Good Bosses Gone Bad: How to Survive the Workplace When Your Boss Sucks!

By April Boyd-Noronha

In these 10 scenarios, you'll discover practical plans of action while exploring 1) the mindset of a good boss gone bad, 2) today's unwritten rules of workplace relations, 3) everyday opportunities to exploit when reporting to a bad boss, 4) strategic alternatives to aid in your survival in the workplace, and 5) benefits and lessons learned while under the leadership of a bad boss.

Good Bosses Gone Bad encourages you to proactively embrace this time in your life realizing that even with ineffective leadership at the office, you can still design your own rewarding career, discover new levels of workplace relations, while developing untapped survival skills within yourself. You must remember that every decision you make today - regardless of your current predicament at the workplace - will directly impact your career for tomorrow and years to come.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 31, 2012
• ISBN: 9781468539615

April Boyd-Noronha

As a single parent advocate, April Boyd-Noronha has coached, blogged and created parent training and curriculum for single parents since 2008. She is a single parent strategist and source for guidance, inspiration, motivation and training. She launched SingleParentLiving.net in 2008 in the midst of surviving a divorce and becoming a single parent of three children (two daughters and one son). April’s passion is to help other single moms/parents find success and serenity in their single parent lifestyle. She has an MBA from Capella University and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Central Missouri. April is available for single parent coaching for individuals and groups. She is also available for on-site speaking engagements, interviews, conferences, and corporate events. Call [phone] for bookings or email April at [e-mail]. Join April for upcoming webinars on successful single parent living. Visit her online at www.singleparentliving.net for her “Single Parent Living” training calendar. Follow April at: Facebook: facebook.com/singleparentliving Twitter: #singleparent101 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/aprilboydnoronha/

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© 2012 by April Boyd-Noronha, MBA. All rights reserved.

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First published by AuthorHouse 01/27/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4685-3962-2 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4685-3961-5 (ebk)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012900011

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

How to Use This Book

QUIZ

You might have a bad boss if…

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Bonus Good Bosses Gone Bad tips

About April Boyd-Noronha

I dedicate this book to every employee and supervisor who is or has been:

Frustrated with upper management

A member of the working poor class

Laid off or had their job eliminated

Holding on until the next/better job presents itself

At the brink of breaking down

Tired of the consistent incompetence of their boss

Trying to do the right thing even when the wrong thing is being done to them

Underutilized

Undervalued

Overlooked

Overworked

Acknowledgments

With special thanks:

To my children—Zaria, Nyah, and Caleb. I know you all understand why Mommy had to take the time (away from you) to finish this project. Once this book is published, I pray that it will be the catalyst to enable me to spend more time with you.

To my Mommy, Clarissa. There is no amount of words to express how I feel. But if I had to, here are a few: momma, best friend, confidante, counselor, encourager, voice of reason… the list goes on and on. As a single parent, you held it down. Look at me now! I’m still trying to be half the woman you have always shown me to be. I’m glad God allowed you to share with me yet another pivotal moment of my life.

To my posse—Val, Tamara, Kelly, Robin, LaVerne, Wanda, Suzanne, and Keith & Trecie. Each of you has encouraged me in your own special way.