Coping with Toxic Managers, Subordinates and Other Difficult People: Using Emotional Intelligence to Survive and Prosper
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0131409956 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Okay resource, best for someone with issues above; limited for those who are dealing with toxic above, beside and below" according to Megan. This book is a good general resource, but lacks some of the depth and analysis that I think I was looking for. I probably wouldn't have purchased it had thumbed through it in a store. It seems to really focus on working with toxic individuals who are above you, and a little less on those on the same level or those who you're managing. Some of the suggestions are very brief, and don't offer much substance (example, one was "defer to your boss, they key paid more than you"-- in some places that may work, but. Good book to own Amazon Customer Wish I had this book years ago when I had to contend with more than one toxic boss. Currently all my bosses and fellow workers are really nice.. Jennifer Cameron-Smith said The reality of working with people. Recognising what is toxic to you is perhaps a good starting point. Many of us spend more time with the people we work with than those we've chosen to spend our lives with. Most of us make assumptions that what offends or upsets us is the same for everyone else. This is not so.In this book, Dr Lubit provides - with humour - descriptions of different types of managers and of different management techniques that can make working life hell.Being aware of toxic behaviour and being able to manage its impact are
Whether they are narcissistic, unethical, rigid or aggressive, or simply depressed/anxious/burned out, working with them can be a nightmare. Lubit's depth of training and experience in psychiatry, organizational behavior and organizational consulting provides a basis for unique insights. While there are many organizational consultants who utilize psychological insights in their work and psychologists who consult to organizations, Dr. Roy Lubit shows you how to develop your emotional intelligence and protect yourself and your organization from the destructive impact of toxic managers. Many managers engage in destructive behavior that does considerable harm to their subordinates, their organization and eventually themselves. In Coping with Toxic Managers, psychiatrist and organizational consultant Dr. Moreover, they can do serious damage to their organizations by diverting energy from productive work, damaging cooperation and knowledge sharing, impairing retention of the best people, weakening morale, and making poor business decisions
All rights reserved. Lubit delineates the behaviors of five types of toxic managers--narcissistic, unethical, aggressive, rigid, and impaired--saying that these behaviors are manifestations of depression and fear. By improving this ability, he claims, we will learn to better understand and manage ourselves. While this reads like a textbook, the author has valuable insight to share with those in today's business world who are dealing with--or who may someday deal with--a toxic manager. From Booklist Lubit, an academic, psychiatrist, and management consultant, explains how our ability to work effectively with difficult or "toxic" managers will have a significant impact on our
He is a senior consultant to the Center for Social and Emotional Education and a member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations.His professional training and extensive experience in both psychotherapy and organizational dynamics are very unusual. Roy H. Dr. Lubit has appeared widely on TV and radio and presented numerous times at professional conferenc