How to Work for an Idiot
by Hoover, JohnFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-11-01
Publisher(s): Career Pr Inc
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Summary
How to Work for an Idiot is the confession of a recovering "I-Boss" (Idiot Boss). After decades of writing and consulting, John Hoover, also known as Dr. John, finally realized that the vast majority of people he kept trying to energize, motivate, and enlighten were, well -- idiots. He also realized that he was an idiot for trying to change them. Instead, he has decided to enlighten you, the poor schlubs who actually must continue working for these Idiot Bosses. You cannot change them. You cannot challenge them. And no, you cannot practice anything on them that you saw on CSI or even CSI: Miami. But you can survive them, even thrive under them, if you know how to deal with them. So, despair no longer -- this book offers hope for the spirit, strategy for the mind, and the essential ins and outs of dealing with an Idiot Boss. And it wouldn't hurt Idiot Bosses themselves to take a look at what Dr. John says in this book. Book jacket.
Author Biography
John Hoover, Ph.D. is an organizational leadership consultant, a former publisher of books on tape, a middle executive with Walt Disney Productions, and a divisional general manager with McGraw-Hill
Table of Contents
| Introduction | 9 | (6) | |
| Chapter 1: Confessions of a Recovering Idiot | 15 | (22) | |
| Chapter 2: Will the Real Idiot Please Stand Up? | 37 | (24) | |
| Chapter 3: The Making of an I-Boss | 61 | (14) | |
| Chapter 4: Idiot Procreation | 75 | (18) | |
| Chapter 5: Banishing Talent | 93 | (16) | |
| Chapter 6: Success In Spite of Stupidity | 109 | (30) | |
| Chapter 7: Idiotthink: The Great Disguise | 139 | (18) | |
| Chapter 8: A Strategic Partnership | 157 | (22) | |
| Chapter 9: Idiotspeak: How to Talk to Your Idiot Boss | 179 | (16) | |
| Chapter 10: Idiot-eat: Using Meals to Advance Your Career | 195 | (14) | |
| Chapter 11: Idiocy: Theoretical,Theological, and Biological Roots | 209 | (16) | |
| Chapter 12: The Open Hand | 225 | (18) | |
| Bibliography | 243 | (2) | |
| Index | 245 | (6) | |
| About the Author | 251 |
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