The Schmuck in My Office: How to Deal Effectively with Difficult People at Work
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (774 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 125007567X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Foster teach you how to make your workplace a happier and more productive one.. "This is a timely must-read for managers and anyone who has ever had to deal with a difficult coworker; it addresses a ubiquitous problem in a proactive, positive manner that should get the desired results." - Publishers Weekly Everyone has a “schmuck” in their office---a difficult, disruptive person who upsets the workplace, confuses coworkers, and causes concern. - Narcissus---the condescending attention-seek
You’ll gain fascinating insight into the people who poison workplace culture and wreck others’ peace of mind. "Reading The Schmuck in My Office is like taking a top psychiatrist to work with you. Foster offers business people a simple, intuitive, and occasionally hilarious typology for spotting types of difficult people at work. Which type of disruptive person is this? How did they get that way? How to handle them? This book is a refreshing contribution to the field.”- Geoff Smart, Chairman & Founder of ghSMART and New York Times bestselling author of Who and Power Score.. Even better, you’ll learn strategies for dealing with them productively." - Marshall Goldsmith, executive coach, business educator and New York Times bestselling author, ran
evilevilbob said Don't Be a Schmuck, read this book!. The author, Jody J. Foster, MD MBA, addresses the different types of Schmucks, or disruptive and difficult co-workers, and the manner in which to deal with each type. There are many kinds of difficult people and each kind requires a different approach to handle them. The author addresses each personali. Linda Jean said I've Met a Lot of Schmucks Over the Years. I’ve met a lot of ‘schmucks’ in the course of a long and varied career and I recognize most of them in this delightfully descriptive and entertaining book. You will recognize them as well. You will laugh as you identify the types of disrupters that can make your life a misery – . "often funny and presents fascinating case studies that sadly resonate too" according to The Historian. This book is a must-read for anyone who has ever dealt with an impossible person (or people) at the office which is basically everyone ever! The writing is clear, engaging, often funny and presents fascinating case studies that sadly resonate too well! By using her own experiences to bring the reader i
She attained her MBA, with a concentration in finance, from the Wharton School.MICHELLE JOY is currently a forensic psychiatry fellow at the University of Pennsylvania interested in the intersections between clinical medicine and the humanities.. JODY FOSTER, MD, MBA, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Vice Chair for Clinical Operations in the Department of Psychiatry