Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Download or read book 52 Secrets to Being the Best Employee Ever written by Bonnie Cox and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Jerks at Work written by Tessa West and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and hilarious guide to getting difficult people off your back, for anyone pulling their hair out over an irritating colleague who's not technically breaking any rules From open floor plans and Zoom calls to Slack channels, the workplace has changed a lot over the years. But there’s one thing that never changes: you’ll always encounter jerks. Jerks at Work is the definitive guide to dealing with—and ultimately breaking free from—the overbearing bosses, irritating coworkers, and all-around difficult people who make work and life miserable. Social psychologist Tessa West has spent years leveraging science to help people solve interpersonal conflicts in the workplace. What she discovered is that most of our go-to tactics don’t work because they fail to address the specific motivations that drive bad behavior. In this book, she takes you on a rollicking deep dive of the seven jerks you’re most likely to encounter at the office, drawing on decades of original research to expose their inner workings and weak points—and ultimately deliver an effective game plan for stopping each type before they take you down with them. Jerks at Work is packed with everyday examples and clever strategies, such as how to: • Stop a Bulldozer from gaining influence by making sure they're not the first to speak up in meetings • Report a Kiss Up/Kick Downer to a manager who idolizes them without looking like the bad guy • Protect your high-achieving team from Free Riders without stifling collaboration • Use a Gaslighter’s tactics to beat them at their own game For anyone who’s said “I can’t stand that jerk!” more times than they’d like to admit, Jerks at Work is the ultimate playbook you wish you didn’t need but will always turn to.

Download or read book How to Win in a Winner Take All World written by Neil Irwin and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author and senior economic correspondent at The New York Times, how to survive—and thrive—in this increasingly challenging economy. Every ambitious professional is trying to navigate a perilous global economy to do work that is lucrative and satisfying, but some find success while others struggle to get by. In an era of remarkable economic change, how should you navigate your career to increase your chances of landing not only on your feet, but ahead of those around you? In How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World, Neil Irwin, senior economic correspondent at the New York Times, delivers the essential guide to being successful in today’s economy when the very notion of the “job” is shifting and the corporate landscape has become dominated by global firms. He shows that the route to success lies in cultivating the ability to bring multiple specialties together—to become a “glue person” who can ensure people with radically different technical skills work together effectively—and how a winding career path makes you better prepared for today's fast-changing world. Through original data, close analysis, and case studies, Irwin deftly explains the 21st century economic landscape and its implications for ambitious people seeking a lifetime of professional success. Using insights from global giants like Microsoft, Walmart, and Goldman Sachs, and from smaller lesser known organizations like those that make cutting-edge digital effects in Planet of the Apes movies or Jim Beam bourbon, How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World illuminates what it really takes to be on top in this world of technological complexity and global competition.

Download or read book Bad Bosses Crazy Coworkers Other Office Idiots written by Vicky Oliver and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you confronted any of these coworkers or bosses recently? The Grumpy Martyr The Boss's Pet The Credit Snatcher Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers & Other Office Idiots is designed to help people with all their office issues, from an exasperating coworker to a boss from hell. This book helps readers quickly pinpoint their problems and implement immediate tactics to resolve them. Vicky Oliver has helped more than 5,000 working people at different levels in different fields resolve their work problems. Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers & Other Office Idiots is a direct result of what she has learned as a career expert who has made herself available to help people in their times of need. With this book in hand, readers will have the answers to all their difficult work issues and will see their job satisfaction skyrocket.

Download or read book Welcome to the Team written by Rs Welcome Journal and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Lined notebook journal that makes a great gift for your staff or team. Great for new employees, Corporate friends, Team Member, new hires, new recruits, or anniversary of current employees. Notes or meeting minutes at work. 100 Lined pages. Size: 6" x 9" with glossy cover.

Download or read book Elaynna written by Musart Ellaahi and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Elaynna is pulled out of school by her callous mother, she could only rejoice at the prospect. Now being away from those horrid teachers who took advantage of her innocence. Dubbed as slow by those around her, Elaynna believed she had left her demons behind once she migrated to England. However, she is left fighting an uphill battle trying to escape the life of a maid, much to her mothers dismay. Faith and perseverance is all the leaves Elaynna hoping for her life to change for the better. This book is dedicated to Malala YOusafzai as it portrays the difficulties once can face without an education.

Download or read book Lucie Yi Is Not a Romantic written by Lauren Ho and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ambitious career woman signs up for a co-parenting website only to find a match she never expected, in this unflinchingly funny and honest novel from the author of Last Tang Standing. Management consultant Lucie Yi is done waiting for Mr. Right. After a harrowing breakup foiled her plans for children—and drove her to a meltdown in a Tribeca baby store—she’s ready to take matters into her own hands. She signs up for an elective co-parenting website to find a suitable partner with whom to procreate—as platonic as family planning can be. Collin Read checks all of Lucie’s boxes; he shares a similar cultural background, he’s honest, and most important, he’s ready to become a father. When they match, it doesn’t take long for Lucie to take a leap of faith for her future. So what if her conservative family might not approve? When Lucie becomes pregnant, the pair return to Singapore and, sure enough, her parents refuse to look on the bright side. Even more complicated, Lucie’s ex-fiancé reappears, sparking unresolved feelings and compounding work pressures and the baffling ways her body is changing. Suddenly her straightforward arrangement is falling apart before her very eyes, and Lucie will have to decide how to juggle the demands of the people she loves while pursuing the life she really wants.

Download or read book Avernus Book One written by Steven Webb and published by The Unapologetic Voice House . This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win." - John F. Kennedy "We need to get this back to the labs before we can run any real tests.” Taylor ran off from the screen yelling, “I’m sending you pictures and my findings so far." The crew of the Phoenix VII are the first humans to set foot on Mars, and yet, this was insignificant compared to their true mission: to search the Gorgon crater. On their way back home to Earth, a solar flare hits the ship, sending the Phoenix VII out into space. The crew crash lands and finds themselves fighting for their lives. The Phoenix VII faces aliens, elements, nature and a deadly threat they brought with them from Mars. Their only goal? To get back home to settle the debate about life outside Earth once and for all. "The last two days all Taylor could think about was the bacteria they recovered from Mars. If what Sophie said was true, and he had no reason to doubt her, then the bacteria was adapting rapidly." Will they manage to succeed when the unpredictability of the universe sets in? Avernus: Book One is the start of this unique science fiction world, which will appeal to fans of Kim Stanley Robinson's Aurora and Andy Weir's The Martian. The focus on science and biology will fascinate fans of David Brin's Uplift War series. "I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space. There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet. But I'm an optimist. We will reach out to the stars." - Stephen Hawking

Download or read book From Bud to Boss written by Kevin Eikenberry and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical advice for making the shift to your first leadership position The number of people who will become first-time supervisors will likely grow in the next 10 years, as Baby Boomers retire. Perhaps the most challenging leadership experience anyone will face isn't one at the top, but their first promotion to leadership. They must deal with the change and uncertainty that comes with a new job, requiring new skills, and they've been promoted from peer to leader. While the book addresses the needs of any manager, supervisor, or leader, it pulls from the best leadership and management thinking, and puts the focus on the difficulties that new leaders experience. Includes practical information for new managers who must supervise friends and former peers Authors are expert consultants who work with leaders at all levels Shows how to adopt the mindset of a leader, including: communicating change, giving feedback, coaching employees, leading productive teams, and achieving goals This much-needed book can help new leaders get beyond the stress and fear to focus on becoming the most effective leader they can be-starting right now.

Download or read book The Federal Employee written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book High Growth Handbook written by Elad Gil and published by Stripe Press. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High Growth Handbook is the playbook for growing your startup into a global brand. Global technology executive, serial entrepreneur, and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high-growth tech companies including Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Stripe, and Square as they’ve grown from small companies into global enterprises. Across all of these breakout companies, Gil has identified a set of common patterns and created an accessible playbook for scaling high-growth startups, which he has now codified in High Growth Handbook. In this definitive guide, Gil covers key topics, including: · The role of the CEO · Managing a board · Recruiting and overseeing an executive team · Mergers and acquisitions · Initial public offerings · Late-stage funding. Informed by interviews with some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, including Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz), and Aaron Levie (Box), High Growth Handbook presents crystal-clear guidance for navigating the most complex challenges that confront leaders and operators in high-growth startups.

Download or read book Hearings Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pride Oregon Series 4 6 written by Jill Sanders and published by Grayton Press. This book was released on with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tis the Season It’s time Matthew admitted he has bitten off more than he can chew by purchasing the old house on the hill. After all, it was just going to be a side project. Having his new brother-in-law fix up the place had been easy enough. But the first night he spent in the old place, he’d gotten a little more than he’d bargained for and now the interior decorator that he’d hired was the only one who could corroborate his crazy stories. Interior decorator Blake Shelby had been hired to work on what she thought would be one of the best projects in her new career. The massive old place was the perfect setting to show off her skills. It didn’t put her out any that the owner was tall, had dark hair and green eyes, and was everything she’d ever dreamed of. Speaking of dreams, since staying in the guest room, she’d had a few doozies herself. Dare to Love Riley was living the dream: running her own business, being her own boss, and finally moving into her own place. Things couldn’t be any better, with the exception of catching Carter Miller’s attention. If only the sexy man next door would make his move. Maybe she’d just have to nudge him along. Carter was in deep. Holding in his feelings for Riley was becoming too difficult. Especially when his brother’s wedding was less than a month away, and he was forced to work one-on-one with the woman who made his body, mind, and heart betray his better judgment. Where I Belong Life seems hell-bent on crushing Eva Chapman, starting with the tragic loss of her brother, for which she is solely to blame, to the unfortunate turn of events that landed her where she is now: on her knees, hiding behind the counter at a hole-in-the-wall bookstore in a small town in the middle of nowhere, hiding from the local police. This was not the life she’d imagined for herself. And no amount of imagination or self-destructive behavior can ease this pain. Running is all she has now. Fresh out of grad school, a psych degree in hand, Rafe is manning the local coffee shop/bookstore in his hometown of Pride. He has never felt more adrift and confused. The truth is, he’d never really thought this far ahead, and until his sister returns from her post-second-divorce-meltdown vacation, this will have to do. But can he survive the boredom? He does enjoy the relaxing tourist vibe and the routine influx of interesting local eccentrics every day, but it is the gorgeous hot mess that just dove over his counter that really caught his attention!

Download or read book No One Ever Needs to Become Lost in This World written by John Antonakos and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To conclude my story, I will briefly summarize the phases of my life. The life during my youth was terrible since I was completely orphaned at age twelve and had no one to support me. In our middle-aged years, John and I worked hard to raise and educate our children. But in our old-age life, it has indeed become a pleasure. I get together with my girlfriends two or three times a week for our various activities. Though my life started out badly, I am now very happy because I have good children and beautiful grandchildren. No one ever needs to become lost in this world if he believes in God.

Download or read book Economic history pamphlets written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fringe Benefits for Federal Employees written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers legislation to reclassify certain Federal employees and increase overtime pay and fringe benefits.