Savvy: Dealing with People, Power and Politics at Work

by Jane Clarke

Overview

Shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year 2012
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Dealing with office politics, conflict and difficult people at work, without compromising your values and integrity, can be tricky. With case studies and examples, Savvy will help you understand colleagues' behaviour and power dynamics at work, and learn how to negotiate them successfully.

Practical and insightful, Savvy will enable you to master the necessary skills to deal with difficult situations. It includes step-by-step advice on how tobuild a network, develop the right mindset, handle conflict, manage your boss, influence others and deal with a bully.

Savvy is the essential office survival guide that will help you to boost your career and ensure your professional success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780749465261
Publisher:	Kogan Page, Ltd.
Publication date:	05/29/2012
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jane Clarke is an author and director at business psychology consultancy Nicholson McBride. She has worked in consulting for over 20 years and her clients include London Business School, UBS, J Walter Thompson and Sainsbury's. She has written articles for the Financial Times and the Guardian, appeared on BBC Business Breakfast and written a weekly column on office politics for the Independent. Jane is also the author of Office Politics, Wired Working, and Resilience.

Table of Contents

** Chapter - 00: Introduction; ** Chapter - 01: What is savvy?; ** Chapter - 02: Adopting a positive, proactive approach; ** Chapter - 03: Who is savvy?; ** Chapter - 04: Dealing with the office politicians; ** Chapter - 05: Dealing with political problems at work; ** Chapter - 06: Mastering the art of influence and persuasion; ** Chapter - 07: Understanding and handling conflict; ** Chapter - 08: Dealing with relationship breakdown; ** Chapter - 09: Managing your boss; ** Chapter - 10: Dealing with a bully; ** Chapter - 11: Making networks work for you; ** Chapter - 12: Making the right impression; ** Chapter - 13: Summary

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Full of insights and advice, Jane Clarke's highly readable guide to the fast-changing world of work is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to get ahead and climb the corporate ladder." — Rhymer Rigby, author of The Careerist and 28 Business Thinkers Who Changed the World  

"...Clake has produced an easy-to-read manual of helpful ways to understand and maneuver in office politics... A book as helpful for new employees as for experienced managers and entrepreneurs, Savvy is a clear and helpful guide for those who seek to work with others toward the common good." — ForeWord Reviews

Editorial Reviews

"Full of insights and advice, Jane Clarke's highly readable guide to the fast-changing world of work is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to get ahead and climb the corporate ladder." —Rhymer Rigby, author of The Careerist and 28 Business Thinkers Who Changed the World 

"...Clarke has produced an easy-to-read manual of helpful ways to understand and maneuver in office politics... A book as helpful for new employees as for experienced managers and entrepreneurs, Savvy is a clear and helpful guide for those who seek to work with others toward the common good." —ForeWord Reviews 

"[I]t can be much easier to deal with difficult people if you understand the type of difficult person you’re dealing with. Clarke breaks down workplace personalities into four basic types and she does a nice job of describing the particular interests and motivations of each personality type. If you regularly work with groups of your clients’ employees, this book might be particularly helpful." —Work Made For Hire

From the Publisher