Office Politics : how to thrive in a world of lying, backstabbing and dirty tricks / Oliver James.

By:

James, Oliver, 1953- [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780091923969
0091923964

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

650.13 23

LOC classification:

HF5386.5 .J358 2014

Contents:

Part One: Coping with Toxic Colleagues and Professions. Chapter 1. A Vicious Combination: Psychopathy, Machiavellianism and Narcissism ; Chapter 2. Psychopaths ; Chapter 3. Machiavels ; Chapter 4. Narcissists ; Chapter 5. Imposters ; Chapter 6. Toxic Professions and Organisations -- Part Two: Improve your Office Political Skills. Chapter 7. The Importance of Acting ; Chapter 8. Astuteness ; Chapter 9. Ingratiation ; Chapter 10. Go-getting ; Chapter 11. Virtuosity ; Chapter 12. Dirty Tricks -- Conclusion: Emotionally Healthy Office Politics.

Summary: The modern working world is a dangerous place, where game-playing, duplicity and sheer malevolence are rife. Do talent and hard work count for nothing? Is politics everything? In this expose, the author reveals the murky underside of modern office life. It can overthrow your perceptions of office life and set you on a new path to success.

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Originally published: 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The modern working world is a dangerous place, where game-playing, duplicity and sheer malevolence are rife. Do talent and hard work count for nothing? Is politics everything? In this expose, the author reveals the murky underside of modern office life. It can overthrow your perceptions of office life and set you on a new path to success.

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