Impossible Bosses
Secret Strategies to Deal with 8 Archetypal Managers
Published on 1. September 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-77619-215-1 (ISBN)
Description
Ever had a sleepless night or wanted to quit your job because of an impossible boss?
Difficult managers can obstruct your professional growth by hiding corporate ladders and trapping you in an invisible cage.
Using different psychological profiling systems, the authors, all experts in business leadership, identify eight archetypal characters who create uniquely challenging situations at work, including Ms Say-Me (the competitive control freak), Mr Tumbleweed (the indecisive worrier), Ms Crosswire (the disorganised people schmoozer), Mr Make-Up (the seemingly nice manipulator) and their four demanding friends.
You'll learn about their key character traits and why they act the way they do. Best of all, you'll learn secret strategies for mitigating the impact of an impossible boss on your work experience and how to communicate your ideas to them.
This book offers practical tips for how to rapidly take back control of your career and navigate tricky situations. A coach in your pocket, Impossible Bosses shows you how to manage your manager.
Difficult managers can obstruct your professional growth by hiding corporate ladders and trapping you in an invisible cage.
Using different psychological profiling systems, the authors, all experts in business leadership, identify eight archetypal characters who create uniquely challenging situations at work, including Ms Say-Me (the competitive control freak), Mr Tumbleweed (the indecisive worrier), Ms Crosswire (the disorganised people schmoozer), Mr Make-Up (the seemingly nice manipulator) and their four demanding friends.
You'll learn about their key character traits and why they act the way they do. Best of all, you'll learn secret strategies for mitigating the impact of an impossible boss on your work experience and how to communicate your ideas to them.
This book offers practical tips for how to rapidly take back control of your career and navigate tricky situations. A coach in your pocket, Impossible Bosses shows you how to manage your manager.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
South Africa
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77619-215-1 (9781776192151)
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Persons
VIVIENNE LAWACK is a lawyer by training and Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic at the University of the Western Cape.
HANLIE LIZETTE WESSSELS is a corporate executive who has held directorships at various multinationals, as well as regional and local companies.
ROBERT CRAIG is a management consultant and executive coach. Apart from a degree in psychology, he is an accredited practioner of a Jungian-based profiling system.
HANLIE LIZETTE WESSSELS is a corporate executive who has held directorships at various multinationals, as well as regional and local companies.
ROBERT CRAIG is a management consultant and executive coach. Apart from a degree in psychology, he is an accredited practioner of a Jungian-based profiling system.