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Record Nr.

UNISA996214745103316

Autore

Debnam Susan

Titolo

Mine's bigger than yours [[electronic resource] ] : understanding & handling egos at work / / Susan Debnam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Cyan, 2006

ISBN

1-4619-1268-7

981-4312-53-3

0-462-09377-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Disciplina

650.13

Soggetti

Ego (Psychology)

Psychology, Industrial

Organizational behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Marshall Cavendish business."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-173).

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Introduction; 1 Big ego Why worry; 2 The ego what it is and what it does; 3 Why leaders don't need big ones; 4 The ego-driven culture; 5 Managing your own ego; 6 Managing other people's egos; 7 Creating an ego free culture; Further reading; About the author

Sommario/riassunto

Understanding and managing egotistical individuals at work before they drive you insane! Egotistical behaviour - especially that of bosses - is one of the main causes of stress for people at work. This book gets to the bottom of egos at work, and offers practical advice on how to survive and thrive alongside them.