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  • The Arsonist in the Office

  • Fireproofing Your Life Against Toxic Coworkers, Bosses, Employees, and Cultures
  • By: Pete Havel
  • Narrated by: Pete Havel
  • Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (70 ratings)

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The Arsonist in the Office

By: Pete Havel
Narrated by: Pete Havel
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The Arsonist in the Office is your survival guide for enduring the toxic workplace (and toxic people) and a call to action for a bold new approach to addressing tough issues. If you have ever led an organization or participated on a team and felt completely frustrated by the sabotage of another colleague, leader, or even client, this book is for you.

Leaders, colleagues, and organizations across the world have adopted this new movement to not just “create” a great culture but to protect it. Building a great culture is always a worthy goal, but fireproofing it is just as important. The book provides detailed practical tools and tactics you need to know to fireproof yourself and your culture from your organization’s arsonists!

Pete Havel is an innovative voice in the world of corporate transformation, and his book teaches top leaders at all levels how to effectively stop toxic movements and eliminate the arsonist lurking within an organization or team. This is an audiobook that will ignite and empower everyone who listens to it!

©2019 Pete Havel (P)2019 Pete Havel
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Required Reading

Eye opening and empowering, Pete drives it home in this sequel to The No Asshole Rule. Thanks Pete.

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This is a great gift for a college graduate

I wish I had known about this book two toxic workplaces ago. There are so many great tips and examples of identifying and surviving in a toxic workplace until you can find a healthier work environment. The audio version is great, but I am going to purchase the book to keep as a point of reference. This is the perfect gift for someone entering the workforce or someone in a toxic environment.

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Better Than Reading!

The author tells his tale with witty inflection. This is an easy listen, while addressing a not so easy topic.

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Must Read

I loved this book from beginning to end. I listened to it over a weekend because I couldn't put it down. The story line was sadly relatable combined with amazing information and research on ways to see red flags prior to getting into an organization or if your in a toxic organization, how to address it.

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Nice story telling with advice

Loved the story, voice acting, and advice and tips. The story moves along and grabs you in. I recognized a few of these behaviors in my own life. Nothing this bad.

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Great Resource on How to Protect Yourself in the Workplace

This book is filled with stories from the author’s workplace and how toxic bad leadership can be to an organization. The author gives tips on how to protect yourself and an organization. It is a definite must read to anyone in the workplace.

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Great advice solid story

The story was great, the exaggerations were funny, but the ending of the narrators story left me wanting more? What happened to hazel and the firm? Did anything ever come of it?

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I Wish I had this book years ago

I wish I had this book years ago. Thank you for the insight and the advice!

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Fireproof Your Organization Before It is Too Late!

Great narration by the author. This book is a must read for leaders at all levels and HR departments.

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Wish I had this book at the beginning of my career

I worked in healthcare for more than 20 years. Although those in healthcare are often compassionate individuals, there are arsonists present too. I wish I had this book at the beginning of my career; my professional life would likely have been different. However, I became a target for the arsonist and have left healthcare for the time being.

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