Workplace genie : a strategy toolkit to transform your work relationships.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From time to time, many of us might wish for a genie to transform our workplace. But what if you yourself had that power? Workplace Genie shows employees, entrepreneurs, and virtual workers how to handle challenging work relationships in unorthodox ways. Melding the proven ideas of a communications expert and leading psychotherapist, this book gives readers a powerful new toolbox to connect with their own inner resources and understand other people's perspectives.
Readers will learn how to move past their own self-imposed obstacles, assess situations more realistically, and build positive long-term relationships. This book is an essential resource for those who want to take the initiative with confidence and:

Improve their own work environment by bringing out the best in other people

Reset relationships and overcome previous experiences that hamper success

Relate to their boss and coworkers better

Keep their cool when triggered by old insecurities

Armed with this essential toolkit, you will become your own workplace genie.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 Workplace Genie and You (p. 1)
• 2 Find the Power in Knowing Your Personal Patterns (p. 9)
• 3 Managing Your Emotions and Opening Your Perspective (p. 23)
• 4 Beyond Logic: Using Visualization and Role-Playing (p. 43)
• 5 The Power in Understanding "the Other" (p. 61)
• 6 Deliver Your Message! Communication Techniques That Build Relationships (p. 83)
• 7 Managing Up: Improve Your Relationship with the Boss (p. 105)
• 8 Managing Up: When the Boss Is Difficult (p. 129)
• 9 Managing Laterally: Coworkers and Colleagues (p. 157)
• 10 Moving On Up: How to Think Like a Manager (p. 173)
• 11 Navigating Your Organization's Culture and Your Place in It (p. 187)
• 12 Getting It Together: Big-Picture Tools to Plan Your Own Transformations (p. 207)
• Acknowledgments (p. 221)
• Index (p. 223)

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