How People Tick: A Guide to Over 50 Types of Difficult People and How to Handle Them [Kindle Edition]

Mike Leibling (Author)

Book Description

This new edition of How People Tick is a practical guide to over 50 types of difficult people such as Angry People, Blamers, Impatient People, Workaholics and Gossips. Each difficult situation is described, how it happens is analysed, and then strategies to help you deal with the problem are suggested. Disruptive behaviour patterns can be addressed once and for all, instead of having to handle one-off 'difficult' events, time and time again.

Absolutely invaluable to everybody, How People Tick is full of tried and tested tips for handling 'difficult' people in 'difficult' situations, based on a real understanding of their behaviour. It is an essential read if you find people bewildering or just plain difficult, and yet still want to understand them, work with them and live with them.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[S]olid advice in how to get out of certain situations with the least damage done.... a strongly recommended read." - Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Mike Leibling is a writer, trainer, facilitator and coach. He worked for nearly twenty years as a strategist with Saatchi & Saatchi, ultimately as International Strategic Planning Director.  In 1995 he founded Strategy Strategy to help people and organizations move on in “difficult” situations or avoid them in the first place. Mike has worked with organizations as diverse as Heinz, DHL, L'Oreal and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Product Details

• File Size: 331 KB
• Print Length: 206 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0749454598
• Publisher: Kogan Page; 2 edition (April 3, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005QBHY5C
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,883 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #42 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Relationships > Mate Seeking
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 45 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars not so impressed May 29, 2011

By jenni tapanila

Format:Paperback

i didnt expect too much from this book but even so it disappointed me. the plus is that there were a few useful tips on how to handle certain type of people, not to mention realizing which category i myself was in (we all have our negative sides...) and how i might be percieved. my criticism is that the book is quite superficial and it fails to mention anywhere in the cover that it is actually meant for managers and supervisors, as the advice seems to always be how u handle the issue with an employee or in a meeting. examples are very rarely from normal life or relationship for example. perhaps i should have guessed that this book is for business life and especially for those managing employees, but i didnt. and a few sections fail even the management point of view -advice. for example the plodders (slow people) were assumed to professionals who are just used to meticulously write down everything and mark down details... the advice given was directed on handling this type of professional people. i think its obvious that there are also slow people/employees who are slow for other reasons. so, in other words, i think the book doesnt give an honest description of it self in the front nor back over, and the content is superficial and not very well done, some parts seem to be just quickly thrown together to have something there, to get to number 50.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Sage Advice July 15, 2012

By Neen

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

An insightful guide on how to recognize and deal with different types of difficult people. It's easy to understand, funny in some parts and straight-to-the-point. The strategies can be applied to personal relationships, the workplace or just for interacting with people in every day situations. I wish I'd had this book years ago!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A strongly recommended read for any who want to deal with people better September 14, 2009

By Midwest Book Review

Format:Paperback

Everybody is different and everybody proves to be a different pain in the neck. Now in a newly updated second edition, "How People Tick: A Guide to Over 50 Types of Difficult People and How to Handle Them" is a guide to dealing with annoying, difficult people who overall just make one's life ever more unpleasant. Using various archetypes, author Mike Leibling gives readers solid advice in how to get out of certain situations with the least damage done. "How People Tick" is a strongly recommended read for any who want to deal with people better.

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