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Dinosaur Brains: Dealing with All Those Impossible People at Work
 
 

Dinosaur Brains: Dealing with All Those Impossible People at Work [Kindle Edition]

Albert J. Bernstein , Sydney Craft Rozen
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This book will help you deal with your employees and co-workers by giving you the keys to understanding the way their brains--and yours--work. Using the metaphor of the dinosaur brain, the authors detail a whole range of human responses dictated by a part of the human brain sometimes beyond our control. They then show you what to expect from that part of the brain and how to be prepared for it, including such problems as turf battles, reflexive competitiveness, and office courtship. Outlines the rules of ^lizard logic, and how to use them to your advantage.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 2365 KB
  • Print Length: 278 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 047161808X
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (20 Mar 1989)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003H0607M
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #69,788 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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I first read this book in 1990. Over the years I have given my personal copy to a number of co-workers who were having trouble coping with the workplace. I've had to replace my copy several times because they usually "forgot" to give it back. The chapter on the self-destructive nature of anger has served me well in many situations over the yeas. I consider this book a must for my own library.
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The best book about the social things that happen at work I've read so far. Clearly written, based on the simple principles of 'reptile logic'. I use it as my bible.
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The book deals with real life situations at work nobody else in the field dares to touch. The authors attitude towards the tough issues in organizational behavior is naturalistic, professional, humorous and buzzword free. Compuslory reading, especially for a young professional who wants to underderstand the implicit - and thus the strongest - micro-rules driving corporate life.
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"What are you going to do about it?" If they expected you to take on their problem, this will stop them dead in their tracks. They will have to think about just exactly what is going on and what they expect, thereby engaging their cortex. You may not have much control over how they structure the world, but you don't have to accept their structure as your own. &quote;
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The dinosaur never sees itself as the source of any of its troubles. Whenever something goes wrong, the dinosaur's response is to find somebody else to blame and then complain about it. The dinosaur is always eager to compare notes with fellow sufferers and to defend itself from any criticism. &quote;
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Don't engage them in a dominance fight. Let them talk louder, interrupt or sit at the commanding place at the table. Let them look their power looks. Just realize what is going on and don't give in to them on issues that you think are important. &quote;
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