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Workplace Psychology - BooksOther Book Categories: Bad Bosses, Bullying, Career Management, Difficult Co-Workers, Email, Internet & Privacy, Employee Rights, Government Agencies & Materials, Harassment & Discrimination, Office Politics & Interpersonal, Problem Employees, Reports & Surveys, Salaries & Compensation, Self Assessment & Management, Workplace Psychology The books in the category "Workplace Psychology" are listed below. Any books you purchase after following one of the links from our site helps support us through a small commission paid by Amazon.com, and we encourage review comments to help others decide which books are most appropriate. Without Conscience: The Disturbing World Of The Psychopaths Among Us 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "This work of pop psychology merits attention because Hare has pioneered in the field of psychopathy, which is still in a formative state. Psychopaths, he asserts, are neither sociopaths nor psychotics but rather are people who are well aware of the difference between right and wrong and ignore the distinction. Additionally, they are egocentric and have no feelings of empathy, guilt or remorse. They view others as potential victims, and they leave a trail of unhappiness behind them in those who have succumbed to their deceitful manipulations."
The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize it and How to Respond 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "This book was extremely well-written and to the point. It was so helpful to see the same behaviors I had observed documented in the book. The author not only describes verbal abuse but explains the typical perspective of both the abuser and the abused. Having an understanding of these perspectives is invaluable and key to understanding the dynamics of the verbally abusive relationship. Thankfully the author was not content to stop these, but went on to describe responses to the abuser that have been tested in real world situations."
Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal With People Who Try to Control You 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "This book has an amazing way of unearthing and organizing all those painful feelings you feel if you are being controlled, or "told who or how you are" in a forceful way by another human being. If you have low self-esteem as a result of believing in someone who wants nothing more than to control you, than you need this book to help free yourself from the controller's delusions. Reading Controlling People is more like witnessing, allowing you to experience a huge reality check as you come to realize that you're nowhere near alone, and to trust your own "creative force". The book is genius in its logical explanation of why people become abusers, and, how, if you've been abused, you can find a realistic path toward self-healing."
Narcissistic Process and Corporate Decay: The Theory of the Organization Ideal 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "If you have read 'The Fifth Discipline', the books of Chris Agyris, and other organizational theory but still thinks something is missing, that they can't really explain how organizations work (but only how they ought to work), this book will get you further. It is not an ends to all means, but definitly an important new consideration....What the book does, is to represent an interesting link from narcissism (the psychological level) to how subordinates and managers interact (the social/organizational level), to how (and which) employes are promoted and thus which values are amplified among top-level managers."
Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "Daniel Goleman, author of the international bestseller Emotional Intelligence teams up with Richard Boyatzis, previously a CEO of a large company and author of numerous books on management and motivation himself, and Annie McKee from the Wharton School of Business to create this inspirational, engaging, informative, and visionary work on primal leadership. They reveal how understanding the powerful role of emotions can set the best leader apart from all the rest. The encouraging news is that great leadership is learnable. In this book you will learn how the leader has the power to significantly enhance performance of others through his emotional state and actions."
The Art of Speed Reading People: How to Size People Up and Speak Their Language 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "This book ably explains the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. With a little practice, you can quickly identify your own personality type and that of anyone you meet. If you are already familiar with the Myers-Briggs model, much of this book will be old news. If you aren't familiar with it, and if you want to learn how to "SpeedRead" people according to this theory, this book will benefit you. The authors go into great detail about the four temperaments and the sixteen personality types within them. We from getAbstract recommend this as a book for purposeful study. However, even if you only read it once, you will learn something about yourself or the people around you.
What Type Am I?: Discover Who You Really Are 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback:"This is the best MBTI [Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator] resource book I've found to date...The first part of this compact, well-written book introduces the MBTI in very easily understood language. Somewhat predictabily there is a self-test/check list to determine one's preferences in personality type. The next section discusses each type in depth and is illustrated with drawings, which add greatly to the book's appeal and readability. Illustrations of what each type does that irritates the other are particularly helpful. Other issues are addressed and contrasted as well. This is a rich resource book that you will be glad to have and use!"
Type Talk at Work: How 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "This is just one of the books that shows you how to use personality/psychological type at work and is worth reading. It covers nearly all issues we face in the modern workplace like communicating with co-workers, handling stress in the workplace, ethics, time management etc. all from a Type perspective. Kroger and Thuesen do a good job at explaining how Extroverts handle things differently from Introverts, Sesates from iNtuitives, Feelers from Thinkers, & Judgers from Perceivers. Apart from this, in between it gives various tips on how people with different preferences can better understand and work with each other."
Work Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour in the Workplace 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "This work examines the contribution of psychological theory to our understanding of human behaviour in the workplace. It covers both personnel issues such as selection and training and organizational issues such as decision making. It contains up-to-date material with coverage of organizational culture and design. There is also material on change and development and the issue of power at individual and, group and organizational levels. Real-life examples are used to support the theory, to show how the concepts dealth with actually apply to work settings."
People Styles at Work: Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "One the best book and method on the subject I have read so far, and I have read quite a few. There are 4 main Communication Styles, and the best thing is that only observable behaviors are used to categorize people in one style or another. No messing around with people's phsyche, and finally a very simple method to effectively relate to other people in the workplace."
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: ""If you want your organization to be the best that it can be in terms of human and business effectiveness, this is the book to read. But don't just read it; share it with your most thoughtful and respected colleagues! Spread the ideas and evidence to help grow the emotional competencies in your organizational network."
Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: ""The Reinas have shown us that trust is more than just a word, but the nexus that holds corporations together. [This] glorious homily demands the attention of all human resource professionals and executives at every level within the organization."
In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing With Manipulative People 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "This book is an excellent tool for anyone manipulated by a covert aggressive personality... I never knew there was a model for this personality type! This is an excellent book for all to read, should you ever come across a covert manipulative personality that stops at nothing to get what they want, yet somehow makes it look like it's not them. They're not hurting, stressed out or insecure, they're just going to get things the way they want!"
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "Scott Adams has nailed corporate America. If you have spent any time at all working for a big corporation, you will find this book to be very funny. The comic strips are always pretty humorous, but what I found also to be very funny was the text in this book, specifically describing the various corporate functions such as engineering, marketing, sales, and of course general management... The way he describes typical business situations, like the ongoing balancing act between engineering products and marketing them, is eerily accurate, and very funny."
How to Work With Just About Anyone: A 3-Step Solution for Getting Difficult People to Change 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "Lucy Gill presents a new approach to dealing with problem people at work that is simple, fresh and extremely useful. The bottom line? Stop using the same old methods that don't work for you. If you want to see new results, you've got to employ some of the new tricks put forth here. This book will help you, whether you are stumped on dealing with a boss or employee. If you have ever felt frustrated by a bully, nerd, lightweight, arrogant or some other problem-causing co-worker, then here is your book."
Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "Susan Forward presents the anatomy of a relationship damaged by manipulation, and gives readers an arsenal of tools to fight back. In her clear, no-nonsense style, Forward provides powerful, practical strategies for blackmail targets, including checklists, practice scenarios and concrete communications techniques that will strengthen relationships and break the blackmail cycle for good."
Toxic Coworkers: How to Deal with Dysfunctional People on the Job 
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "This book examines personality disorders in the context of the workplace. It explains why that jerk in accounting is a jerk. It also tells you what to do when confronting these type of people. It's a interesting, well written book, for anyone with problems with people at work or anyone interested in personality disorders."
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "I bought this book after finding out that working hard, and STAYING OUT of office politics was getting me NOWHERE, AND HURTING MY CAREER. Especially since I work in an organization where it seems that office politics is all that many employees are thinking about! The book discusses the ineveitability of office politics, and gives you an extensive test to find out how "political" you are yourself...Once you have examined your own potential at office politics, the book tells you every possible strategy to get on your boss's good side."
Reviewer/Reader Feedback: "This is a perfect book for someone to keep as a desk reference for the personality types. I found the information very valuable even though I own most other books on this subject. It is an outstanding reference for the types in an organizational setting."
Work It Out: Clues for Solving People Problems at Work 
Reviwer/Reader Feedback: "we are working our way through the book chapter-by-chapter; one chapter each week. 30 to 45 minutes of each Monday morning Staff meeting are devoted to discussion of the issues in the "current" chapter; what each person's "type" value is, and how those values contribute and frustrate the values of others. We are six weeks into this project. Conflicts issues between staff that used to cause friction and frustration are simply melting away as the chapters drop away. Staff openly discuss disagreements as conflicts in Type; and allow each other to have different views." |
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