Chances are, you already know what it’s like to work for a toxic boss. You know they suck the air out of a room and the life out of their employees, and you don’t need a research report to tell you that working for one is a nightmare. If this sounds like your current reality, and you want help, this book is for you. The Toxic Boss Survival Guide can help you analyze your immediate situation, create a workable survival plan that fits your situation, and carry it out (including abandoning the situation, if that is what it takes to survive).

Do you work for a toxic Boss? Built on research from the Center for Creative Leadership(R) Toxic Boss Project and written with a blend of humor as well as serious tips, this Guide identifies the six most common types of toxic bosses, describes the mindset you need to endure, and outlines a tactic-rich approach based on wilderness survival principles

Provides hands-on, real-world advice on how to hire, motivate, and keep today's higher-educated, less-loyal employee.

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.

The bestselling guide to motivating and managing every employee—updated for the new world of business! As a supervisor in today’s highly competitive world, you must not only get more out of each employee—you must also prove your department’s strategic impact on the organization. This popular, highly practical guide helps you make your department shine. The Boss’s Survival Guide, Second Edition, has been updated to help you manage today’s hot-button issues, such as: Hiring and retaining the best talent Handling layoffs and terminations Using social networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook Managing time and dealing with stress Keeping up with the latest changes in employment law Maintaining your own marketability and managing your career Praise for the first edition of The Boss’s Survival Guide “WOW!!!” —Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence “This book has everything you’ll ever need to know about being an effective boss but don’t have time to learn.” —Ken Blanchard, Ph.D., coauthor of The One-Minute Manager, Raving Fans, and Gung Ho “At last, a definitive guide for bosses on the hiring, care, and feeding of employees.” —Richard N. Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?

An illustrated guide to surviving today's turbulent and challenging workplace from the authors of The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Boss's Survival Guide Forget the Australian Outback or the Amazon jungle-today's toughest survival challenge is the minefield we call work. It's impossible to "do more with less," especially with the looming threat of another reorganization, layoff, or other dramatic change. The good news is that you've got a new power tool for what ails you at work: Gray Matters. This inventive new book combines lively visuals, engaging characters, and impudent humor. But Gray Matters also offers hope and proven strategies to show you how to succeed at work today: how to sell successfully how to survive a layoff how to overcome the stress and pressure of today's frenetic workplace. Think Dilbert with a solution. Your tour guides are the employees of GlobalGadget: Gray Blanderson, a frazzled employee seeking a promotion; Rick Newman, Gray's nemesis; S. P. Chan g, a Gen-Xer and a wise soul; and Virginia Edgarly, Gray's boss who will do whatever is required to be the next CEO. A follow-up to the bestseller, The Boss's Survival Guide, this new book is a must for all managers in this turbulent work environment. This funny guide will help managers navigate change, improve morale and develop business strategies. WARNING: Gray Matters is addictive; get ready to laugh and learn.