{"product_id":"its-okay-to-manage-your-boss-hardcover","title":"It's Okay to Manage Your Boss - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Tulgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet what you need from your boss\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this follow-up to the bestselling \u003ci\u003eIt's Okay to Be the Boss\u003c\/i\u003e, Bruce Tulgan argues that as managers demand more and more from their employees, they are also providing them with less guidance than ever before. Since the number one factor in employee success is the relationship between employees and their immediate managers, employees need to take greater responsibility for getting the most out of that relationship. Drawing on years of experience training managers and employees, Tulgan reveals the four essential things employees should get from their bosses to guarantee success at work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows employees how to ask for what they need to succeed in their high-pressure jobs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShatters previously held beliefs about how employees should manage up\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines what employees must get from their managers: clear expectations; the skills needed to perform their jobs; honest feedback, recognition or rewards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA novel approach to managing up, \u003ci\u003eIt's Okay to Manage Your Boss\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for employees who want to work more effectively with their managers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre you under increasing pressure at work?\u003cbr\u003e Do you receive the support and guidance you need?\u003cbr\u003e Do you have the flexibility you want and work under the conditions you need?\u003cbr\u003e Are you earning as much as you should?\u003cbr\u003e Are you UNDERMANAGED?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWherever you work, \u003c\/b\u003e you rely on your immediate boss for meeting your needs at work--no other relationship is as important to your career success. Yet few of us know how to get the best out of the most important person in our work lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the much anticipated follow-up to \u003ci\u003eIt's Okay to Be the Boss, \u003c\/i\u003e Bruce Tulgan challenges you to take responsibility for your role in every management relationship. Based on ongoing research started in 1993, Tulgan reveals the four essential things you should get from your boss to succeed at work: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cli\u003eClearly spelled-out and reasonable expectations \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe skills, tools, and resources you need to accomplish those expectations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHonest feedback about your performance and course-correcting direction when necessary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProper recognition and rewards in exchange for your performance\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis back-to-basics and unconventional approach to managing up will help you build highly engaged working relationships with your boss, and deal with complex authority relationships at every level and in any workplace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGo ahead--it's okay to manage your boss... you just have to be very good at it. Learn how in this step-by-step book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWherever you work, \u003c\/b\u003e you rely on your immediate boss for meeting your needs at work--no other relationship is as important to your career success. Yet few of us know how to get the best out of the most important person in our work lives. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the much anticipated follow-up to \u003ci\u003eIt's Okay to Be the Boss\u003c\/i\u003e, Bruce Tulgan challenges you to take responsibility for your role in every management relationship. Based on ongoing research started in 1993, Tulgan reveals the four essential things you should get from your boss to succeed at work: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eClearly spelled-out and reasonable expectations \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe skills, tools, and resources you need to accomplish those expectations \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHonest feedback about your performance and course-correcting direction when necessary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProper recognition and rewards in exchange for your performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis back-to-basics and unconventional approach to managing up will help you build highly engaged working relationships with your boss, and deal with complex authority relationships at every level and in any workplace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGo ahead--it's okay to manage your boss... you just have to be very good at it. Learn how in this step-by-step book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRUCE TULGAN\u003c\/b\u003e is an adviser to business leaders all over the world and a sought-after speaker and seminar leader. He is the founder of RainmakerThinking, a workplace research and training firm, and has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, USA Today, Harvard Business Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHR Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eIt's Okay to Be the Boss\u003c\/i\u003e, the classic \u003ci\u003eManaging Generation X, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNot Everyone Gets a Trophy\u003c\/i\u003e. Tulgan holds a fourth-degree black belt in karate and is married to Debby Applegate, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor more information about the book and to view Bruce Tulgan's video newsletter, please visit \u003cb\u003ewww.rainmakerthinking.com.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.32 x 5.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759138636064,"sku":"9780470605301","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5d9bab5824b52d8f64ba4c9652ed6764.webp?v=1780143184","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/its-okay-to-manage-your-boss-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}