COPING WITH DIFFICULT BOSSES

Robert Bramson

"Original and deals with a real problem for many, many managers. The author devotes each chapter to a different kind of office beast. The breed includes ogres, fire-eaters, artful dodgers, power clutchers, scallywags, schemers and skunks ... A lot of good advice about coping with difficult bosses and it is worth dipping in to see whether your particular problem is addressed."
Rosemary Stewart, The Independent

In Coping With Difficult Bosses, Robert Bramson offers practical and sympathetic advice on how to recognise, understand and take action to combat the behaviour of such bosses and to overcome the stress, frustration and misery which they cause.

Bramson's key is coping. He tells you exactly what you need to do when dealing with managers who buttress their own strength and power by demonstrating how weak or out of control you are. Their bullying techniques are effective because they force you to react in specific ways. Coping strategies break the cycle through the use of substitute responses.

Packed with real-life case studies of people who have successfully followed Robert Bramson's advice, the book makes fascinating reading as a study in personality types as well as a solution to a prevalent problem.

Robert Bramson is an internationally famous management consultant and behavioural scientist whose clients include IBM, Bank of America and Hewlett-Packard. His previous books have included the American bestseller Coping with Difficult People.