The ape in the corner office : understanding the workplace beast in all of us / Richard Conniff

By: Conniff, Richard, 1951-Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Crown Business, c2005Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 341 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 140005219XSubject(s): Office politics | Interpersonal relations | Supervision of employees | Power (Social sciences) | Corporate cultureDDC classification: 650.13 CON
Contents:
Yes, it is a goddam jungle out there (Why acting like an animal comes so easy) -- Nice monkey (The search for the unselfish gene) -- Being negative (Why things look worse than they probably are) -- Rough beasts (Moore's Law meets monkey law) -- Donut dominance (Why hierarchy works) -- Tooth and claw (How we wage dominance contests on the job) -- Bending the knee (Strategies for subordinates) -- Chatter in the monkey house (Gossip and the beastly nature of "Oh, my God, tell me more") -- Bang bang, kiss kiss (The natural history of "I'm sorry") -- Making faces (A field guide to facial expression) -- Facial predestination (How the shape of your face can make or break your career) -- Monkey see (The power of imitation) -- Bunnies for lunch (On being a corporate predator) -- A landscape of fear (Why do jerks seem to prosper?) -- Running with the pack (Why lone wolves are losers) -- Epilogue: leadership lessons of highly effective apes.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-328) and index.

Yes, it is a goddam jungle out there (Why acting like an animal comes so easy) -- Nice monkey (The search for the unselfish gene) -- Being negative (Why things look worse than they probably are) -- Rough beasts (Moore's Law meets monkey law) -- Donut dominance (Why hierarchy works) -- Tooth and claw (How we wage dominance contests on the job) -- Bending the knee (Strategies for subordinates) -- Chatter in the monkey house (Gossip and the beastly nature of "Oh, my God, tell me more") -- Bang bang, kiss kiss (The natural history of "I'm sorry") -- Making faces (A field guide to facial expression) -- Facial predestination (How the shape of your face can make or break your career) -- Monkey see (The power of imitation) -- Bunnies for lunch (On being a corporate predator) -- A landscape of fear (Why do jerks seem to prosper?) -- Running with the pack (Why lone wolves are losers) -- Epilogue: leadership lessons of highly effective apes.

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