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Throwing the Elephant: Zen and the Art of Managing Up

Coping with Toxic Managers, Subordinates ...And Other Difficult People: Using Emotional Intelligence to Survive and Prosper

The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize it and How to Respond

Self Assessment & Management

The better you understand and manage yourself, the smaller the size of the target you will be. (Resource suggestions encouraged.) Books related to "Self Assessment & Management" are set out on  their own page.

Know Thyself: An Easy Approach

"You aren't sure what to do with the rest of your life, don't like your job or don't seem to last long at any of your employers. It's likely some serious introspection, a.k.a. a self-assessment, may be in order."

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Motivational Appraisal Of Personal Potenetial

Provided for free by Techies.com, this career management and self-assessment resource helps you to "discover your strengths, your styles for communications, learning and leadership."

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Values Profile

A free and thorough questionnaire to assist you in assessing your values.

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Does Stress Really Cause Heart Disease?

"For years it has been “common knowledge” that people who are under a lot of stress have an increased risk of heart disease. But is this common knowledge correct? And if so, what kind of stress increases the risk of heart disease, how does it increase risk, and what can be done about it?"

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Do You Have A Type A Personality/Are You A Workaholic?

"For many years scientists have been studying Type A behaviour, a behaviour pattern which may place individuals at risk of coronary heart disease. It's characterised by traits such as impatience, aggressiveness, a sense of time urgency and the desire to achieve recognition and advancement." Includes a questionnaire to help determine whether you have a Type A or Type B personality.

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'Toxic Stress' Can Endanger Women's Lives, Doctor Says

"Women are too often living in a state of "toxic stress," she said, and that can endanger their lives. They need to direct some of their care-giving abilities to themselves to improve their lives and health."

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Stressed Employees? Company, Heal Thyself

"Frazzled workers can be a symptom of an array of organizational issues that can often be traced to a firm's strategy, structure and style."

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Controlling Anger - Before It Controls You

A great Resource from the American Psychological Association.

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Stress And The Availability of Workman's Comp

A helpful overview of three types of mental stress claims:claims in which physical injury results in mental disability; claims in which mental stress results in physical disability; and claims in which mental stress results in mental disability.

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Job Stress Can Be A Killer

A concise listing of some very good tips.

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Burnout

"If in the beginning your job seems perfect, that it is the solution to all your problems. You have high hopes and expectations, and would rather work than do anything else, be careful. You are a candidate for the most insidious and tragic kind of job stress - burnout."

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Quiz: Are You Flexible Or Uptight?

"To learn whether, or to what extent, you tend to be flexible or uptight take this quiz."

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Listening Skills Quiz

Take this on-line free Quiz to find out how well you listen.

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Hone Listening Skills To Boost Your Career

"Good listening is crucial to effective communication and career success. Studies show, however, that only about 10% of us listen properly. Most of us don't know how to listen intelligently, systematically and purposefully."

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Quiz: Are You Discontent?

"This quiz can help you to discover the challenges you're currently facing and why you may want to make a change."

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Personality Profile

A free pesonality profile test based on Myers-Briggs.

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The Princeton Review Career Quiz

"Take this 24-question quiz that asks easy stuff about you, and then we'll analyze your answers to determine your most likely interests and work style." Free.

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Ten Simple Truths

Great ideas from the author of "The Simplicity Survival Handook."

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Stress Management And Relaxation Techniques

"This report defines stress and explains why it is a real problem. Then it gives you practical, tested information and techniques concerning stress. These techniques help to improve the quality, and possibly, the length of your life."

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Cease and De-Stress

"Studies suggest that lack of career control may cause more stress than long hours or work/life imbalance."

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Don't Burn Out!

"Read the tips and tactics of these 15 Fast Company sages, your peers in the relentless race to the future. All of them are superbusy superbodies, and although they've suffered some bumps and bruises along the way, they've developed a few important tricks in the art of self-regeneration."

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Avoiding Burnout

"How do you know if you, a loved one, or someone who reports to you is suffering from burnout? Here are the early-warning signs."

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Beating Job Burnout, Part I

Questions to answer to gauge your level of burnout.

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Beating Job Burnout, Part II

Tips to overcome burnout and get your job back on track.

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How To Blow The Whistle

"If you witness wrongdoing on your job, you must choose whether to remain silent or bear witness and speak out. As you make that monumental personal decision, you should ask yourself a series of questions before you blow the whistle." A Resource from the Government Accountability Project.

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Why Don't You Stand Up For Yourself?

"Asserting your right not to be bullied, fighting back, taking action."

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Depression Screening Tool

From the Wellness Corporation, this on-line free self assessment tool provides people with the opportunity for you to gain insight into their emotional state and whether they may be depressed.

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Mayo Clinic Depression Self Assessment

The Mayo Clinic offers a free interactive depression self-assessment test. After on-line completion, people receive a score and feedback regarding whether or not you they may be experiencing depression.

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Is America Suffering From "Desk Rage?"

Information on the extent, nature and impacts of workplace aggession.

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Controlling Anger - Before It Controls You

A very good Brochure from the American Psychological Association on understanding and handling anger.

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The Road To Burnout

"Burnout proceeds by stages that blend and merge into one another so smoothly and imperceptibly that the victim seldom realizes what happened even after it's over." Five stages of burnout are described.

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Stress in the Workplace

A helpful outline of the causes of workplace stress from the American Psychological Association.

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The Different Kinds of Stress

A good summary of the key kinds of stress.

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How Does Stress Affect Us?

A useful summary from the American Psychological Association.

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Six Myths About Stress

"Six myths surround stress. Dispelling them enables us to understand our problems and then take action against them."

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Personality Self Asssessment

"Your personality is without question the most important driver influencing your career, relationships, health and sense of well-being. To harness the full potential of your personality, it is critical to first measure and then gain insight into your strengths and developmental needs." Free report and more detailed one available for $14.95.

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The Only Person Who Can Make You Angry

"If the same mean thing happened to ten people, they all would react differently. Some of the ten people would get mad, some would get afraid, some would feel sad and some would blow it off. What makes the difference? Why do different people react differently to the same event?"

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Becoming More Thick Skinned

A great checklist of questions to help deal with criticism.

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The High Cost Of Getting Even

Compelling quotes that point to the folly of trying to get even.

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Breaking Out of the Victim Trap

"Does your anger turn to yourself? Do you beat yourself up? Make a firm commitment to stop being a victim by breaking into the victim talk to take responsibility for your thoughts and actions. Monitor your language to catch and interrupt yourself during pity parties."

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Irrational Ways of Thinking Keep You Angry

"Irrational thoughts are crazy making! They keep us in victim mode and chaos. They cause us to avoid responsibility for our own actions. Happiness in life can be achieved when you learn to break into your negative thinking. Errors in the way you think perpetuate depression, helplessness and anger keeping you from being at peace."

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Nat. Inst. of Mental Health Brochure On Depression

A 23-page Brochure from the National Institute of Mental Health that, "gives descriptions of major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder (manic depression). It lists symptoms, gives possible causes, tells how depression is diagnosed, and discusses available treatments. The brochure provides help and hope for the depressed person, family, and friends."

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Listening Self Assessment

An informative and free on-line self assessment provided in view of the paramount importance of listening.

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New Incompetent Boss

"Your coworkers have asked you to lead a delegation to complain to HR about your new and incompetent boss. Is this a wise move, or are you headed for trouble?"

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Why Doesn't My Boss Like My Ideas?

"I'm a guy with a zillion great ideas, and I know our company could be more successful if my boss would just listen to me more often."

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Overcome Bad Decisions

"Like it or not, everyone makes mistakes and poor decisions for which they receive criticism. And many professionals, no matter how hard they work to succeed, waste time with negative self-talk."

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What's Your Work Style?

"Know thyself. It's some of the oldest advice in the world and still some of the best. Knowing what you can do, what you like to do and how you like to do it is the starting point for finding the right spot for yourself."

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Get Over Getting Mad

"Negativity is among the top reasons managers and recruiters cite for people failing to get promoted or hired."

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Discover The Work You Were Born To Do

"So you've been hearing that voice again, the one that says you're not doing what you were born to do. That may be true, but how do you figure out what you should be doing?" 20 Core questions that can help.

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The Role Of Self-Assessment

A very good resource with a link to Monster's free Career Fit Indicator.

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Using Self Assessment Results

"Have you completed a self-assessment inventory but don't know what to do now? How do you begin to sort through all the material? The information can provide vital clues to your ideal career."

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The Path Of Most Resilience

"People suffer stress. Causes include excessive workloads, tension between coworkers, disrespectful bosses, botched interviews, and missed opportunities. Rapid change creates new jobs and more stress. So, what to do? Here are some suggestions."

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Are You A Workoholic?

"It's great to be dedicated to your work, but do you or does anyone you know constantly put work first -- at all costs? Take this quiz to make sure you're not addicted to your job."

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What Do You Do When You Have Boss Trouble?

"Most of us don’t look in the mirror nearly as often as we should. I’m not talking vanity here; I’m talking about how we contribute to problems with our bosses. We often move from one boss to the next, only to find the same old problems. Yet we’re too close to the situation to see that we’re in a pattern."

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Beating Job Burnout

"Most people have a day here or there when they feel drained and nothing goes right, despite all their hard work. But when these feelings last for days or weeks, they may indicate a much larger problem: Job burnout." This Resource presents questions to help you gauge your level of burnout out along with tips.

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Test Your Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

"Research suggests that a person’s emotional intelligence (EQ) might be a greater predictor of success than his or her intellectual intelligence (IQ), despite an assumption that people with high IQs will naturally accomplish more in life. emotional intelligence is a person’s ability to understand their own emotions and those of others, and to act appropriately using these emotions."

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Do You Assert Yourself Effectively?

"Are you good at getting what you want? Here’s your chance to rate yourself with our quiz. Be honest about how you’d react to these ten situations and discover whether you come across as self-assured, scary or a doormat. Then check out our tips on how you can improve your assertion techniques."

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Plugging the Holes

"Anticipate What Your Boss Will Want to Know About Your Project"

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Stress Management Techniques

"This Stress Management section of Mind Tools shows you how to survive and thrive under the intense pressure of a challenging career."

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Key Workplace Stressors

"There are several stressors on the job that have been identified as those causing the most stress for the most people."

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Buckling Under the Stress

"Work Stress Leads to Host of Unhealthy Habits, Problems"

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Job Stress

"Numerous surveys and studies confirm that occupational pressures and fears are far and away the leading source of stress for American adults and that these have steadily increased over the past few decades."

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Personality Tests

"Personality tests are used to help determine how your personality relates to your career choices. Here are a selection of general personality tests and career tests which assess your aptitude for different careers."

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Personality Profile

"The Personality Profile measures people on 14 different profiles or 'types' such as idiosyncrasy and conscientiousness. Each type relates to a number of personality traits. This test has 104 statements and is quite straight forward and understandable." Free.

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Career Temperament Report

"Designed to help people align their career choices with their innate strengths and preferences, this report includes expert advice about career options, tips on workplace communication and interpersonal skills, and insight on how to navigate the job market based on personality type." The price is $19.95 and Badbossology.com receives no commissions or benefits whatsoever from the sale of this product.

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Are You In The Right Job?

If you want some help in this area, you can take the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey: "Author David Campbell, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert in the field of career exploration. The CISS® uses targeted questions and analysis to help you understand how you fit into the world of work. It has been used by career counselors for over 10 years and it is now available to you on the Internet." The price is $17.95 and Badbossology.com receives no commissions or benefits whatsoever from the sale of this product.

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What's Your Personality Type?

Free personality test from the authors of four best-selling books on Personality Type: "Join the millions of people who have found more satisfying careers and have improved all of their relationships, by understanding Personality Type. This quiz can also help you determine the type of your child, partner, or other important people in your life."

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On-Line Stress Self Assessment

"What type of personality have you and are you more prone to stress because of it? Do this self-assessment to find out." Free registration required

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Are You A Workaholic?

"It's no longer seen as a respectable vice, but as a serious problem that can have life-threatening consequences...A workaholic will die faster than an alcoholic any day."

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20 Tips To Stay Organized

Help protect yourself from a bad boss by being organized.

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Stress-Relieving Strategies For The Workplace

"Even if you feel chained to your desk, simple stress-relief strategies can ease day-to-day tension."

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Is Job Stress Making You Sick?

"Stress from work can be just as hard on your health as smoking cigarettes. If you feel like you're under constant pressure to handle too much work in too little time, you need to read this special report."

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Are You Burning Out?

"Job burnout does not occur overnight. It begins with small warning signals. If unheeded, these symptoms can progress until you dread going to work. Even worse, burnout tends to spread to all aspects of your life."

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What's Your Work Style?

"Your work style determines how you approach everything from dealing with paperwork to interacting with clients. Take this quiz to discover your work style and learn how to work with it -- not against it -- to be productive, avoid frustrations and get ahead."

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