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Surviving the Toxic Workplace: Protect Yourself Against Coworkers, Bosses, and Work Environments That Poison Your Day Paperback – February 16, 2010

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Proven techniques for dealing with workplace issues successfully

Do you dread going to work? Dealing with pestering coworkers, unmanageable managers, angry clients can take its toll on your job performance. And in these difficult economic times, no one can afford to lose their jobs.

In Surviving the Toxic Workplace, syndicated author and psychotherapist Linnda Durre teaches you how to pinpoint and treat these office maladies with effective communication and conflict negotiation techniques that are sure to bring you peace of mind and peace at work.

Surviving the Toxic Workplace shows you:

  • Why these office conflicts erupt
  • How to identify and treat the 12 most common types of toxic co-workers, situations, and environments
  • The seven components of effective communication techniques you can use in various situations
  • How to deal with different conflict styles

    Don't let office conflicts drain you of energy or interfere with your job performance. Treat the malady before it gets out of hand with Surviving the Toxic Workplace.

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    BUSINESS SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT
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  4. Publisher
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  5. Publication date
    February 16, 2010
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.5 x 8.9 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    007166467X
  8. ISBN-13
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  • Larry Underwood
    5.0 out of 5 stars Dealing with Worst Case Business Scenarios
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2010
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    Let's face it. Most people really don't like their jobs, primarily because of the people they have to put up with - from the bosses from hell to the irritating fellow employees who seem to go out of their way to make life miserable for anyone they come in contact with. Welcome to corporate America; it's no wonder things are such a mess out there.

    Fortunately, there are ways to deal with the toxic workplace that can greatly enhance anyone's survival skills, and Linnda Durre has compiled this wonderful handbook to help guide us in the right direction. The key to success is simply using good communication skills, compiling detailed documentation of any significant events, as well as maintaining a positive and assertive attitude to accomplish your goals. The meek may inherit the earth, but in the business world, they also inherit the short end of the stick; careers are endangered, stress is high, motivation is low, and productivity is diminished. Unfortunately, this is an all too frequent scenario, but it doesn't have to be that way.

    Whether you're an entry level employee, a middle manager, or the CEO, you'll greatly benefit from reading and heeding the author's advice; it could well be the most significant book you'll encounter this year, especially if you're trying to prolong your career or improve your company's bottom line.

    That's a pretty crowded playing field, and the stakes are certainly high; this is no time to hesitate. You can thank the author later.
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  • John M
    3.0 out of 5 stars Sounds good on paper, but..
    Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2011
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    This book sounds like it would make a great book for someone responsible for the behavior of office employees. However, as a book for "all of us" this title falls flat on its face.

    Reading through the book, it is very clear that the suggested conversations with trouble employees come from a position of authority. If you or I were to try this with someone on an equal footing, the other person would be left saying "who the Heck does he/she think they are?" If used in the way the author instructs, the person would likely alienate themselves quickly.

    A better book for THIS topic of peer to peer or peer and peer to superior interactions would be Dirty Tricks at Work. However, that book is more into the politicking aspect and less of the everyday small stuff that we might commonly identify as counter-productive to the office environment.

    Still, I can completely see this book as being useful to people in a superior position of leadership who get to "lay down the law". For them, this book will likely be very useful. For the rest of us, however, we will have to keep on looking.
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  • Maureen Salamon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not just a book about the workplace -- it's a book about life
    Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2010
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    We often feel very alone -- and very helpless -- when a difficult boss or coworker creates tension in the office or even makes it impossible to do our jobs. Linnda Durre's "Surviving the Toxic Workplace," however, shows us how wrong that perception is.

    With pinpoint precision, Durre lays out every imaginable workplace personality, the factors that drive their behavior, and exactly what to do to improve your relationship with them. From "Bonnie the Bossy One" to "Donald the Dealmaker" to "Vicki the Victim," the descriptions of these types of officemates resonate with everyday experiences. They're also laugh-out-loud funny, in many circumstances, and guide the reader step-by-step how to deal with colleagues' weaknesses while also complimenting their strengths.

    Most impressive about Durre's book is how easily its advice transfers to "real life" situations that have nothing to do with work. These difficult personalities can be found among acquaintances, friends and family members alike. How many times do we encounter "Viola the Verbal Attacker" around the Thanksgiving dinner table? Or "Monty the Money Borrower" at a summertime family reunion? Even our own siblings or parents can be "Pam the Passive-Agressive" or "Ben the Brownnoser!"

    "Surviving the Toxic Workplace" will help you survive the game of life -- it's a must-read.
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  • mlph
    1.0 out of 5 stars Dumb
    Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2024
    Save your money and time.
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  • Avid Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars An indispenable book for the job!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2010
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    The book offers indispensable advice on dealing with all types of difficult co-workers and supervisors. If you are having a tough time with an individual at work, the book spells out the type of the difficult individual involved and what to do when the individual makes one feels uneasy or even blatant outright harassment. I would advise this book to anyone who is employed at any job (applies for both private and government jobs; small and large businesses alike).
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  • M. Coker
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great research on the topic
    Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2016
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    I truly like the simplistic ways to deal with the situation. A must have book for all HR professionals and first line leaders
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  • Trish
    5.0 out of 5 stars Is This Your Boss?
    Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2015
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    Practical advice for office gorilla warfare.
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  • David H.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
    Reviewed in Canada on March 9, 2015
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    Good book. The boss at my place got fired. I gave it an extra star for that.I left it sitting around in conspicuous places for the right eyes to see. Found it disturbed from its planted position so I know it was leafed through.
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  • Scot Spearman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Read this if you have problems with those people who make life less enjoyable than it should and can be.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 23, 2015
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    Intelligent and useful advice.
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  • bill Morgan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2017
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    I survived a toxic work, place. I left it.
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