Summary of Tessa West's Jerks at Work

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 When you’re mean in retail, word gets around. When you’re nasty to people, you’ll be nasty to them. -> When you’re nasty to people, you’ll be nasty to them. When you’re kind to people, they’ll be kind to you.
#2 The kiss up/kick down type is always trying to climb their way to the top, and they’ll do anything they can to get there, including tearing down others.
#3 Kiss up/kick downers are always trying to climb their way to the top. They’ll do anything they can to get there, including tearing down others. They’re typically small-time with their sabotage, but they can be very effective.
#4 People like Dave are attracted to competitive jungles, where the CEO makes five hundred times as much as entry-level employees. They enjoy the stress-reducing benefits of hierarchies, even if they’re at the bottom.

Sujets

• Psychology
• Sociologie, société et politique
• Social Psychology

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 11 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350039269
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Tessa West's Jerks at Work
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

When you’re mean in retail, word gets around. When you’re nasty to people, you’ll be nasty to them. -> When you’re nasty to people, you’ll be nasty to them. When you’re kind to people, they’ll be kind to you.

#2

The kiss up/kick down type is always trying to climb their way to the top, and they’ll do anything they can to get there, including tearing down others.

#3

Kiss up/kick downers are always trying to climb their way to the top. They’ll do anything they can to get there, including tearing down others. They’re typically small-time with their sabotage, but they can be very effective.

#4

People like Dave are attracted to competitive jungles, where the CEO makes five hundred times as much as entry-level employees. They enjoy the stress-reducing benefits of hierarchies, even if they’re at the bottom.

#5

The most powerful person in the room is usually the first one to assert themselves. Be wary of coworkers who sneak their way into roles that don’t seem to come with much power.

#6

When you work in sales, meetings are often like cheerleading pep rallies. Some people get into it, while I never did. People can also build rapport over similar answers to Would You Rather questions.

#7

The most powerful person in the room is usually the first one to assert themselves. Be wary of coworkers who sneak their way into roles that don’t seem to come with much power.

#8

To be successful in business, kiss up/kick down coworkers must divide and conquer. They typically spend a lot of time planning their strategy, in case someone eventually complains about them.

#9

Kiss up/kick downers are always trying to climb their way to the top. They’ll do anything they can to get there, including tearing down others.

#10

The people who get ahead at work are typically the first ones to assert themselves. Be wary of coworkers who sneak their way into roles that don’t seem to come with much power. Indirect strategies are often the most effective ones.

#11

Allies provide you with a reality check on how widespread your jerk-at-work problem is.

#12

-> When you work in sales, meetings are often like cheerleading pep rallies. The most powerful person in the room is usually the first one to assert themselves. Be wary of coworkers who sneak their way into roles that don’t seem to come with much power.

#13

The people who get ahead at work are typically the first ones to assert themselves. Be wary of coworkers who sneak their way into roles that don’t seem to come with much power.

#14

When you work in sales, your coworkers will try to climb up to the top of the ladder. Allies are a good way to get a reality check on how widespread your jerk-at-work problem is.