, Know-It-Alls, And Other Difficult People
highlights specific problems and uses case history
examples to show how they were effectively solved.
Short, practical recipes for handling difficult people
on the job, ranging from a tyrannical boss to sensitive
colleagues and plain incompetents, provide anyone in the
business world with a host of tips to problem-solving
troubled relationships. All levels of workers will find
A Survival Guide For Working With Humans to be an
invaluable reference.
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