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Book Synopsis21 Dirty Tricks at Work is about lies. The type of underhand, pernicious and downright Machiavellian scheming that goes on in business every day. An estimated £7.8bn is lost each year in the UK alone though unnecessary and counter-productive office politicking. But 21 Dirty Tricks at Work is also a book of hope. It exposes the classic manoeuvres and gives practical advice on dealing with them to the vast majority who just want to do a good day's work.
21 Dirty Tricks at Work provides you with all the information you need to spot negative tactics and self-interested strategies. It shows you how to spot the games frequently being played and how to come out with your credibility intact and your sanity preserved.
So, if you are fed-up of being on the receiving end of constant backbiting and skulduggery from workmates, join hands with the authors and get Machiavelli on the run!
Trade Review"...this book is on a mission...one's eyes are definitely opened..." (The Independent on Sunday, 10
th July 05)
"...Fed up of back-biting, skulduggery and unscrupulous behaviour? Then this is the book for you." (Office Secretary Magazine, October 2005)
"...you might want to invest in a new book - 21 Dirty Tricks at Work..."(Liverpool Daily Post, 13th October 2005)
"...plenty of substance..." (Reading Chronicle, 20th October 2005)
"...a book of hope. It exposes the classic manoeuvres and gives practical advice..." (Credit Control, Vol 26(6) 2005)
"...new middle management recruits should read one trick before retiring each night; that way they'll get wise to every trick in the book within a month..." (Professional Manager, Jan 06)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements vii
Introduction: Immunity or ignorance? 1
Chapter One: Destiny beckons 11
Dirty Tricks 1–3
Chapter Two: The apprentice 45
Dirty Tricks 4–6
Chapter Three: Commuting to (no)where? 73
Dirty Tricks 7–9
Chapter Four: Escalation and attrition 101
Dirty Tricks 10–12
Chapter Five: A rather SAD display 133
Dirty Tricks 13–15
Chapter Six: A day at the Belfry 165
Dirty Tricks 16–18
Chapter Seven: Decision time 195
Dirty Tricks 19–21
Epilogue: Florida – six months later 231
Appendix One: Bibliography 239
Appendix Two: About Politics at Work Ltd 243
About the authors 244
Index 245
