Emotional Vampires at Wrk -- Bernstein

DO YOU WORK WITH VAMPIRES? LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF Banish the bloodsuckers from your professional life <p>Whether it's a coworker, subordinate, or boss, there's at least one emotional vampire in every office. These people try your patience, sap your energy, and add an entirely unhealthy dynamic to workplace productivity. The bestselling author of <i>Emotional Vampires</i> and <i>Dinosaur Brains</i> shows you how to spot and deal effectively with these dysfunctional elements in the workplace: <p> <b>ANTISOCIALS, who crave excitement in all its forms, including aggression</b><br> If your boss or a coworker is trying to push you around . . .<br> <i>Learn that the most important battle to fight with a bully is in your own mind</i>. <p> <b>HISTRIONICS, who believe that what it looks like is more important than what it is</b><br> If your boss thinks any problem can be solved with a motivational seminar . . .<br> <i>Learn how to get a manager wannabe to actually manage</i>. <p> <b>NARCISSISTS, who believe that the universe revolves around them</b><br> If your CEO makes Louis XVI look like Gandhi . . .<br> <i>Learn techniques that diplomats have used throughout history to teach infantile monarchs to act like grown-ups</i>. <p> <b>OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVES, who can't seem to see the forest for the trees</b><br> If there is absolutely no task that your boss considers too small to micromanage . . .<br> <i>Learn to be a Control-Freak Whisperer by seeing your boss's fear rather than y