Discusses the behavior of difficult bosses, and offers suggestions on changing one's interactions with them to improve the work environment

The sad fact is that the majority of people in the workforce have a less than perfect relationship with their supervisor and many of them consider themselves to be working for "a bad boss". But what can they do about it, short of leaving their job? "A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses" gives readers all the guidance they so desperately need not just to survive, but thrive while reporting to someone incompetent, mean, unethical, or even worse.

Don’t let a bad boss or manager hold you back from being successful! Every day millions of people with high potential are frustrated and held back by incompetent leaders. New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell knows this because the number one question he gets asked is about how to lead when the boss isn’t a good leader. You don’t have to be trapped in your work situation. In this book, adapted from the million-selling The 360-Degree Leader, and now distilled down for busy professionals, Maxwell unveils the keys to successfully navigating the challenges of working for a bad boss. In How to Lead When Your Boss Can’t (or Won’t), Maxwell teaches you how to: position yourself for current and future success, take the high road with a poor leader, avoid common pitfalls, work well with teammates, and develop influence wherever you find yourself. Practicing the principles taught in this book will result in endless opportunities—for your organization, your career, and your life. You can learn how to lead when your boss can’t (or won’t).

What can you do if you re facing a problem at work, and it s being caused by your boss the person you would generally turn to solve such problems? What can you do when the boss attacks or demeans or holds the reins too tight or is unscrupulous or unfair? Simply walking away from your job into another one is no longer an easy or risk-free option. In his new book, Coping with Difficult Bosses, Robert Bramson offers practical and sympathetic advice on how to recognize, understand and take action to combat the behavior of such bosses and to overcome the stress, frustration and misery which they cause.

The author shows how to use emotional intelligence tactics to survive when dealing with toxic managers and other impossible people in the workplace.

We all know them -- the bosses who are too controlling, too temperamental, unpredictable, indecisive, or just plain annoying. Now, we can learn to deal successfully with these supervisors who pose somewhat of a challenge. Virtually everyone, in every business, comes across someone in their career who successfully reduces initiative, is a poor role model, & otherwise makes employees miserable, at least part of the time. It can be discouraging, but Bramson is here to help. With wit & encouragement, he puts us on the lookout for the typical offenders, & offers his wise & proven advice.

The definitive playbook for driving impact as a middle manager Leading from the Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization delivers an insightful and practical guide for the backbone of an organization: those who have a boss and are a boss and must lead from the messy middle. Accomplished author and former P&G executive Scott Mautz walks readers through the unique challenges facing these managers, and the mindset and skillset necessary for managing up and down and influencing what happens across the organization. You’ll learn the winning mindset of the best middle managers, how to develop the most important skills necessary for managing from the middle, how to create your personal Middle Action Plan (MAP), and effectively influence: Up the chain of command, to your boss and those above them Down, to your direct reports and teams who report to you Laterally, to peers and teams you have no formal authority over Anyone in an organization who reports to someone and has someone reporting to them must lead from the middle. They are the most important group in an organization and have a unique opportunity to drive impact. Leading from the Middle explains how.