The schmuck in my office : how to deal effectively with difficult people at work
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250075673
- ISBN: 125007567X
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Physical Description:
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vi, 329 pages ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-318) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part I. Meet the schmuck. Introduction ; What is disruptive behavior? ; Why do we care about difficult behavior? ; Difficult personalities ; Types of people, and what to do about them ; How do I really use this book? ; Important disclaimers -- Part II. In the spotlight: drama kings and queens. Dramatic, emotional, and erratic: character pathology ; Narcissus ; The Venus flytrap ; The swindler -- Part III. Distraction, disorganization, and delays at the desk. Cognition at work ; The bean counter ; The distracted ; Mr. Hyde ; The lost -- Part IV. Can't put a finger on it?. Cultural sensitivity ; The robotic ; The eccentric ; The suspicious -- Part V. Conclusion. Am I the schmuck in my office? ; Workplace philosophies. |
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Subject: | Problem employees Personnel management Interpersonal relations Conflict (Psychology) |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HF 5549.5 .E42 F67 2017 | 30775305521685 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Schmuck in My Office : How to Deal Effectively with Difficult People at Work
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The Schmuck in My Office : How to Deal Effectively with Difficult People at Work
JODY FOSTER, MD, MBA, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Pennsylvania Hospital. She attained her MBA, with a concentration in finance, from the Wharton School. MICHELLE JOY is currently a psychiatry resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania interested in the intersections between clinical medicine and the humanities.