Working for You Isn't Working for Me The Ultimate Guide to Managing Your Boss

by Crowley, Katherine; Elster, Kathi

• ISBN13: 9781591842750
• ISBN10: 1591842751
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-24
• Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover

Summary

In their bestseller "Working with You Is Killing Me," Crowley and Elster taught readers how to free themselves from emotional traps created by difficult colleagues. Now they apply their research and insights to the challenges of toxic bosses.

Author Biography

Katherine Crowley (right) and Kathi Elster (left) are the coauthors of the New York Times bestseller Working with You Is Killing Me and the founders of the consulting firm K Squared Enterprises. Crowley is a Harvardtrained psychotherapist, and Elster is a business strategist. Both are speakers and consultants on workplace relationships.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Detect
If You Can Detect It, You Can Correct It	p. 3
Detecting Twenty Boss Behaviors (That Drive Us Bonkers)	p. 28
Detach
Getting Out from Under Your Boss	p. 55
Detaching from Twenty Boss Behaviors: Giving In Without Giving Over	p. 74
Depersonalize
It's Not About You ... or Is It?: Assessing Your Boss Baggage Profile	p. 111
Depersonalizing Twenty Boss Behaviors: Taking Out the Emotional Sting	p. 144
Deal
Your Pain Ends Here	p. 189
First Aid for Caregivers: Dealing with Twenty Boss Behaviors	p. 210
Escape Routes for Extroverts: Dealing with Twenty Boss Behaviors	p. 225
Intervention for Introverts: Dealing with Twenty Boss Behaviors	p. 240
New Podiums for Wordsmiths: Dealing with Twenty Boss Behaviors	p. 255
Medicine for Mellows: Dealing with Twenty Boss Behaviors	p. 270
Final Thoughts	p. 285
Acknowledgments	p. 287
Index	p. 289
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