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A review by jenc424
Surrounded by Bad Bosses (and Lazy Employees): How to Stop Struggling, Start Succeeding, and Deal with Idiots at Work by Thomas Erikson
3.0
I picked this book up purely because of the title. I mean, seriously!?! How many of us have had bad bosses and lazy employees? Very intriguing.
I found the author very experienced and pragmatic in his color coding and advice. He breaks up different personalities by color coding them -red, yellow, green and blue. Ultimately, most people are more than one of these colors at the same time and interact differently depending on the person to person color ratio.
There are definitely many things to consider in this book. One big takeaway was a scenario where the boss had been mad at an employee for years because the employee didn’t know how to do his job. Well the reality was that neither the employee nor the boss understood what this employees’ job was. It’s interesting how universal lack of communication is in the workforce.
Overall a good read, but a bit long winded for me.
I found the author very experienced and pragmatic in his color coding and advice. He breaks up different personalities by color coding them -red, yellow, green and blue. Ultimately, most people are more than one of these colors at the same time and interact differently depending on the person to person color ratio.
There are definitely many things to consider in this book. One big takeaway was a scenario where the boss had been mad at an employee for years because the employee didn’t know how to do his job. Well the reality was that neither the employee nor the boss understood what this employees’ job was. It’s interesting how universal lack of communication is in the workforce.
Overall a good read, but a bit long winded for me.