How to Work with Stupid People
A Practical Guide to Navigating Workplace Challenges with Strategic Business Communication Skills
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Feel like you’re trapped in a madhouse of workplace stupidity?
This tongue-in-cheek guide is your survival kit.
After 30 years navigating irrational decisions, pointless processes, and clueless colleagues, expert JS Paxton decodes the bizarre psychology behind baffling behaviors using witty wisdom. From understanding the different species of stupidity to the “Dreaded Oblivion Syndrome” sufferers, learn strategies to influence, communicate with, and protect your sanity around even the most mediocre mentalities.
Packed with anecdotes and research-backed frameworks, How to Work with Stupid People provides clarity amidst confusion, empowering you to:
- Maintain composure with stealth sarcasm and emotional detachment
- Decode complicated situations into actionable tactics
- Safeguard mental health while surrounded by workplace frustration
- Influence mediocre mindsets and guide teams toward growth
- How to not get angry at work
- Progress your career beyond stagnating stupidity
The time has come to break free from the shackles of workplace stupidity. Soon you will possess the knowledge and tools to navigate this unconventional world with finesse.
Scroll up, grab your copy, and get started today!
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- Deborah Lighthall
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not worth the time to listen
I thought this would be tongue in cheek. It wasn't, actually referring to people with lesser intellectual capabilities as 'stupid' over and over. People I may refer to that way are those who have the IQ, education, or whatever they need to handle a situation but don't use what they have to act according to what they are equipped with through laziness, selfishness, lack of critical thinking, not taking proper time, not consulting or notifying appropriate people, etc. A very insulting work for those who may not have been able to gain education for various reasons, or do not have the mental capacity someone else might have been blessed with from birth. The end of the book presents some questions to ask yourself and suggestions of actions to take for those who feel they need more mental stimulation, which is good regardless of where you are at now, to keep from being frustrated or feeling odd or lonely, and for challenging yourself to grow. None of these suggestions are earthshatteringly new, but it's nice to have them in one place if you are someone looking for stimulation or growth.
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