Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Boss? 13 Types and How to Survive Them.

"When people know they're being watched, they tend to behave differently—better than they would if they weren't being watched—that's why there isn't much information available about what really goes on in the workplace. So Haight conducted a five-year research study, spying on managers from within their company from 1997 to 2002. She worked as an employee in eleven organizations in various industries across the northeastern and southwestern United States. Because the people she studied did not know they were being watched, this book makes often hidden management misbehavior public knowledge."

The 13 personality types that do the most harm when given power in organizations are exposed in this book. These insidious types harm their employees and employer intentionally. They have evaded exposure until the author's undercover research brought them and their tactics to light in this book.

If you report to an incorrigibly bad boss, this book tells you how to save your career from ruin. If you're searching for a job, it tells you how to identify the worst kinds of bad bosses during an interview. And if you're an employer with managers working in your organization, this book will open your eyes to some of the harm that can be done without your knowledge if you're unaware that you've employed these types.

About the Author
Marilyn Haight is an Organization Development Consultant who writes about business and career issues. She has worked with for-profit businesses in product and service industries; and with non-profit, governmental and academic organizations.

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Boss? 13 Types and How to Survive Them

Have you ever had one of those bosses, one where you wonder where they came from or how they got where they are? We all have at one time or another. Well, here's a great book about how to recognize what they are and how to deal with or survive them. Ms. Haight describes 13 different types of poor boss, the characteristics of each, and some good strategies for the employees. As a retired Chief of Police, it was part of my job to ensure a great working environment, one where employees could grow and flourish. We succeeded, largely in part to the employees themselves and what they had and did contribute.

While it is unfortunate such a book needs to be written, Ms. Haight has done a remarkable job with her research and details. She gives her readers the insight to recognize which is which, then the alternatives available to them. The people who ought to read this book first are the bosses described in it. Failing that, it is a clear, articulate read, certainly to be read by virtually every employee.

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Once you understand the bad-boss personality profiles in this book, you can handle any situation in which a boss deliberately behaves badly and routinely gets away with it. This includes the kind of behavior that no one believes when you tell them about it, like bosses who steal from their employer, secretly sabotage company programs, and punish employees who have information that can expose them or who are just more capable or qualified than they are. The book also assures you that you are not imagining these things and you are not the problem.

Unlike other books that deal with this topic, this book tells it like it really is for employees--it doesn't try to defend management and it doesn't send you into the lion's den. It also tells you what NOT to do and it tells you how to spot each of these bad boss types during an interview. And if you're a manager who has bad managers reporting to you, this book shows you how to recognize when they are manipulating you and creating problems that you don't see so you can weed the bad bosses out and keep the good employees.

At the book's Web site (http://www.bigbadboss.com), there is plenty of regularly-updated information about dealing with bosses who misbehave on purpose. You may even submit your own story and have it published on the Web site along with advice tailored to your situation. Or, you may write to the author via the Web site and get advice privately about how to deal with your intentionally bad boss. Visit http://www.bigbadboss.com

250 pages

Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches