The Schmuck In My Office

Author : Jody Foster
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 125007567X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Schmuck in My Office written by Jody Foster and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone has a "schmuck" in their office-a difficult, disruptive person who upsets the workplace, confuses their co-workers and causes concern. No one is safe from a schmuck. They come in many sizes and shapes, such as: - Narcissus-the self-centered, condescending, attention-seeking peacock who tramples on others - The Flytrap-the bringer of chaos who can flip from angry to happy in an instant creating an office maelstrom - The Bean Counter-the orderly perfectionist who never gives up control even when it's full-steam-ahead to disaster - The Robot-the inflexible stone wall who is incapable of adapting, even in the face of much-needed change Sound like anyone you know? These are just a few of the more prominent schmucks. In her new book, Dr. Jody Foster explains the entire spectrum of schmucks, how they can decrease productivity, and generally make everyone else unhappy. After delineating the various types of schmucks, she looks at personality traits and explains how interactions among coworkers can become maladaptive leading to workplace disasters. She helps readers understand the schmuck as a person, figure out how to help him or her, and effect a positive solution. Dr. Foster also helps readers understand the most difficult thing of all: sometime you are the "schmuck." Let Dr. Jody Foster show you how to help the schmuck, know if you are the schmuck, and make your workplace a happy and productive one.

Author : Jody Foster
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466887117
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Schmuck in My Office written by Jody Foster and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a timely must-read for managers and anyone who has ever had to deal with a difficult coworker; it addresses a ubiquitous problem in a proactive, positive manner that should get the desired results." - Publishers Weekly Everyone has a “schmuck” in their office---a difficult, disruptive person who upsets the workplace, confuses coworkers, and causes concern. It’s hard to understand why schmucks act the way they do, but one thing is certain---they seem to come in all shapes and sizes. . . . - Narcissus---the condescending attention-seeker who carelessly steps on everyone’s toes - The Flytrap---the bringer of chaos whose emotional instability causes an office maelstrom - The Bean Counter---the orderly perfectionist who never gives up control, even when it’s full-steam-ahead to disaster - The Robot---the unreadable stone wall who just can’t connect Sound like anyone you know? These are just a few of the more prominent types of difficult people at work. In The Schmuck in My Office, Dr. Jody Foster explains the entire spectrum of people we may think of as schmucks, how they can decrease productivity, destroy teams, and generally make everyone else unhappy. Along with nailing down the various types, she looks at personality traits and explains how dysfunctional interactions among coworkers can lead to workplace fiascos. She helps readers understand schmucks as people, figure out how to work with them, and ultimately solve workplace problems. She also makes readers consider the most difficult thing of all: despite where your finger may be pointing, sometimes you are the “schmuck”! Let Dr. Foster teach you how to make your workplace a happier and more productive one.

Author : Gary Shteyngart
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0812995333
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Failure written by Gary Shteyngart and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MORE THAN 45 PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING The New York Times Book Review • The Washington Post • NPR • The New Yorker • San Francisco Chronicle • The Economist • The Atlantic • Newsday • Salon • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Guardian • Esquire (UK) • GQ (UK) Little Failure is the all too true story of an immigrant family betting its future on America, as told by a lifelong misfit who finally finds a place for himself in the world through books and words. In 1979, a little boy dragging a ginormous fur hat and an overcoat made from the skin of some Soviet woodland creature steps off the plane at New York’s JFK International Airport and into his new American life. His troubles are just beginning. For the former Igor Shteyngart, coming to the United States from the Soviet Union is like stumbling off a monochromatic cliff and landing in a pool of Technicolor. Careening between his Soviet home life and his American aspirations, he finds himself living in two contradictory worlds, wishing for a real home in one. He becomes so strange to his parents that his mother stops bickering with his father long enough to coin the phrase failurchka—“little failure”—which she applies to her once-promising son. With affection. Mostly. From the terrors of Hebrew School to a crash course in first love to a return visit to the homeland that is no longer home, Gary Shteyngart has crafted a ruthlessly brave and funny memoir of searching for every kind of love—family, romantic, and of the self. BONUS: This edition includes a reading group guide. Praise for Little Failure “Hilarious and moving . . . The army of readers who love Gary Shteyngart is about to get bigger.”—The New York Times Book Review “A memoir for the ages . . . brilliant and unflinching.”—Mary Karr “Dazzling . . . a rich, nuanced memoir . . . It’s an immigrant story, a coming-of-age story, a becoming-a-writer story, and a becoming-a-mensch story, and in all these ways it is, unambivalently, a success.”—Meg Wolitzer, NPR “Literary gold . . . [a] bruisingly funny memoir.”—Vogue “A giant success.”—Entertainment Weekly

Author : Shortcut Edition
Publisher : Shortcut Edition
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book SUMMARY - The Schmuck In My Office: How To Deal Effectively With Difficult People At Work By Jody Foster And Michelle Joy written by Shortcut Edition and published by Shortcut Edition. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. By reading this summary, you will learn how to identify problematic personalities in your work environment and how to collaborate serenely and effectively with them. In particular, you will discover that : the behaviors that can disrupt work are very varied in nature; the people who are problematic generally do not do it on purpose; their colleagues are in the best position to help them change; by improving relationships at work, productivity and the life of the entire company will improve. You probably have a difficult employee in your professional environment. Psychiatrist Jody J. Foster wrote this book to learn how to spot disruptive and counterproductive personalities. Through ten sample portraits, you will discover the psychological foundations of the main problematic characters. Indeed, to be able to work normally with someone who is complicated or odd, you must try to understand where their flaws come from and how their emotions are born. In fact, empathy is the key to helping a colleague behave differently. It's up to you to improve your social relationships to make your work more enjoyable and efficient! *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!

Author : Michael Hofeld
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Don't Be A Schmuck written by Michael Hofeld and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you thinking of starting a business or have you already taken the leap? This no-nonsense book will help you on your way. Starting from the beginning stages going all the way to your exit DBAS gives you tips and pointers than will save your time, money and energy.Don't Be a Schmuck is an accumulation of knowledge and anecdotes that will help you start and succeed in business. Focusing on real world examples and not just fluff that you will find in most other books in this field. Mixing hard info with interesting anecdotes be entertained while you learn to think differently than your competitors. The author Michael Hofeld has launched successful businesses of all size producing over $5 billion in sales. The point of this book is not for you to follow it step by step, but to see what path in business suits your goals and personality best. Steering you away from pitfalls that have doomed many small businesses while pointing out some tricks to supercharge your company.Covering topics like-Making the leap to start your business-Getting Partners or Co Founders-Where to House Your Office-Cultivating Your Ideas into an actionable plan.-Who to Hire and not-Raising money and from who-Cheat Codes for Online Sales-Learn To Growth Hack Your Business-How to position your company to be sold.-Creating Goals That Lead to Success-Understand How to Make Money of Seasonality-Dealing with Gotchas and Momentum Killers-How to balance happiness and profit-Dealing with success and failureDon't be sucked into other books that are written by corporate types who don't know what its like to bootstrap a business. You need to know how to survive and thrive. Don't Be a Schmuck delivers the unadulterated truth without sugar coating.

Author : Sara Gran
Publisher : Soho Press
ISBN 13 : 1569473056
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saturn's Return to New York written by Sara Gran and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Mary Forrest receives the gift of an astrological reading for her birthday, she doesn't expect it to be the harbinger of her life's imminent upheaval. But this is Mary's Saturn Return year, her twenty-ninth; the year that the planet Saturn returns to the exact spot it was in when she was born. According to astrology, the return of Saturn brings major life challenges that, if not met, will cycle back again 29 year later. While skeptical of the reading at first, Mary can't help but find some truth in it as her mother becomes seriously ill, her job in New York City is at a dead end, and memories of past relationships haunt her. To make it through the year, Mary must overcome intimacy and abandonment issues, resurrect her relationship with her ailing mother, and learn to trust the man she loves. A novel of flawed but believable characters, Sara Gran's debut, Saturn's Return to New York, is an introspective story of the relationships and setbacks that shape us.

Author : Beck Dorey-Stein
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0525509135
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From the Corner of the Oval written by Beck Dorey-Stein and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • What if you lived out the drama of your twenties on Air Force One? “[This] breezy page turner is essentially Bridget Jones goes to the White House.”—The New York Times RECOMMENDED READING theSkimm • Today • Entertainment Weekly • Refinery29 • Bustle • PopSugar • Vanity Fair • The New York Times Editors’ Choice • Paste In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein is working five part-time jobs and just scraping by when a posting on Craigslist lands her, improbably, in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama’s stenographers. The ultimate D.C. outsider, she joins the elite team who accompany the president wherever he goes, recorder and mic in hand. On whirlwind trips across time zones, Beck forges friendships with a dynamic group of fellow travelers—young men and women who, like her, leave their real lives behind to hop aboard Air Force One in service of the president. As she learns to navigate White House protocols and more than once runs afoul of the hierarchy, Beck becomes romantically entangled with a consummate D.C. insider, and suddenly the political becomes all too personal. Against a backdrop of glamour, drama, and intrigue, this is the story of a young woman learning what truly matters, and, in the process, discovering her voice. Praise for From the Corner of the Oval “Who knew the West Wing could be so sexy? Beck Dorey-Stein’s unparalleled access is obvious on every page, along with her knife-sharp humor. I tore through the entire book on a four-hour flight and loved reading all about the brilliant yet hard-partying people who once surrounded the leader of the free world. Lots of books claim to give real insider glimpses, but this one actually delivers.”—Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada “Dorey-Stein . . . writes with wit and self-deprecating humor.”—The Wall Street Journal “Addictively readable . . . Dorey-Stein’s spunk and her sparkling, crackling prose had me cheering for her through each adventure. . . . She never loses her starry-eyed optimism, her pinch-me wonderment, her Working Girl pluck.”—Paul Begala, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)

Author : Ted Kluck
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 076276645X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Facing Tyson written by Ted Kluck and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ring-level view on what is was like to face boxing's most notorious and brutal fighters.

Author : Todd Henry
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1591846242
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Accidental Creative written by Todd Henry and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of us assume that our creative process is beyond our ability to influence, and pay attention to it only when it isn't working properly. For the most part, we go about our daily tasks and everything just "works." Until it doesn't. Adding to this lack of understanding is the rapidly accelerating pace of work. Each day we are face escalating expectations and a continual squeeze to do more with less. We are asked to produce an ever-increasing amount of brilliance in an ever-shrinking amount of time. There is an unspoken (or spoken!) expectation that we'll be accessible 24/7, and as a result we frequently feel like we're "always on." Now business creativity expert Todd Henry explains how to unleash your creative potential. Whether you're a creative by trade or an "accidental creative," this book will help you quickly and effectively integrate new ideas into your daily life.

Author : Ellis Weiner
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316025550
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yiddish with Dick and Jane written by Ellis Weiner and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane is in real estate. Today is Saturday. Jane has an open house. She must schlep the Open House signs to the car. See Jane schlep. Schlep, Jane. Schlep. Schlep, schlep, schlep. In text that captures the unque rhythms of the original Dick and Jane readers, and in 35 all-new illustrations, a story unfolds in which Dick and Jane -- hero and heroine of the classic books for children that generations of Americans have used when learning to read -- manage to express shades of feeling and nuances of meaning that ordinary English just can't deliver. How? By speaking Yiddish, employing terms that convey an attitude -- part plucky self-assertion, part ironic fatalism. When Dick schmoozes, when Jane kvetches, when their children fress noodles at a Chinese restaurant, the clash of cultures produces genuine hilarity.