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Many of us have a hard time with our dear colleagues. - Wolf Reiser shows in his recommendable book "Among Colleagues" how to deal with the everyday in the Office conflicts that arise are dealt with confidently

Wolf Reiser has one with “Among Colleagues”. light easy-to-understand yet profound guide to conflict and frustration in everyday office chaos. What to do against smartasses, schemers or mimosas in the open-plan office?

His book provides concise answers to this. 44 “Survival strategies” (so the subtitle) means: The 44 most common cases of conflict among colleagues or with superiors summarized on a few pages including 10 clever, sometimes surprising de-escalation tips that help immediately.

The perfect packed emergency kit for the stressed Employees and overwhelmed bosses. In a nutshell, Wolf Reiser describes how to arm yourself against anger and choose the right defense strategies.

The dark side of the boss

A career book with black Humour. And one that shows better than some “real” advisors what is better to do and what is better not to do. 100% entertainment and 100% insight!

More bluntly than Dan White in "Bad Bosses" one can get a guide to Executives don't let it start: “This book is for anyone who goes to work in the morning, looks around and wants to scream, 'What am I surrounded by idiots?' So actually for each of us...

White, however, has the “ramp acid” among the executives on the slip, who out of blindness, egomania or lack of sensitivity, the “big boss” in Team give. He holds it to you Spiegel .

Stromberg or Professor Brinkmann?

And that is extremely amusing - regardless of whether you belong to the “unscrupulous Stromberg copy” or your team is more lenient than now Professor Brinkmann the Black Forest clinic.

With a full dose of sarcasm, White first explains what the wimpyExecutive ("nods affirmatively, has a picture of his Family in the office”) from a true tyrant (“Thinks his people are lazy and useless, changes his Opinions regularly, never tells different team members the same thing”).

Make the tyrant test

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Find out where you stand on his scale with the original Tyrant Test (TQ). And please don't be annoyed if instead of a reasonably reasonable evaluation it sets a “start”. That is part of White.

In his drastic anti-boss style, White dedicates himself to the classic management tasks: team building, criticism talks, personnel planning.

In 11 steps to despot

Dan White shows how to be a nuisance with 100%, shows how to drive his employees into the madness, and gives tips on how to deal with employees who are going to make their own evening:

Even if the one-track humor wears off a bit over time: the enormous wit and the multitude of abstruse ones ideas tear it out again and make reading the 11 chapters a great pleasure.

Tyrann vs. wimp

In the end the author becomes conciliatory, admits "to have cheated you a little" and comes with serious undertones: in a comparison he lets the tyrant once again compete against the "wimp".

This time, however, the “wimp” deserves the title of “good boss” and shows that he too knows all the basics in the management repertoire of socially acceptable answers. We would have known anyway. Because they are already in all the many "serious" guides for executives.

Respectless of wise books

Conclusion: Nastier, quick-witted and funnier than “Dirty Harry” Harald Schmidt in his best days: Dan White has presented the most disrespectful “leadership advisor” ever.

The opposite of the dry one Coachingcourse (“Nake-inducing Wimp Books”). A large Fun! If in doubt, put the word “not” in front of all “tips” when reading the first few pages. Then you are guaranteed to become a model boss in the future.

Sport yes - but with humor please!

A motivational book that helps to get going. For Young Professionals, for bosses, for self-made men and women. For me, the book by prominent runner, journalist and moderator Hajo Schuhmacher is “one of the ten best” of recent years. Reason enough to turn the career, management and self-management focus a little further.

Hand straight to the heart: have you at least mentally defined a list of good intentions? And the first three points say “More Sport”, right? Then you can now – completely relaxed – get started.

First step: Banish all the haunting ideas of overfilled gyms and monotonous stepper units, from agonizing jogging rounds and diet plans from your mind! Be humorous and relaxed.

Without training plan and calorie counter

With his wonderfully charming book “Bewegt dich”, Hajo Schumacher shows that more fitness can do without training plans and dietary changes. And excessive calorieSet certainly do not belong on the slip of paper.

“Save yourself the ambitious ego show that has sent many a sports fan to the hospital. Away with the pressure. Have fun." The only voicethat you should listen to in your personal exercise program is your own drive.

Awaken your personal “Achim”

And that has a name with Hajo Schumacher: “Achim Achilles”. Achim is not the personified guilty conscience, but “the inner department head; Department: Honest Needs ”.

Advantage: Achim also allows lazy moments on the couch and books the beer crate to the third floor as a successfully completed sports unit.

Listen to your body!

This sounds a bit crazy, but the core messages convey positively and credibly: listen to your body and your emotional needs.

Sport and fitness are by no means torturous, but liberating and enjoyable, provided you do it at your own pace. And according to your mood decidewhether the next unit is called “swimming in the city pool” or “stretching exercises in a chair during the sports show”.

Pop literature meets training book

A promise in the first place: If you have read the first 5 or 6 pages, you will not give the book out of hand. Because Schumacher is a wonderful narrator.

Sometimes touching, sometimes roaring funny, but always full of irony, as in a Nick Hornby novel, he portrays the intricate paths on his personal path to becoming a sports fan.

Small defeats are part of it

Including the small defeats that are simply part of it. “The coach's excitement was quickly explained: He had one player too few. Better an under talent than outnumbered. A career start as filler material. " Looks familiar ...

Seldom has reading a “Now Playing Sports” book been so much fun. Rarely has the guilty conscience been stressed so little as a motivational aid. Schumacher does not do missionary work, he amuses and inspires. And doesn't even take the joy out of those who enjoy “move around” with an XL bag of potato chips on the sofa. Class!

Smiling teeth showing

The career advisor “Assert yourself” by Gianna Possehl, Frank Kittel, Tiziana Bruno and Gregor Adamczyk, is aimed at everyone who no longer wants to be offered everything in their job. What I particularly liked about it: The great practical relevance.

When the wiser give in, the stupid rule. Therefore, the ability to open your mouth at the right time is required. This is especially true when it comes to climbing the career ladder. But those who are not equipped with a broad cross often find it difficult and only allow themselves to be fast take the butter off the bread.

Then only one thing helps, assertiveness to practice! It is true that character traits cannot be changed like a shirt. But, a ray of hope for the rather quiet faction, changes in behavior are feasible. A helpful program is now available from Haufe Verlag. With many case studies from everyday working life, "Put your way through" shows the way to more determination and success.

 Train for the emergency

Asserting Yourself is a 280-page book that is easy to read and will captivate those unfamiliar with the subject. It is roughly divided into two parts. The first begins with a self-assessment: how can you get into Meetings push through? Which is your most personal Style.

Then it goes straight to the Basics the interpersonal Communication. The authors present important models such as transaction analysis or NLP. Never theoretically but always with a very clear implementation reference. Many exercises and trainings make it possible to practice new behaviors in advance - in order to be able to call them up in an "emergency".

No power of the 3-A strategy (start, assail, retire)

While the first part is convincing, existing Background practical to prepare and clear structure, the authors score in the second part with plenty of practice. On almost 150 pages, exactly those office dialogues are reproduced, which in reality also take your last nerve. “I want this out this week, no discussion. Basta".

3A-Strategy that's what the authors call it (come in, scared, step down). Each of these situations is then analyzed briefly and purposefully. And they are above all resolved by the most important chapters in the entire book with the heading: "How to assert yourself".

Kotzbrocken very quickly from the concept

The sensitive among us will after reading for sure don't become office rambos. But at least they will realize that Behavior the roughneck has method. That you are not necessarily dealing with an individual fate, but with a monster of the Stange.

And after taking a deep breath, some of the newly learned behaviors can certainly be recalled. The opponents will be amazed at the bass, the next time you don't just quietly clear the field, but maybe make a request very quietly and modestly, but all the more firmly. Or insist on answering a question. Or quite clearly "No" say.

A very good book for everyone who no longer wants to be offered everything on the job (from colleagues, superiors or employees). Through exercises, you will learn that different behavior will produce different results. And then maybe it really means “the smarter one prevails!

Why anxiety in the job is an important feeling

There are many books that cannot deliver what they promise. At “None Anxiety before Monday morning” it is the other way around. It delivers more than it promises. The psychologist Ruth Enzler Denzler dealt intensively with the topic of fear and then applied her knowledge to the area of ​​fear in everyday working life.

That is why her book offers all those first aid, where the weekend is mainly for the fear of Monday morning to grow.

Fear is an important motivator

"Don't be afraid of Monday morning" is not a recipe book. There is no quick advice and that's a good thing. Because the topic is too serious. And the most important thing is to first understand what the "Sunday evening blues" actually is.

For Ruth Enzler Denzler, fear is the most important motivator in life. Fear keeps us from doing careless things and nothing to do with it Head and risk collars.

Other people, other fears

Not everyone has the same fears. Nevertheless, they can People summarized into three main types.

Fears must be overcome

Coping with these fears results in the survival of the Society extremely important impetus. The social type creates community, the insight type breaks new ground, and the order structure type can gather a team behind them and tackle big things.

It becomes critical only when the coping of fear takes extreme forms. We are dealing with narcissists, with schizoid personalities, or with manual depression.

Where the fear really comes from

The author conveys this knowledge using realistic examples from everyday work. She manages to show where and how the diffuse "Sunday blues" is composed in our body. And above all, it shows how it can be conducted.

It is to the credit of this book that alleged difficulties at work are linked to the basic motives. This shows that it is not necessarily the colleagues' fault, but that the current job profile may not match the personality type at all.

When to seek professional help

And Ruth Enzler Denzler's book is also good for difficult cases. She knows her limitations as a writer and tells when it's important to seek professional help. emotions are often ignored in professional life.

With the result that they break even more strongly in detours. So it's all the better that Ruth Enzler Denzler provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the Psychology that offers fear and shows how a productive handling of fear is possible.


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