Description

Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant (TOT) aims to promote a positive relationship between boss and employee and offers proactive, collaborative advice for dealing with the most challenging boss-behaviors. Drawn from extensive research, the author creates a unique parallel between difficult bosses and unmanageable toddlers and has identified the most common behaviors to both groups. From solutions on dealing with the "bratty" boss (the type with aggressive and daring behaviors) to advice on how to handle the little lost lambs (the type with bewildered and innocent traits), this book offers unique, time-tested solutions for defusing tension or even safely avoiding it, to help cope with and better understand even the most childish bosses.
Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Getting Started: Advice for Employees

Part I. Bratty Behavior

Bragging
Bullying
Demanding
Ignoring
Impulsiveness
Lying
Self-Centeredness
Stubbornness
Tantrums
Territorialism
Whining
Part II. Little Lost Lambs

Endless Questioning
Fantasy World
Fickleness
Helplessness
Irrational Fears
Forgetfulness
Mood Swings
Neediness
Short Attention Spans
Conclusion
Special Section: Advice for Bosses - TOT Proof Your Company
About Lynn Taylor

Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant (TOT) aims to promote a positive relationship between boss and employee and offers proactive, collaborative advice for dealing with the most challenging boss-behaviors. Drawn from extensive research, the author creates a unique parallel between difficult bosses and unmanageable toddlers and has identified the most common behaviors to both groups. From solutions on dealing with the "bratty" boss (the type with aggressive and daring behaviors) to advice on how to handle the little lost lambs (the type with bewildered and innocent traits), this book offers unique, time-tested solutions for defusing tension or even safely avoiding it,...  Read More