Most offices have at least one toxic character in their midst– a vicious gossiper, a micromanaging boss, the idea thief, the scapegoat leader who never goes down with the ship. Fortunately, help–at least some smart advice on coping strategies–is available.
Here are my two favorite management books on how to handle the toxic co-workers:
The No As***** Rule by the Stanford professor of management science, Robert I. Sutton, expanded upon his hit 2004 Harvard Business Review article, “More Trouble Than They’re Worth,” and quickly became a best seller in 2007. That piece, he said, inspired an outpouring of emails, from the manager of a roofing company to the CEO of a money management firm and a researcher for the Supreme Court. More>>
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