Games at work : how to recognize and reduce office politics / Mauricio Goldstein, Philip Read.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldstein, Mauricio, 1968-

Contributor:

Read, Philip, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Office politics.

Organizational behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

""A terrific read not only for senior leaders and executives but also for employees seeking growth in complex organizations. Goldstein and Read dissect the interpersonal dynamics that affect a company's performance, provide a framework to understand the games that are commonly played in businesses around the world, and offer practical tools to correct these behaviors and improve the organization's effectiveness.""-Jacopo Bracco, executive vice president, DIRECTV Latin America ""Whether you are an employee, manager, or CEO, this book will help you uncover the games that are going o

Contents:

Games At Work: How to Recognize and Reduce Office Politics; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: Let the Games Begin; Chapter 2: Playing to Lose; Chapter 3: Fertile Ground; Chapter 4: Eyes Wide Shut; Chapter 5: An Eye-Opening Experience; Chapter 6: Count Me Out; Chapter 7: Game, Interrupted; Chapter 8: Interconnections; Chapter 9: The Challenge of Change; Chapter 10: Games at the Top; Chapter 11: A Sustainable Goal; Appendix: List of Games; References; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612491634

9780470458839

0470458836

9781282491632

1282491636

9780470458815

047045881X

OCLC:

609858560