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Summary: TAKING THE HIGH ROAD!
Review: Author Gary Topchik writes that there are 14 types of negative workers, and offers a 21 day program to overcome negativity in the workplace. He further indicates that your work environment may be infected with a "negativity virus" when people fear change ( down-sizing, layoffs, mergers) or work in isolation, or are constantly criticized, or when few growth opportunities exist. Add to this bristling mix, "rumormongers" who go beyond fun gossip to spreading damaging rumors in order to feel better about themselves and the "not-my- jobbers", and you have a work force of "negaholics". The book is well-written and easy to follow. The author guides the reader through these office "land mines" in a simple candid forth-right manner. Take this book to your CEO or just read it so you can manuver through the chaos. If all else fails, remember to take the high road. Positive images, positive thinking always wins.
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Summary: A Definite Must Own!
Review: Gary Topchik discusses concrete issues and resolutions. There are no ambiguous situations. He makes you think for yourself and helps you develop your problem solving skills. He thinks "out of the box" and leads you to do the same. You begin to realize that some situations which you believed benign, are really negative. It is a definite must own!
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Summary: Good insight for an all too common problem
Review: Gary Topchik's insights into the causes and solutions to this all too common workplace problem are practical and helpful. His book offers a clear picture of how negativity begins and spreads and the toll it can take if left unchecked.
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Summary: Excellent Starting Place - Good Ideas
Review: I bought this book to find a few strategies for handling the negative people at work. I definitely found these strategies. The author seems to know my workplace so well and the different types of negative people we have. What I liked best about the book was the fact that we must make negativity a performance issue. I highly suggest you buy this book if you have negative people, are negative yourself, or have influence on turning a negative environment into a positive one.
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Summary: Extremely helpful and enjoyable
Review: I bought this book to find a few strategies for handling the negative people at work. I definitely found these strategies. The author seems to know my workplace so well and the different types of negative people we have. What I liked best about the book was the fact that we must make negativity a performance issue. I highly suggest you buy this book if you have negative people, are negative yourself, or have influence on turning a negative environment into a positive one.
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Summary: Real World Tested
Review: I got this book because I particiated in one of his UCLA management classes. It is very easy and fun to read and has many practical tips.I can highly recommend it.
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Summary: Egad!
Review: In my opinion, anyone with such a poor mastery of the English language has no business writing a book:"She'll do anything you ask them to. But she will, in a self-deprecating way, complain about her workload, difficult employees, and customers or bosses. She often has an unpleasant personal lives and sublimates her unhappiness by trying to make work be the answer. What brings out her negativity is the feeling that their great efforts are going underappreciated." To add insult to injury, the recommended way of dealing with the above character flaw is as follows: "You must give this person constant positive feedback on how much you appreciate her contributions and hard work. She especially likes recognition in front of colleagues and teammates. If you really want them [sic] to remain positive, periodically send them email in which you praise their commitment (and be sure to cc the boss)." Kinda like saying that the way to deal with a spoiled child is to give him/her everything he/she wants. The one star is for the chuckles.
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Summary: Just the book I needed!
Review: Just the book I've been waiting for! It helped me to clear the air and improve relations between colleagues in my own department. The results were so dramatic that the book is now making the rounds among department heads in my company. Mr. Topchik's strategies enabled me to confront longstanding negativity on the part of several subordinates - with outstanding results, including improved morale and productivity . It even enabled me to recognize some of my own counterproductive behavior. I found the book intelligent, well-written, practical and chockfull of tools to improve workplace attitudes. I highly recommend this book to virtually everyone in the workplace.
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Summary: A Hands-On, Real World Guide for Managers
Review: Managing Workplace Negativity is a practical, no-nonsense guide for managers in all industries. The book provides case studies and clearcut strategies for managers coping with a variety of counterproductive behaviors in others. Topchik distinguishes among individuals who use defeatist behavior habitually, those who use it to score specific points, and those who reflect valid organizational morale issues. Hands-on approaches are presented to the complex, ambiguous issues of trust, change and organizational culture. I highly recommend this excellent resource for anyone seeking concrete answers to this difficult subject.
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Summary: A Definite Must Own!
Review: This book has been so encouraging and motivating, I highly recommend it to anyone who has caught the negativity bug, or anyone who deals with someone else who has caught it. Negativity really does spread quickly and it's hard to contain once it starts spreading. Buy this book!
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