Cubicle Warfare: Self-Defense Tactics for Today's Hypercompetitive Workplace [Paperback]

Blaine Pardoe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 20, 1997

Spying on your co-workers, sleeping your way to the top, backstabbing, brownnosing, sabotage—all seem to be fair in today?s supercompetitive workplace. So don?t get mad—get ready! This book is your survival guide for today?s corporate reality. Be prepared, or be prepared to become a casualty.

Cubicle Warfare:
• Maps out the field of battle in your office
• Helps you review your own strengths and weaknesses and those of your opponents
• Details every low-down, sleazy tactic and how to defend yourself against them all
• Identifies the types of cubicle warriors you?ll find in every office and equips you to deal with them
• Profiles the seven personality types found in every office—the Aggressors, Survivalists, Career Politicians, and others
• And much, much more!
Cubicle Warfare is the book your colleagues don?t want you to read. It?s your best defensive for survival in the office wars—and your best offensive strategy for achieving your goals.

Editorial Reviews

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The Only Field Guide You Need to Survive the Cubicle Wars

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Spying on your co-workers, sleeping your way to the top, backstabbing, brownnosing, sabotage?all seem to be fair in today?s supercompetitive workplace. So don?t get mad?get ready! This book is your survival guide for today?s corporate reality. Be prepared, or be prepared to become a casualty.

Cubicle Warfare:
? Maps out the field of battle in your office
? Helps you review your own strengths and weaknesses and those of your opponents
? Details every low-down, sleazy tactic and how to defend yourself against them all
? Identifies the types of cubicle warriors you?ll find in every office and equips you to deal with them
? Profiles the seven personality types found in every office?the Aggressors, Survivalists, Career Politicians, and others
? And much, much more!
Cubicle Warfare is the book your colleagues don?t want you to read. It?s your best defensive for survival in the office wars?and your best offensive strategy for achieving your goals.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles; First Edition edition (August 20, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761510664
• ISBN-13: 978-0761510666
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding insights into human behavior in the office, April 12, 1998

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This review is from: Cubicle Warfare: Self-Defense Tactics for Today's Hypercompetitive Workplace (Paperback)

One of the best books I've read on gaining insight into human behavior in the office. This book has no flowery words, no consultant-speak. It's practical down to earth advice on the behavior of people and most importantly, how to detect the behavior and the best ways to deal with it. It is also very non-judgmental in that it matter of factly points out the behaviors and how to deal with it. It's of great value even to the a-political type who doesn't want to deal with politics in the office, but wonders why things go the way they do (and appear to be very non-sensical). On the downside, I believe that the book could start on Chapter 6. I found the first 5 chapters to be an explaination of the obvious. It's also expensive for a paperback. But this book is worth it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book on office politics, September 17, 1997

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This review is from: Cubicle Warfare: Self-Defense Tactics for Today's Hypercompetitive Workplace (Paperback)

This book is one of the top three books I've read on office politics, and I've read at least a hundred of them. From information on how to wage your own campain to how to avoid being buried by savvy players, this book provides a wealth of information. Many of the books on this topic simply re-hash the same information over and over. Cubicle Warfare has tactics I've never seen anywhere else. Useful, practical, real information can be found in this book. Check out the section on security and electronic doors for a new way to use a balloon. Great book

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dilbert Meets Sun Tzu, August 24, 1998

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This review is from: Cubicle Warfare: Self-Defense Tactics for Today's Hypercompetitive Workplace (Paperback)

The author describes the types of enemies you'll face, their probable tactics and countermeasures you can take. Some of those tactics are quite nasty. This is the type of skill you need to move up the corporate food chain. The Pointy-Haired Boss would not stand a chance.