Author Rick Brinkman & Rick Kirschner
Country United States
Genre Management
Publication Date 1994
Pages 224
I am not a huge fan of management books and hence more often that not, I end up staying away from them. Having said that, I sincerely want to and try to read them once in a while but unfortunately, I don't really get the same motivation for them as I do for my beloved fiction!
And hence its no surprise that I had no plans to pick this up till a friend literally gave me the book and told me to read it!
But I have absolutely no regrets at blindly following her advice!
This was a quick read with some interesting insights. And in my view, the best part of this book is its name. Being what it is, it is hardly discreet and it's amusing to see how those around you get worried with you reading this! (For the longest time my husband was insecure with this book on my bedside!)
As the title suggests, at various points of time in life (more often than we would like to), we have to deal with people whom we don't necessarily like. And through this book, the authors help us identify who these people are, why they are behaving the way they are and what really can be done in order to deal better with them. The categorisation of people really rings a bell for me personally and as I read through the descriptions, I couldn't help but think of different people for each categorisation. Moving on from categorisation, the book then helps us identify the intent behind each of the behaviours and how depending on which intent is threatened, one tends to take on a different role. And the crux of dealing with such situations really lies in identifying this intent. The better we are at pulling ourselves back from the real situation and at identifying the intent, the better will we be at dealing with the situation. And while this sounds simple and obvious, it is indeed very powerful when conscientiously implemented.
In summary, I would suffice in saying that this is an interesting read and really worth one's while. For anyone who is interested in learning about how to deal with people, this would be a highly recommended read.
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