Build Productivity and a Great Career

Based on extensive interviews and research, Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant" - TOT: How to Manage Childish Behavior and Thrive in Your Job (John Wiley & Sons), is a guide that improves career life and enhances relationships between employees and managers. It identifies childlike traits that are behind bad boss and office behavior - and offers solid analysis, tips and anecdotes in dealing with them - all with a healthy dose of humor.

The book reveals 20 of the most common childlike workplace behaviors, which are largely based on an inability to modulate power, and fear. Most people endure the tirades, mood swings and demanding behaviors reminiscent of toddlers in their Terrible Twos. But this book shows you how to manage these traits and episodes successfully, building positive relationships and thriving in your job.

Bosses will be on watch for their "inner TOT," but particularly benefit from a special section on how to TOT-Proof their company and humanize their workplace, making it "safe for success." At the top, CEOs know that Terrible Office Tyrants (TOTs) wreak havoc in their companies - and this section helps them mitigate TOT" behavior for a more productive and profitable workplace.

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