Author: Gini Graham Scott
Publisher: AMACOM
Keywords: whiners, slackers, workplace, demons, idiots, handling, guide, managing, employees, hell, survival
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2006-12-08
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 081447408X
ISBN-13: 9780814474082

All managers get saddled with "problem" employees from time to time; what sets great managers apart is how they deal with them. Drawing from real-life stories, this helpful and humorous guide provides readers with practical advice for handling a wide range of difficult types, including: * The Impossible "I"s: Incompetents, Idiots, and Imbeciles -- clueless employees who simply don t know what they re doing * The Bull in the Office China Shop -- the frequently angry worker ready to confront anyone and everyone * The Party-Time Performer -- the employee who, although great with

Author: Gini Graham Scott
Publisher: AMACOM
Keywords: stabbers, alls, difficult, people, whiners, dealing, guide, working, humans, survival
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2004-01-23
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0814472052
ISBN-13: 9780814472057

Between dealing with difficult people and navigating through unexpected and complicated situations, the typical day at the office involves making countless choices on how to engage with others. To succeed in the long run, good work relationships must be carefully developed and maintained. A Survival Guide for Working with Humans presents real-life scenarios of specific work relationship problems, along with interactive quizzes, and answers on how to solve each of the problems. The book shows readers how to: * Deal with ethical dilemmas in the workplace * Resolve everyday conflict

Author: Gini Graham Scott Ph.D.
Publisher: AMACOM
Keywords: memory, powerful, days
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-05-30
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0814474454
ISBN-13: 9780814474457

  With phones ringing off the hook, constantly changing to-do lists, and increasingly complicated schedules, having a good memory has become more important than ever. Drawing on the latest research from cognitive experts and psychologists, 30 Days to a More Powerful Memory provides hands-on, practical strategies and exercises that anyone, young or old, can use to sharpen their memory -- fast! The book introduces readers to memory-boosting techniques such as mnemonic devices, visualization, chunking and clustering, and mental triggers, and also shows how to: * effectively decrease anxi

Author: Gini Graham Scott Ph.D.
Publisher: AMACOM
Keywords: idiots, stabbers, managers, hell, bullies, dealing, guide, working, bosses, survival
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-11-25
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0814472982
ISBN-13: 9780814472989

Being saddled with a terrible supervisor can turn even the best job into a nightmare. Unfortunately, not every boss is the great symbol of managerial perfection one would hope for. In fact, more people than not consider themselves stuck with a "bad boss." But short of remaining miserable or quitting a job, what can be done about it? "A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses" provides readers with savvy, practical advice for coping with managers and supervisors who are mean, incompetent, unethical, and worse. The book includes powerful strategies for not only working with -- but thriving un

Author: Gini Graham Scott
Publisher: Alpha
Keywords: shamanism, guide, idiot, complete
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2002-06-18
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 002864364X
ISBN-13: 9780028643649

You-re no idiot, of course. You know that shamans are also known as medicine men and women, who use the power of the mind and call on spiritual helpers to heal the afflicted. However, this ancient art has been put to more modern uses, including problem solving, empowerment, and personal mastery.But you don-t have to trek through steamy Amazonian jungles or frigid Siberian tundra to become enlightened in the ways of shamanism! The Complete Idiot-s Guide- to Shamanism will show exactly how to discover your own shamanic power-and how that power will guide you in your everyday life! In this Comple

Author: Gini Graham Scott JD Ph.D
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: occasional, fibbers, frequent, fabricators, liars, lies, lying, game, detecting, dealing, playing
Number of Pages: 211
Published: 2010-03-02
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 0313383510
ISBN-13: 9780313383519

Everyone lies, perhaps to protect the feelings of another, perhaps to secure a deal that will, in the end, benefit all parties. But where is the line between a Ògood lie" and a harmful prevarication—and how do we recognize and protect ourselves from the latter? In Playing the Lying Game: Detecting and Dealing with Lies and Liars, from Occasional Fibbers to Frequent Fabricators, accomplished author Gini Graham Scott shares psychological insights into lying that will help answer such questions—and many more.Scott examines every facet of lying, including its history, cultural connections, an

Author: Gini Graham Scott JD Ph.D
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: volumes, murder, american
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2007-10-30
List price: $125.00
ISBN-10: 0275983889
ISBN-13: 9780275983888

America has long had the reputation as the most violent and murderous of modern industrialized nations. Even while violent crime has dropped in recent years, our murder rate is still incredibly high. Since the beginning of the 20th century, our society has undergone profound changes. Our technologies have advanced, but the motives and methods for murder and escaping the long arm of the law have kept pace, often capitalizing on available technologies. In addition, as the century progressed, the media became an integral part of murder in America, helping investigations, glamorizing murder, and b