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Surrounded by Bad Bosses (And Lazy Employees): How to Stop Struggling, Start Succeeding, and Deal with Idiots at Work [The Surrounded by Idiots Series] - Paperback | Diverse Reads

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Part of the bestselling Surrounded by Idiots series!

Internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson has helped changed how the world thinks about behavior using a simple 4-color behavior analysis system. In Surrounded by Bad Bosses he applies that same system to revolutionize the workplace.

Everyone has had a bad boss. You might have one right now. You might even be one. Bad bosses are a fact of the workplace, whether they’re short-tempered, unclear about expectations, or too disorganized to manage so much as a stapler. But how do you not only survive a difficult boss, but help your career thrive despite them?

By identifying your boss’s behavior profile you’ll be better able to interact with them no matter what the situation. Erikson offers example stories and concrete steps to help you thrive in any work situation.

Of course, much as we love to blame our bosses, sometimes management isn’t the problem at all. For every bad boss there is also a lazy employee, so Erikson also looks at the issue from a completely different perspective—employees themselves— and explores why some colleagues frequently underachieve, and what you can do to change this if you're the boss.

Written with Erikson's signature humor and warmth, Surrounded by Bad Bosses (And Lazy Employees) will help you deal with the most hopeless managers and employees you can imagine—and keep you entertained along the way.

ISBN-13: 9781250763907

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group

Publication Date: 08-17-2021

Pages: 400

Product Dimensions: 5.37(w) x 8.21(h) x 1.06(d)

Series: Surrounded by Idiots

Thomas Erikson is a Swedish behavioral expert, active lecturer, and bestselling author. For the more than fifteen years he has been traveling all over Europe delivering lectures and seminars in Swedish and English to executives and managers at a wide range of companies, including IKEA, Coca Cola, Microsoft, Volvo and KIA Motors. Surrounded by Idiots (Omgiven Av Idioter) has been a Swedish runaway bestseller since it was first published in 2014. It has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide, of which nearly 1 million copies have been sold in Sweden alone, and it has been translated into 42 languages.

Table of Contents

Author's Note xi

Introduction 1

Part 1 Surrounded by Bad Bosses

1 Really Bad Leadership-and Its Appalling Consequences 11

2 Why You Should Choose Your Boss, Instead of Your Employer 21

3 Leadership Is a Process of Communication 29

4 How to Understand and Predict Your Boss's Behavior 44

5 The Most Common Color Combinations and How to Recognize Them 53

6 Why You Sometimes Feel Stressed at Work 63

7 Why You Definitely Want a Red Boss 79

8 Why You Should Hope for a Yellow Boss 91

9 Why a Green Boss Is the Best Option 100

10 Why a Blue Boss Is the Ultimate Solution 109

11 Why We Do What We Do: What the Colors Don't Show 119

12 The Author's Profile and What You Can Learn from It 131

13 Distinguishing Between Colors and Driving Forces 140

14 The Difference Between Your Personality and Your Behavior 150

15 How to Adapt Effectively to Your Boss's Color 155

16 The Missing Piece of the Puzzle: When Colors and Driving Forces Aren't Enough 165

17 Surrounded by Superfluous Bosses 180

Part 2 Surrounded by Lazy Employees

18 Why It's So Hard for Your Staff to Get the Job Done 189

19 How to Read Your Staff's Colors 203

20 Whip or Carrot-How to Motivate Your Staff 212

21 Leader-or Specialist? Your Job as a Boss 225

22 If You're an Efficient Red Boss 238

23 If You're an Inspiring Yellow Boss 253

24 If You're a Caring Green Boss 267

25 If You're an Analytic and Objective Blue Boss 279

26 The Best Way to Put a Team Together 291

27 Helping Your Team Become Active Participants 299

28 When Everyone Agrees but Still Doesn't Do Anything … 316

29 Where the Real Slackers Come From 326

30 Feedback … the Hardest Part 342

31 Why "Why" Is the Most Important Question 358

Final Words: People Quit to Leave Their Boss, Not Their Job 368

Resources 377

Index 379

About the Author 387