Managing Your Manager: How to Get Ahead with Any Type of Boss

By Dufour Gonzague, Dashka Slater, Gonzague Dufour

Book Overview

Learn Everything You Can From Every Type of Boss

Managers come in all varieties, and unfortunately you don't get to choose your preference. Too often, we find ourselves working for people who are tough to work for, difficult to "decode," or brilliant but inaccessible.Managing Your Manager is the answer to dealing with a problematic supervisor.

Placing manager "types" into real-world categories--from the Bully, Scientist, and Star to the Geek, Parent, and Con Artist--it provides everything you need to make your work life more satisfying and productive. Managing Your Manager gives you the tools to: Categorize your boss based on telling traitsCreate a solid working relationshipAvoid common pitfalls associated with certain typesBecome a strong leader based on lessons learned from various bosses

Managers of all types can provide invaluable learning experiences that can enhance your career. Managing Your Manager empowers you with the knowledge, skills, and savvy for dealing with any type of boss and excelling in your job.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071751939
• ISBN13: 9780071751933
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"