Bad boss : what to do if you work for one, manage one or are one /: what to do if you work for one, manage one or are one. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michelle Gibbings.
• Authors: Gibbings, Michelle
• Contents: Intro -- Bad Boss -- Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Confessions of a bad boss -- Why this book and why now -- How to use this book -- Introduction -- The leadership deficit -- Good leadership matters to all of us -- Eight myths of the modern workplace -- Myth 1: Leadership is a title -- Myth 2: Leading is a one-size-fits-all approach -- Myth 3: Leaders are not needed in a flat organisational structure -- Myth 4: Leadership is an innate ability -- Myth 5: Leaders have no emotions -- Myth 6: Bad leadership is attributable to bad people Myth 7: Leadership needs are different for different ages -- Myth 8: Leaders, employees and bosses should love their job, no matter what -- Four steps to freedom and fulfilment -- The leadership pressure chamber -- External versus internal demands -- Who eats who? -- Operating the release valve -- Part I What to do if you ... work for one -- 1 ASSESS your position -- Fact versus fiction -- Own your impact -- Are you firing on all cylinders? -- Are you getting enough sleep? -- Are you a meeting junkie? -- Are you always late? -- Are you setting the bar too high? -- Do you avoid saying 'no'? Are you the office energy thief? -- Put yourself in their shoes -- Challenge yourself -- Assess your boss's style -- The Mercenary -- The Believer -- The Illusionist -- The Liberator -- Step 1: Get curious -- Step 2: Source other opinions -- Step 3: Check for mitigating factors -- Pre-match check -- 2 STRATEGISE your options -- Stop whingeing, start advancing -- You go first -- Step 1: Frame your vision -- Step 2: Write down your principles -- Check your position -- Invest in the boss bank -- Know your currency -- Increasing the value -- Pick your power play Set boundaries to deal with pester power -- Reshape your role -- Seek connections -- 3 ACT with intent -- Flip the boss lens -- A nudge in the right direction -- Negotiate your position -- 1. Be open-minded and open-hearted -- 2. Have clear options -- 3. Understand your boss's needs -- 4. Conduct your pre-mortem -- 5. Have resolve and see it through -- Aim for the 3 Cs -- 1. Understand your mindset -- 2. Focus your energy -- 3. Decide to act mindfully -- Break the drama binge -- 4 REFLECT on progress -- Reflect, learn and grow -- A progress stocktake -- Know when to cash out -- Watch for fallout Sense check your reality -- Part II What to do if you ... manage one -- 5 ASSESS the situation -- Check yourself -- Open your eyes -- Sense check weak signals -- Informal sources -- Conversation etiquette -- Look for warning signs -- Formal sources -- Ask before they go -- Uncover the root cause -- Sanity check -- Culture doesn't fit -- They're out of their depth -- 6 STRATEGISE the path forward -- Reality bites -- What to do if it's YOU -- What to do if it's THEM -- What to do if it's the ENVIRONMENT -- 7 ACT with purpose -- Enter the arena -- Get ready to be real -- Step 1: Plan
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, N.J : Wiley
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.3145; Managing your boss; Success in business; Conflict management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Small Business; Success in business; Managing your boss; Conflict management; Business; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780730383963; 0730383962; 9780730383994; 0730383997
• Related ISBNs: 0730383970; 9780730383970
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