Office Politics: How to Thrive in a World of Lying, Backstabbing and Dirty Tricks - Couverture souple

James, Oliver

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0091923964 ISBN 13 : 9780091923969

Editeur : Vermilion, 2014

Synopsis

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 fascinating expose, Oliver James reveals the murky underside of modern office life. With cutting-edge research and eye-opening interviews, he highlights the nasty practices that propel people to the top and shows how industries and cultures are fostering this behaviour. He then divulges strategies and techniques for not only surviving but thriving in these difficult environments. With the right mindset, you can distinguish and deal with toxic and over promoted colleagues, charm your way through interviews, and use office politics to your advantage. Office Politics will overthrow your perceptions of office life and set you on a new path to success.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A fascinating exposé of office culture, in the style of the bestselling Affluenza, from popular psychologist Oliver James

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 fascinating exposé, Oliver James reveals the murky underside of modern office life. With cutting-edge research and eye-opening interviews, he highlights the nasty practices that propel people to the top and shows how industries and cultures are fostering this behaviour.

He then divulges strategies and techniques for not only surviving but thriving in these difficult environments. With the right mindset, you can distinguish and deal with toxic and overpromoted colleagues, charm your way through interviews and use office politics to your advantage.

Office Politics will overthrow your perceptions of office life and set you on a new path to success.

Oliver James trained and practised as a child clinical psychologist and, since 1988, has worked as a writer, journalist and television documentary producer and presenter. His books include Juvenile Violence in a Winner-Loser Culture, the bestselling They F*** You Up, Affluenza and Contented Dementia. He is a trustee of two children's charities: the National Family and Parenting Institute and Homestart.

www.oliver-james-books.com

Quatrième de couverture :

Perception is everything.
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?
This book reveals the secrets for not just surviving, but thriving, in the office jungle.

Praise for Oliver James:
‘the nation’s shrink’ – The Times
‘our foremost chronicler of what ails us’ – Will Self
‘James is charting new psychological frontiers’ – Guardian

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Vermilion
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0091923964
• ISBN 13: 9780091923969
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288