The office survival guide
Subtitle: surefire techniques for dealing with challenging people and situations
By: by Marilyn Puder-York, with Andrea Thompson.
Contributors: Thompson, Andrea
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Psychology, Industrial.; Interpersonal relations.; Organizational behavior.
Table of contents: title: About tigers and alley cats : workplace triggers, and how to name yours; title: The difficult boss : how to soothe your superior and protect yourself; title: Super-competitive peers : how to cope with a potential foe (and forget about sibling rivalry); title: The troubled or troublesome subordinate : how to coach a difficult assistant (and resist the urge to parent); title: New management : how to adapt to a shifting cast of characters; title: New technology : how to face up to fears (and bite a necessary bullet); title: The highly politicized office : how to know when currying favor might be more important than proving your merit; title: Confused directives : how to handle mixed signals from above; title: Mission impossible : how to find middle-ground solutions (or recognize when you're being set up for the kill); title: The immoral, unethical, or illegal request : how to tell if you're right and they're wrong (or a little of both); title: The traumatic event : how to be an inspirational crisis manager (not an overreacting hero or an underreacting minimizer); title: Beyond today : survival strategies for staying sane while taming tigers at work.