Managing your boss in a week

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The ability to work successfully with your line manager is vital to anyone who wants to advance their career.

Written by Sandi Mann, a leading expert on managing upwards as both a coach and a practitioner, this book quickly teaches you the insider secrets you need to know to in order to form a successful relationship with your boss.

The highly motivational 'in a week' structure of the book provides seven straightforward chapters explaining the key points, and at the end there are optional questions to ensure you have taken it all in. There are also cartoons and diagrams throughout, to help make this book a more enjoyable and effective learning experience.

So what are you waiting for? Let this book put you on the fast track to success!

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Sunday: Learn about the personal qualities typical of a boss so that you can start to understand what makes them tick
• Monday: Discover the leadership and thinking style of your boss which will enable you to better understand what they want of you
• Tuesday: Understand your psychological contract with your boss to help ensure you meet their expectations
• Wednesday: Learn how to really impress your boss so that they will trust you with important tasks
• Thursday: Explore how to be more assertive with your boss so that you can ask for a rise, promotion or more challenging work
• Friday: Discover what motivates the boss from hell so that you can learn to handle their unreasonable behaviour
• Saturday: Explore solutions to common problems with the boss to enable you to cope with a difficult relationship