Backstabbers and Bullies

Backstabbers and Bullies
Author: Adrian Furnham
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2015-06-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1472915518

The idea of leadership failure and derailment has been brushed under the carpet for far too long and only now are statistics appearing on the sheer number of leaders who fail at their jobs. Backstabbers and Bullies provides the latest psychiatric and clinical perspectives on dark-side behaviour, including: - recognising and coping with over-confident, narcissistic and psychopathic leaders; - causes of leadership derailment and failure; - corrupt corporate cultures; and - the criminal personality. Fascinating reading for anyone who has worked alongside a corporate psychopath, business narcissist or histrionic show-off, Backstabbers and Bullies goes beyond the science to explain how to better understand, manage and prevent dark-side behaviour, as well as presenting advice for reducing derailment potential for yourself, your colleagues and your organisation.

High-maintenance Relationships

High-maintenance Relationships
Author: Les Parrott, III
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1997-02
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780842314664

How do you cope with impossible people? The author offers clear and direct answers for dealing with relationships that give so little but demand so much.

Your Boss Is Not Your Mother

Your Boss Is Not Your Mother
Author: Debra Mandel
Publisher: Agate Publishing
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2009-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 157284633X

Your Boss is Not Your Mother is an essential new guide to uprooting and solving the underlying problems that cause office drama, with positive guidance for improving workplace relationships. Most people who are unhappy at work attribute it to their relationship with coworkers. By continually getting sucked into workplace drama, they’re usually replicating problems they had with parents, siblings, or others in childhood. Dr. Debra Mandel attacks these workplace problems at the roots. Using real-life stories and anecdotes, she demonstrates how to respond to people in the workplace with a clear head. This warm and insightful guide is full of interactive features—self-tests, exercises and checklists—designed to help you explore and assess your workplace interactions, let go of negative influences, and take charge of your work life.

Backstabbers

Backstabbers
Author: Rickey Hendon
Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780897336024

Illinois State Senator Rickey Hendon pulls no punches when he writes about how to organize and manage a successful political campaign. Hendon is a 17-year veteran of the Illinois Senate, and here he outlines in lively and accelerated prose the nuts and bolts of running a political campaign, and conveys insider strategies for winning every time.

Crap

Crap
Author: Erin E. Conley
Publisher: Zest Books
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2009-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0979017351

Crap teaches which types of crap are useful (and which aren't), how to avoid crap when possible, deal with it when it can’t be avoided, and how you can flush it out of your life. You'll learn how to break the crap-cycle once and for all with quotes from noted crap-coping experts like Homer Simpson and Kurt Vonnegut, and even get a few little-known biological and scientific facts about--yeah, you guessed it--literal crap.

The Dark Side of the Workplace

The Dark Side of the Workplace
Author: Annette B. Roter
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2018-11-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351363778

The workplace can be a hotbed of difficulty and incivility—from rumors spread about an individual, to the agonies of stress, to physical attacks and even death. Evidence suggests that not only does incivility have significant implications for employees, organizations and society, it is also on the rise. In recent years we have experienced increased acts of incivility in the workplace, social media and government positions. There is a direct correlation between uncivil behavior and financial outcomes for organizations. It is estimated that stress related to uncivil actions in the workplace costs organizations approximately $300 billion annually. The cost of personal implications for employees is often too high to calculate as individuals experience loss of reputation and significant psychological and physical distress. With the increased use of social media, individuals are experiencing incivility that crosses the boundary between their personal and professional lives. This book delves into the darker side of the workplace, discussing bullying, toxic work environments, corporate psychopaths, the struggles of stress, and more. It combines recent research and case studies to provide an understanding of these behaviors, and offers practical solutions on how to cultivate a healthy working environment.

Backstabber

Backstabber
Author: Kimberley Chambers
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2017-02-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0007521820

*If you love The Butlers, meet QUEENIE! Kimberley Chambers’ new No.1 bestseller and prequel to The Butler series is out now!* If you don't face your enemies – they'll stab you in the back.

Queens of Mean

Queens of Mean
Author: Shirley Babilya Dickinson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2015-11-21
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0761866299

Queens of Mean is an immediate call to action—to stop the bullying and emotional cruelty of girls toward each other in our schools and communities. The book personifies each emotional strategy as a “queen of mean,” identifying the need to empower girls toward more productive uses of emotion. Through this book, readers will be reminded or become more aware of the difficulties growing up as a girl in today’s society. The chapters include ideas to empower girls, celebrate individuality, and end the decades of vicious cycles where girl bullies then grow up to be women bullying in the workplace. Dr. Dickinson knows that some grown-up girls continue to be very mean to each other, and she hopes to help girls grow up to be women who care about and support each other.

Empath

Empath
Author: Ryan James
Publisher: Alakai Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2019-06-28
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

This book is a guide to help Empaths and Highly Sensitive Persons to thrive in social life. It gives accurate information and effective advice on the following: What high sensitivity isThe advantages and responsibilities of being highly sensitiveThe traits of highly sensitive persons and empathsThe similarities and differences of HSPs and empathsHandling toxic relationshipsUnderstanding energy vampiresDetecting energy vampiresWhat to do with energy vampiresHow to deal with difficult people (critics, bullies, gossipers, backstabbers, etc.)Protecting yourself from people who drain youPsychic self-defense techniquesHow to handle tiring conversationsHow to spot liars and what to do with themOvercoming social anxietyStopping negative thoughtsPreparing yourself for anxiety-producing situationsIncreasing self-confidenceReducing self-consciousnessDeveloping great social skillsEnhancing conversational skillImproving social lifeWidening your networkDeepening relationships It teaches HSPs and empaths how to capitalize on their strengths and work around their limitations. With consistent practice, they will gain confidence, have more fulfilling relationships, and live more of their potential as unique, gifted individuals. Although this book is targeted for highly sensitive individuals, everyone can benefit from the information given here. It can also help people understand empaths and HSPs better so that they can support them well.

Interlopers

Interlopers
Author: Kenny D. Craig
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2017-09-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1457557762

Dream killers, ditch diggers, backstabbers...we’ve all had them in our lives. And even though we’d rather avoid them at all costs, God has plans for them—and for us. Joseph (of the coat of many colors) had a life full of these interlopers, from the brothers who wanted to murder him and sold him into slavery, to the conniving wife of his master, Potiphar. Though some might think God abandoned Joseph to these betrayers, Interlopers: The Difficult People and Life Experiences That Prepare Us for Greater helps us understand that God uses such interlopers to transform us and prepare us for greater destinies, just as he did for Joseph, leading us from the pit to the palace while changing us in ways we could never imagine. This book balances nicely the hard truths, suggesting what we need to do to be better and to keep ourselves in the best shape for the paths God has set out for us, along with encouragement for how to do so. It will be an enjoyable addition to the libraries of those looking for encouragement through their struggles and for ways they can actively improve their lives by “simply” changing their views about their struggles.