Work Would Be Great If It Weren't for the People

by Ronna Lichtenberg and Gene Stone

Book Overview

Humorous, accessible, and extremely practical, this is the quintessential guide to successfully maneuvering within the unspoken system of office politics. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786863714
• ISBN13: 9780786863716
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Insightful!

Let's face it: We all want to climb the corporate ladder. The trick is to climb without appearing to do so. Everyone has an agenda. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to uncover hidden agendas and use them to your advantage. Ronna Lichtenberg knowingly decodes office politics as usual. Her book addresses time management, starting a new job and ending an old one, gossip, and business travel. The book is easy to read and inexpensive. If there were such a thing as a "beach business book," this would certainly classify. However, clever though it is, it doesn't cover any new territory. If you're already a top-ranking executive, you probably know everything here. We [...] recommend this book for those who are still on their way up the ladder or those who may have forgotten some of the rules for making it to the top.

You need this book

If you're one of those people who think that your hard work is the only thing that counts, think again and read this book. Ever wonder why those things happen that appear to be right out of Dilbert? It's all part of office politics. This book gives practical advice that's even relevant for upper-level management. If you hate the idea of office politics like I do, this book helps you to navigate the treacherous waters without becoming one of the sharks you already loathe.

A guide every businessperson should have in their briefcase

I only wish I had read this book before I was passed over for a promotion. Don't be fooled that all of your hard work and attention to detail will be enough to carry you to the top of your organization. This book is an excellent guide to climbing your way up the corporate ladder. It also provides insight as to how others may be inching their way up while stepping all over you. This book should be mandatory reading for every business student

For Corporate Climbers Only.

I believe this book is exclusively geared towards the corporate climber considering the advice, some of it rather cut-throat, given to the reader. If you live in the big city and want to scratch your way to the top this book is for you. However, if, like me, you're in the country and work for a relatively small company, you had better skip this one since you'll likely cause all of your co-workers to hate the ground you walk on.

The best book I ever read on the office

This is the first book I've ever read that tells you what's really going on at work. Everything else is all abstract, this book's all about real life. I recently graduated from business school, but I have to think that in some ways this book was more helpful.