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Working with the Enemy: How to Survive and Thrive with Really Difficult People

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Working with the Enemy describes survival strategies for working with 15 very difficult personality types.  It shows how to take control of an �enemy situation and turn it around.  The book clarifies what makes these �enemies” so difficult, and it shows how to deal with them and prevent future difficult situations. This book looks in general at how to understand what we are doing �wrong” and gives advice on how to handle ourselves differently.  The many case studies, tips, techniques and strategies will help readers respond to "enemy" co-workers in a thoughtful, strategic, and constructive way.

196 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 3, 2009

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Mike Leibling

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Author 11 books4 followers
July 27, 2013
This is the perfect book for people who try hard in work environments, but who are stymied by other people. Personally, I think good guys always finish first. Point in fact, I may someday conduct a scientific study of some of my past detractors, as I am relatively certain many if not all "went down in flames" (alone, with no assistance) over time, especially the bullies. More recently, I watched a guy who was so obvious with his bullying that he digitally and physically checked for the presence of supervisors before commencing his bullying - thinking he was so smart no one would notice. Keep up the good work, Mr. Leibling.
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November 25, 2016
اما أن الترجمة غير موفقة او انه من الكتب التي لا تنفع للترجمة، ولذلك لا يستحق التقييم
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241 reviews23 followers
January 19, 2024
This book gave me anxiety. It's so stressful to read. People if you work in an environment described in this book, just leave and never look back.
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1,057 reviews
October 29, 2019
Not at all what I expected. The how to -part was pretty much missing, in terms of practical advice. What was given were a gazillion tips on what one could do. Not useful for me, but perhaps for someone else.
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12 reviews5 followers
January 3, 2022
على الرغم من جمالية العنوان وجاذبيته فمحتوى الكتاب بسيط جداً. لا تتوقع تغييراً كبيرا عند قراءتك له، الكتاب ممتع وسلس بالقراءة لكن الفائدة المرجوة منه قليلة. لا أريد ان اظلم الكتاب فبعض النقاط كانت موفقة في الطرح ومؤثرة
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93 reviews7 followers
September 27, 2020
O carte foarte, foarte slabă din care practic nu am rămas cu nimic. Mult bla bla și nimic concret. Regret că am cumpărat-o, mi-erau mai utile niște citate motivaționele de pe internet.
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25 reviews1 follower
December 14, 2022
الكتاب عبارة عن آراء تم تجميعها.
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September 6, 2024
ان نقطة الانطلاق في التعامل مع اي موقف هو التعامل مع نفسك اولا"
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38 reviews5 followers
July 24, 2016
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
لعل عنوان الكتاب للوهلة الأولى يجعلك تعتقد شيئ وعند قرائته ممكن أن تجد شيء أخر غير الذي كنت تتوقعه ممكن أن تكون قصر نظر في رؤيتي ....
بعد قرائتي للكتاب وجدت أن المؤلف يعيش حياة الأدارة والمؤسسات والموارد البشرية والموظفين .. بلا بلا بلا بلا .... والكتاب موجه لهذه الفئة بشكل رئيسي .. ولكن تستطيع الأستفادة منه في النصائح فيه نصائح تعايش كثيرة وهناك أيضا نصائح التصرف بدأت أستأنس بالكتاب من الصفحة 135 تقريبا ...
ولكن كما قلت هي موجهة في اكتاب دائما الى الموظفين.... أقول لكم كما يقول الكاتب في بداية كتابه في التمهيد :
( من فضلك تصفح أوراق الكتاب وأختر أفضل مايناسبك من .....) يعني حتى الكاتب يقول لك لاتقرأه كامل ههههههه ..
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51 reviews2 followers
December 14, 2014
a nice book but with a little or no radical solutions for the enemy situations , it's only concentrate on trying to change your perception to the enemy or trying to corner him which will not always work
68 reviews9 followers
January 9, 2015
Not life changing, but still highly useful!

There are plenty of good ideas and mind sets in this book. Also, tons of questions you can ask yourself to see the situation/problem differently. I will definitely go back again and again to review some of those questions.
70 reviews
November 3, 2016
كتاب لطيف ... يرشدك في كيفية التعامل مع الأشخاص صعبي المراس

ليس هناك داعي أن من يختلف معك ، لن يكون صديقك.... بل لا داعي لتقيم صداقات في مكان العمل ! أو حتى عداوات

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