Surrounded by Bad Bosses and Lazy Employees

Length: 400 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: VERMILION
Publication Date: 2021-08-17
ISBN-10: 1785043404
ISBN-13: 9781785043406
Sales Rank: #748601 (See Top 100 Books)

Surrounded by idiots at work Fed up with a bad boss or lazy colleagues Thomas Erikson, author of the runaway international bestseller Surrounded by Idiots, will help you handle them and get things done, the right wayWhy is good leadership so rare Everyone has to manage up to some extent but frankly some bosses are worse than others. If you’re being driven crazy by a micro-manager, frequently drown under your boss’s unreasonable expectations or struggle with being handed out responsibilities but no authority international behavioural expert Thomas Erikson is here to help. Drawing on the simple four-colour system that made Surrounded by Idiots a global bestseller, Erikson shows how understanding your boss’s behavioural tendencies as well as your own will lead to a more harmonious and productive workplace. He also sets out what characterises an exemplary leader type and how you can adapt your behaviour to model it. Because there are two sides to every coin, Erikson also looks at employees themselves and why some colleagues frequently underachieve and what you can do to change this.Written with Erikson’s signature humour and warmth, Surrounded by Bad Bosses (and Lazy Employees) will help you deal with the most hopeless managers and employees you can imagine – and keep you entertained along the way.

Cover
Title Page
About the Author
By the Same Author
Author’s Note
Introduction
PART 1—SURROUNDED BY BAD BOSSES
    1. Really Bad Leadership—and Its Appalling Consequences
    2. Why You Should Choose Your Boss, Instead of Your Employer
    3. Leadership Is a Process of Communication
    4. How to Understand and Predict Your Boss’s Behavior
    5. The Most Common Color Combinations and How to Recognize Them
    6. Why You Sometimes Feel Stressed at Work
    7. Why You Definitely Want a Red Boss
    8. Why You Should Hope for a Yellow Boss
    9. Why a Green Boss Is the Best Option
    10. Why a Blue Boss Is the Ultimate Solution
    11. Why We Do What We Do: What the Colors Don’t Show
    12. The Author’s Profile and What You Can Learn from It
    13. Distinguishing Between Colors and Driving Forces
    14. The Difference Between Your Personality and Your Behavior
    15. How to Adapt Effectively to Your Boss’s Color
    16. The Missing Piece of the Puzzle: When Colors and Driving Forces Aren’t Enough
    17. Surrounded by Superfluous Bosses
PART 2—SURROUNDED BY LAZY EMPLOYEES
    18. Why It’s So Hard for Your Staff to Get the Job Done
    19. How to Read Your Staff’s Colors
    20. Whip or Carrot—How to Motivate Your Staff
    21. Leader—or Specialist? Your Job as a Boss
    22. If You’re an Efficient Red Boss
    23. If You’re an Inspiring Yellow Boss
    24. If You’re a Caring Green Boss
    25. If You’re an Analytic and Objective Blue Boss
    26. The Best Way to Put a Team Together
    27. Helping Your Team Become Active Participants
    28. When Everyone Agrees but Still Doesn’t Do Anything …
    29. Where the Real Slackers Come From
    30. Feedback … the Hardest Part …
    31. Why “Why” Is the Most Important Question
Final Words: People Quit to Leave Their Boss, Not Their Job
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