Synopses & Reviews
According to
CareerWomen.com, 66 percent of women who are unhappy at work attribute it to their relationships with coworkers. These women suffer because they continually get sucked into needless workplace drama-with co-workers, bosses, subordinates, and clients. In doing so, they're usually replicating problems they had with parents, siblings, or others in childhood. Once ensnarled, these women don't have the knowledge or tools to escape these traps.
Debra Mandel has worked with hundreds of women whose unhealed childhood hurts have caused them problems at work. Although most of us understand that childhood wounds can affect intimate relationships, we're caught off guard when they affect workplace interactions. Nevertheless, once those familiar buttons get pushed, we may transform our overbearing boss into our bullying older brother, or we may respond to the judgmental co-worker as though she is the parent who failed to applaud us for our achievements.
Your Boss Is Not Your Motherattacks these problems at the roots. Using real-life stories and anecdotes, it demonstrates how readers can learn how to respond to people in the workplace with a clear head. They'll also learn about how to distinguish a truly abusive boss or co-worker from one who is actually harmless, how to deal with flirtations and office romance opportunities, and how to negotiate the unique and often unexpected dilemmas of dealing with other women at work. It's full of interactive features-self-tests, exercises, checklists-designed to help readers explore and assess their workplace interactions.
Your Boss Is Not Your Motherwill benefit any woman who wants to let go of old, negative influences and take charge of her professional life.
Debra Mandel, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with more than 20 years of experience. Her radio show, Shrink Rap, airs weekly on KCSN in Los Angeles. She is a regular contributor to the syndicated TV talk show The Larry Elder Showand has appeared on numerous other TV shows.
Synopsis
This book offers business owners and maYour Boss is Not Your Mother is an essential new guide to uprooting and solving the underlying problems that cause office drama, with positive guidance for improving workplace relationships. Most people who are unhappy at work attribute it to their relationship with coworkers. By continually getting sucked into workplace drama, theyre usually replicating problems they had with parents, siblings, or others in childhood. Dr. Debra Mandel attacks these workplace problems at the roots. Using real-life stories and anecdotes, she demonstrates how to respond to people in the workplace with a clear head. This warm and insightful guide is full of interactive features—self-tests, exercises and checklists—designed to help you explore and assess your workplace interactions, let go of negative influences, and take charge of your work life.
About the Author
Debra Mandel is a clinical psychologist with more than twenty years of experience. Her radio show "Shrink Rap" airs weekly on KCSN in Los Angeles, and she also appears regularly on the syndicated TV talk show, The Larry Elder Show.