Publisher's Synopsis
"Succeeding with Difficult Coworkers" by Dr. Joseph Koob is a book aimed at helping people solve the difficulties they have at work with someone who is a 'coworker, ' 'colleague, ' i.e., someone whose rank or job is roughly on the same level as yours. Are you exasperated, frustrated, angry, upset, and genuinely peeved with someone at work? You can make a difference!We all have had occasion to work with someone who seems to have a wide range of concerns with other people in the workplace. Can we succeed with them and turn a difficult situation around? Can we enjoy our work-life once again? Definitely! This book provides you with key ideas, skills, and tools that you can use to be successful with difficult colleagues. The power is in your own inner strength and in the knowledge and understanding you develop."Difficult Co-Workers" focuses on developing your self-awareness, self-worth, self-confidence, and self-control so you can be successful in difficult situations with difficult colleagues at work. It also emphasizes understanding the person you are having difficulties with: their needs, wants, desires, and their intent. When you understand how your own reactions to a difficult person's approach gives over your power and control to them, you will have a far better chance at being successful with them. Understand them, understand yourself and you can regain your personal power and your control in difficult situations. You can make a major difference in changing your work life; and you will be able to facilitate change in how a difficult colleague approaches you!
