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This is the Book Bosses Don't
Want You to Read!




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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Boss?
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You can't manage an unmanageable boss. You can try changing your behavior; adopting a different personality style; using fancy communication or negotiation techniques; practicing conflict management skills; walking on egg shells or walking on water (all the things other books suggest), but none of those strategies will work with a boss who wants to be bad. You need a different strategy to ward off that kind of evil.  You need to get inside your boss's head and figure out what makes her or him tick so you can handle any situation thrown at you. Then you need to be prepared with counter-strategies to ward off any offense. 

This book tells you how to do handle an evil boss--not just the obnoxious or dumb types, but the ones who enjoy hurting people.  It tells you what to do and exactly how to go about it--just what you hope to find in a book like this, but rarely do. 

If you're searching for a job, this book will also show you how to identify the worst kinds of bad bosses during an interview so you can avoid getting into a bad situation or going from the frying pan into the fire.

Each chapter is divided into the following sections:

 How to Recognize This Type

Three Real-Life Examples

What This Type Wants
from You

What It's Like to Report
to This Type

A Survival Quiz to Help You Evaluate Your Situation

Strategies for Surviving
This Type

How to Avoid This Type During a Job Interview

Consequences of Continuing to Report to This Type

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of Radio Alchemy at the University of Delaware.
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The 13 Types:

1. The Wannabe:
"Just give me the perks!" 

2. The Suppressor:
"No one here is
smarter than me!" 

3. The Pretender:
"I can talk a real
good game!" 

4. The Confounder:
"Let's do something,
even if it's wrong!"

 5. The Dumbfounder:
"But the figures say
we're doing fine!"

6. The Propagator:
"Follow me!" 

7. The Player:
"It's my department
and I'll do the jobs I like!" 

8. The Bully:
"It's such fun to see
you squirm!"
 
9. The Manipulator:
"I'm indispensable!" 

10. The Cult Maker:
"Let's find someone to blame all our problems on!" 

11. The Pilferer:
"It's all mine to use
as I want!"
 
12. The Saboteur:
"I can make it look like I support this change!" 

13. The Combination Type:
"I never said that!"

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This is Not Your Father's Leadership!


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Kissing the Corporate Frog
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What are the four leadership traits 21st-Century-Millenial-Generation-Y employees secretly use to evaluate management?

(Hint: It’s not even close to your father’s brand of leadership!)

Who is the leadership role model for this new generation of employees?

(Hint: It’s probably not who you think it is!)

How can you apply the four 21st Century leadership traits to earn trust and respect? (Hint: It’ll make you stand out from the crowd!)

Kissing the Corporate Frog: An Enlightening Story about Leadership Traits 21st Century Employees Admire and Respect” is a tale about seven young managers at the fictitious Omnipotent Digital Corporation who are working on a project that their bosses have doomed to failure. Eavesdrop on their conversations as they toss out old leadership theories and create their own definition—based on their ideas about what effective leadership really is. Find out who they see as their leadership role model.

Learn from their example how to become a trusted and respected leader in the 21st Century—no matter what formal position you hold. If you’re a high-level manager, learn how to win the trust and respect of this new generation of employees.

Watch how they apply their four leadership traits to the Ubiquitous Project to create a surprise ending that will having you cheering!

Avoid a Career Disaster!


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How To Spot a Bad Boss During a Job Interview
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Congratulations!

You're scheduled for an interview. It's exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. You're focused on making a good impression—but maybe you're too focused.

You can get so caught up in presenting your skills and accomplishments that you forget you're not just an interviewee—you are an interviewer, too—you are interviewing your potential boss!

This book prepares you to spot a bad boss during a job interview—and avoid a career disaster!

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