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Self Help - Career - Management
Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Boss?
This is the ultimate employee survival guide! Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Boss? tells you exactly how to deal with every type of bad boss on the planet.
Once you know the type, you can handle any situation thrown at you. Got a bad boss made of multiple types? This book tells you how to handle all the combinations. Got a bad boss who wants to be bad and knows how to get away with it? Find out how to survive and, even more helpful, find out what NOT to do!
Take the quiz in each chapter to determine your chances of surviving unharmed with your boss. You'll even learn how to spot a bad boss during an interview in this book for when you search for your next job.
Self Help - Career - Job Interview
How to Spot a Bad Boss During a Job Interview
Congratulations! You're scheduled for an interview. It's exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. You're focused on making a good impression--but maybe you're too focused.
You can get so caught up in presenting your skills and accomplishments that you forget you're not just an interviewee--you are also an interviewer--you are interviewing your potential boss. This is a serious relationship. One that can determine whether you'll succeed or fail in your new job--regardless of your qualifications.
How to Spot a Bad Boss During a Job Interview contains excerpts from the book Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Boss? The purpose of this book is to help you prepare quickly for your job interview. It locates the interview tips for each of the 13 bad boss types in one place, saving you the time of flipping through the larger book's pages. You can take it with you in your pocket or purse.
Self Help - Career - Leadership
Kissing the Corporate Frog - 21st Century Leadership
Not your father's leadership! Kissing the Corporate Frog is a tale, based on real people, about seven young managers at the fictitious Omnipotent Digital Corporation who are working on a project that their bosses have doomed to failure. Eavesdrop on their conversations as they toss out old leadership theories and create their own definition (based on real life experienced). Learn from their example how to become a trusted and respected leader in the 21st Century--no matter what formal position you hold. Or, if you're a higher-level manager, learn how to win the trust and respect of this new generation of employees. The surprise ending will have you cheering!
Self Help - Career - Job Skills - Instruction Writing
The Instruction Writer's Guide:
How to Explain How to Do Anything!
Write instructions like a pro! This easy-to-read, easy-to-follow book is the "How-To" of "How-To's." A step-by-step guide for all professions, it shows you how to write clear, easy-to-follow instructions, from the planning stage through completion.
The Instruction Writer's Guide fills a gap left by technical-writing books--it shows you exactly how to write the text that directs your reader to perform a task. There's no fluff no filler, and no repeat of the things you already know about writing. Use The Instruction Writer's Guide as a learning tool; a reference guide; or a textbook supplement. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, this book will help you excel.