The Toxic Executive: How to Report to, Work with, or Manage the S.O.B. Down the Hall (and Maintain Some Sense of Dignity) - Hardcover

Reed, Stanley Foster

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887305628 ISBN 13: 9780887305627

Publisher: Harper Business, 1993

Synopsis

Filled with witty anecdotes and celebrity stories from Frank Lorenzo, Frank Purdue, and Don Regan, among others, this corporate survival guide instructs readers in the art of dealing with caustic managers. National ad/promo. Tour.

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Synopsis

Many companies have one - that person whom no one can get along with, the one who makes everyone's life miserable, the "toxic executive". This book is a guide for working with someone who is difficult to work with. Whether the reader is reporting to them, working with them or trying to manage them, the book lays out specific rules on how to handle any situation. It also identifies the characteristics of a "toxic executive", and invites readers to discover if they themselves, as well as their bosses, colleagues and employees are "toxic" by providing a test that gauges toxicity levels. The book is filled with funny anecdotes and stories from real life, and names toxic executives among major corporation heads, such as: Frank Lorenzo of Eastern Airlines; the chairman of Montgomery Ward, Sewell Avery; Don Regan, the CEO of Merrill Lynch; and Frank Purdue. Stanley Foster Reed is the co-author of "The Art of M&A".

Edition details

• Publisher: Harper Business
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0887305628
• ISBN 13: 9780887305627
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288