Surrounded by Bad Bosses (and Lazy Employees)

How to Stop Struggling, Start Succeeding, and Deal with Idiots at Work [The Surrounded by Idiots Series]

De: Thomas Erikson

Narrado por: David John

Part of the bestselling Surrounded by Idiots series!

Internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson has helped changed how the world thinks about behavior using a simple 4-color behavior analysis system. In Surrounded by Bad Bosses he applies that same system to revolutionize the workplace.

Everyone has had a bad boss. You might have one right now. You might even be one. Bad bosses are a fact of the workplace, whether they’re short-tempered, unclear about expectations, or too disorganized to manage so much as a stapler. But how do you not only survive a difficult boss, but help your career thrive despite them?

By identifying your boss’s behavior profile you’ll be better able to interact with them no matter what the situation. Erikson offers example stories and concrete steps to help you thrive in any work situation.

Of course, much as we love to blame our bosses, sometimes management isn’t the problem at all. For every bad boss there is also a lazy employee, so Erikson also looks at the issue from a completely different perspective—employees themselves—and explores why some colleagues frequently underachieve, and what you can do to change this if you're the boss.

Written with Erikson's signature humor 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.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Essentials

©2021 Thomas Erikson (P)2021 Macmillan Audio

Wow! I learned about why bad boss exists and what I can do about it outside of just quitting my job or complaining.

I wish I knew this 20 years that I wasn’t talking the same language as my boss regardless of them being a bad boss. - which they were - two of them were total jerks and most likely narcissists. This book completely changed my way of thinking and how I can change or alter my communication approach to fit better to whom I’m dealing with. As a corporate communications practitioner this is very important to us and to me as even we are not drafting something to employees or a division, we have to know our audience and what they care about and what is going to get through and build trust. The same should apply to individuals like our boss or other coworkers.

Great book on leadership and employeeship

Surround by idiots is a book that has changed my life for the better and surrounded by bad bosses takes the same concepts to the work place. It’s fantastic and I highly recommend it. The first 3/4 of the book are GREAT and the last quarter is OK, but definitely a must read.

This series continues to get better

Lots of how-to details from various perspectives and explanations of driving forces. Reads like a conversational IO Psychology textbook.

Good, not great

I loved Surrounded by Idiots so I had high hopes for this. The first half was great, but the second half felt like it drug on forever without enough substance to justify the length.

boring

this was boring. was easily distracted from this. maybe I was confused with the color combinations