The Office Jungle
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Judi James. The Office Jungle
Contents
Introduction
1 Starting With You
How the Hell Did I Get Here?
2 Do You Hate Your Job?
Trapped
3 Are You Being Stereotyped?
Warning Signs
Embracing Change
4 Targets and Objectives
Blueprints
How to Be Happy
5 Over the Barricades
The Only Way is Up
Dealing With Difficult Barriers
Dealing With Your Own Barriers
6 The Skills of Fuzzy Logic
Moaning
The Culture of the Negative
Casting the Nets
7 My Company Does … What Exactly?
Knowledge Equals Power
The Facts of Life
Making Yourself Visible
8 Handling Stress
Strung Up and Stressed Out
Culture Vulture
Best Behaviour
Stress Busting
9 Office Rage
Watch the Sparks Fly
Combating Office Rage
Be Assertive
10 How to Communicate and Be Heard
Straight Talking
Working Visuals
Body Language
Having Your Say
11 How to Deal With Difficult People
Judge as You Find and Keep an Open Mind
Dealing with Difficult Colleagues
Dealing with Difficult Clients
12 How to Manage Your Time
Combat the Clock
13 How to Manage Perfect Toilet/Lift Etiquette
Toilet-Training
Lift Etiquette
14 How to Handle Sex in the Office
Sex in the Office
The Office Sex Pest
SO …
The Office Affair
15 How to Handle Office Politics
Group Culture
Empowerment
16 How to Deal With Bullying and Power-Posturing
How Not to Be the Runt of the Litter
17 How to Market Yourself in the Office
The Marmite Way to Success
Modern Business Manners
Effective Dressing
Bags
18 How to Look As Though You’re Working Hard When You’re Not
Skiving
What to Avoid
Tricks of the Trade: How to Look Usefully Employed
19 How to Lie Effectively
The Lying Game
Effective Lying
Faux Sincerity
20 How to Meet and Greet Company Clients and Visitors
Choreography
21 How to Juggle a Career and a Home Life
A Professional Approach
22 How to Survive the Corporate Lunch
Mein Host
Goals
23 How to Survive the Corporate Training Course
Girding Your Loins Mentally
Different Types of Corporate Courses – And How to Interpret Them
PLANNING:
The Course Held Out of the Office
PLANNING:
24 How to Survive the Office Party
Dress
Hair from Hell
Drinking
Speaking Off the Record
The Partner
25 What to Do If You Want to Kill Your Boss
History
WARNING:
26 What to Do If Your Boss Hates You
Lizard-Skinned
Mending Bridges
27 What to Do If You Want a Promotion. The Twelve Vital Steps
Never ask for promotion at a social event, like the office party
28 What to Do If You Want a Rise
29 What to Do If You Are Going to an Interview
Rehearse Success
Rehearse Your Outfit
Body Language in an Interview
Top Tips for a Successful Interview
Tricky Interviews
Effective Answers to Tough Questions
30 So Where Do I Go From Here?
Index
About the Author
By the same author
Copyright
About the Publisher
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