Roy Lubit

Coping with Toxic Managers, Subordinates ... and Other Difficult People

Using Emotional Intelligence to Survive and Prosper

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Produktbeschreibung

Many managers engage in destructive behavior that does considerable harm to their subordinates, their organization and eventually themselves. Whether they are narcissistic, unethical, rigid or aggressive, or simply depressed/anxious/burned out, working with them can be a nightmare. Moreover, they can do serious damage to their organizations by diverting energy from productive work, damaging cooperation and knowledge sharing, impairing retention of the best people, weakening morale, and making poor business decisions. In Coping with Toxic Managers, psychiatrist and organizational consultant Dr. Roy Lubit shows you how to develop your emotional intelligence and protect yourself and your organization from the destructive impact of toxic managers. While there are many organizational consultants who utilize psychological insights in their work and psychologists who consult to organizations, Dr. Lubit's depth of training and experience in psychiatry, organizational behavior and organizational consulting provides a basis for unique insights.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson Education (US)
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 212mm x 169mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 602g
• ISBN-13: 9780131409958
• ISBN-10: 0131409956
• Artikelnr.: 22455043

Autorenporträt

Dr. Roy H. Lubit trained in psychiatry at Yale, wrote a Ph.D. dissertation on organizational learning at Harvard, researched organizational behavior at Columbia Business School, and taught organizational behavior at the City University of New York's Zicklin School of Business. He is a senior consultant to the Center for Social and Emotional Education and a member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations. His professional training and extensive experience in both psychotherapy and organizational dynamics are very unusual. Many people are trained in one of these areas and do some work in the other. Deep involvement in both provides a foundation for unique insights. Dr. Lubit coaches executives; runs leadership workshops; consults to corporations, governmental agencies, and law firms on a variety of organizational issues; and conducts research on fostering emotional intelligence. Dr. Lubit has appeared widely on TV and radio and presented numerous times at professional conferences.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.
1. An Emotional Intelligence Approach to Coping with Toxic Managers and
Subordinates.
Informed Consent for Those Who Read This Book. Emotional Intelligence
Approach. Developing Your Emotional Intelligence. Roots of Toxic Behavior.
Why Understand Difficult People? Myths Rationalizing Destructive Behavior.
Further Reading.
NARCISSISTIC MANAGERS.
Definition of Narcissism.
Origins of Destructive Narcissism.
Healthy Self-Esteem Versus Destructive Narcissism.
Types of Narcissistic Managers.
Factors Worsening Narcissism.
Overview.
Additional Material.
2. Grandiose Managers.
Organizational Impact of Grandiose Managers. Origins of Grandiosity.
Emotional Intelligence Approach to Grandiose Managers. Conclusion. Your
Turn. Further Reading. Endnotes.
3. Control Freaks.
Emotional Intelligence Approach to Control Freaks. Conclusion. Your Turn.
4. Paranoid Managers.
Origins of Paranoia. Impact of Paranoid Managers. Emotional Intelligence
Approach to Paranoid Managers. Conclusion. Your Turn. Further Reading.
UNETHICAL MANAGERS.
5. Antisocial Managers.
Emotional Intelligence Approach to Antisocial Managers. Conclusion. Your
Turn. Further Reading.
6. Unethical Opportunists.
Organizational Impact. Emotional Intelligence Approach to Unethical
Managers. Conclusion. Your Turn. Further Reading.
Aggressive Managers.T
The Many Faces of Aggression.
Overview.
7. Ruthless Managers.
Emotional Intelligence Approach to Ruthless Managers. Conclusion. Your
Turn. Further Reading.
8. Bullying Managers.
Impact of Bullies. Emotional Intelligence Approach to Bullying Managers.
Conclusion. Your Turn. Further Reading.
9. Homicidal Managers.
Conclusion. Your Turn. Further Reading.
10. Sexual Harassment.
Judging if It Is Sexual Harassment. Emotional Intelligence Approach to
Dealing with Sexual Harassment. Dating and Flirting at Work. Conclusion.
Your Turn. Further Reading.
11. Chauvinists Needing Diversity Training.
Why Do People Harass and Discriminate Against Others? Emotional
Intelligence Approach to Chauvinistic Behavior. Conclusion. Your Turn.
Endnote.
12. Volatile Managers.
Origins of Volatile Behavior. Factors Fostering Volatility. Organizational
Impact of Volatile Managers. Emotional Intelligence Approach to Dealing
with Volatile Managers. Diffusing the Situation. Dealing with Your Own
Feelings. For HR and Senior Managers. Conclusion. Your Turn. Further
Reading.
13. Frantic Colleagues.
Emotional Intelligence Approach to Frantic Managers. Conclusion. Your Turn.
Further Reading.
14. Underpinnings of Aggression.
Three Theories on Aggression. Factors Modulating Our Aggression.
Psychiatric/Emotional Problems. Culture and Aggression. Group Dynamics. Why
We Let Ourselves Become Aggressive. Conclusion. Further Reading.
15. Surviving Aggression.
Organizations and Aggressive Managers. Aggression Versus Assertiveness.
Coping with Aggressive People. Containing Our Aggression: Avoiding
Self-Sabotage. Conclusion. Further Reading.
RIGID MANAGERS.
The Many Flavors of Rigid Managers.
Rigid Managers and Aggression.
Overview.
Further Reading.
16. Compulsive Managers.
Underlying Psychodynamics. Origins of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
Style. Emotional Intelligence Approach to Compulsive Managers. Conclusion.
Your Turn. Further Reading.
17. Authoritarian Managers.
Emotional Intelligence Approach to Authoritarian Managers. Conclusion. Your
Turn. Further Reading.
18. Dictatorial Managers.
Emotional Intelligence Approach to Dictatorial Managers. Conclusion. Your
Turn.
19. Oppositional Coworkers.
Emotional Intelligence Approach to Oppositional Coworkers. Conclusion. Your
Turn.
20. Passive-Aggressive Managers.
Emotional Intelligence Approach to Passive-Aggresive Managers. Conclusion.
Your Turn.
21. Organizational Impact of Rigid Managers.
How Rigid Managers Impact Companies. How Rigid Managers Can Rise in
Organizations. Organizational Factors Promoting Rigidity in Managers.
Ameliorating the Problem. Conclusion.
IMPAIRED MANAGERS.
Overview.
Further Reading.
22. ADHD.
Impact of ADHD on Managers. Managing ADHD. Dealing with Managers with ADHD.
Conclusion. Further Reading.
23. Anxiety.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Social Phobia. Panic Disorder. Simple Phobia.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. Conclusion.
Further Reading.
24. Depression.
A Common Problem Often Ignored. Impact of Depression. Origins of
Depression. Bereavement. Dealing with Depression. Dealing with Depressed
Colleagues. Conclusion. Your Turn. Further Reading.
25. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Treatment. Dealing with Traumatized Colleagues. Conclusion. Further
Reading.
26. Burnout.
Dealing with the Risk of Burnout. Conclusion. Your Turn. Further Readings.
27. Bipolar Disorder.
Dealing with Managers with Bipolar Disorder. Conclusion. Further Reading.
28. Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
Organizational Factors Affecting Substance Abuse. Primer on the Treatment
of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Conclusion. Further Reading.
VI. DEVELOPING AND HARNESSING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Overview.
Further Reading.
29. Developing Your Emotional Intelligence.
Personal Responses to Toxic Behavior: Growing Your Emotional Intelligence.
Controlling Our Interpretation of Events. Dealing with Your Own Feelings.
Conclusion. Your Turn.
30. Using Emotional Intelligence to Develop Your Company.
Organizational Responses to Toxic Managers. The Many Faces of Narcissism.
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Narcissistic Managers. Keeping the Barbarians
Outside the Gates. Conclusion. Your Turn. Endnote.
Addendum.
Index.