Surviving the toxic workplace protect yourself against coworkers, bosses, and work environments that poison your day
First Statement of Responsibility
Linnda Durre
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
McGraw-Hill
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
vi, 250 p. 23 cm
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Text of Note
protect yourself against coworkers, bosses, and work environments that poison your day
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
Psychology, Industrial
Entry Element
Interpersonal relations
Entry Element
Interpersonal communication
Entry Element
Corporate culture
Entry Element
Problem employees
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
HF
Book number
5548
.
8
Classification Record Number
.
D85
2010
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Entry Element
Durre , Linnda
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Entry Element
Includes bibliographical references )p. 244-246( and index.
Entry Element
Why Surviving the toxic workplace can help you, the economy, and the world -- Are you in a toxic company dealing with toxic co-workers? -- Staff infection : the negative effects they have on a company -- When human motives turn negative : know your own motives and those of others -- Everyone has positives and negatives : know and accept yours and others' -- Good business relationships are built on trust, honesty, and open communication -- Know and align your attitude, intentions, and hidden agendas -- Eliminate weasel words and escape clauses -- Recognize and interpret body language -- Your voice is a communication tool -- Motivating your co-workers to change -- Four different intentions of communication : win/win, win/lose, lose/win, and lose/lose -- Four types of behavior : assertive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and passive -- Preparation for effective discussion : visualization, intention, and rehearsal -- Speaking and writing, two vital keys to communication -- Active listening, paraphrasing, calling a process shot, and agreeing to disagree -- "The sandwich" : giving difficult feedback with care -- Forewarned is forearmed : best scenario to worst scenario -- Keep your expectations reasonable and your hopes high -- Assertive techniques that give you power -- How to deal with toxic co-workers : S.E.S.S.I.O.N. : the situation, explanation, and solution system in overcoming nuisances -- The socially clueless -- The work interferers -- The uncommitted -- The angry ones -- The politically incorrect -- The victims -- The rescuers -- The saboteurs -- The politicians -- The sexually suggestive -- The obsessives -- The addicts -- The workplace environment -- How to heal yourself after a confrontation -- How to heal co-workers after a confrontation -- What to do if you need help from HR or management -- What to do if administration and HR don't do their job.