Introducing the Terrible Office Tyrant™ (TOT)!
Is your boss a Terrible Office Tyrant — a TOT — who can revert to a helpless toddler, or worse, a tantrum-prone bully? TOTs are everywhere, but don't panic! TOT taming guru Lynn Taylor is here to help.
Check out Lynn Taylor's newly released book, Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant™: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.). The book is an indispensable guide for managing and mitigating childish or "TOT"™ boss behavior.
"There are many striking parallels between difficult bosses and children — and almost all executives behave this way at some point," Taylor explained. "The difference is whether people in positions of power allow the child within to inspire...or rule them."
YouTube Features Childish, Bad Boss Stories
Author Talks About the World of TOTs
Lynn Taylor, author of Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant™ (TOT), talks about how bad bosses (a.k.a. TOTs) can run amok in the workplace, especially if employees and employers do not see the child and human instincts behind them - and take positive action.
Lynn talks on the Fox Strategy Room about how companies can humanize their workplace – making it "safe for success" – to increase productivity and profits.
Lynn Taylor's Blog
Lynn Taylor: Workplace Expert
Lynn Taylor is the author of the newly released Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant™ - TOT (John Wiley & Sons). Taylor is an online workplace contributor to BusinessWeek and Psychology Today, and the monthly HR columnist for SmartHRmanager.com. As the CEO of Lynn Taylor Consulting, she provides research-based, lively seminars to organizations on how to establish a more productive management team and workforce. Taylor has been interviewed on the Fox Strategy Room, ABC network TV, and quoted in Forbes, The Washington Post, BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune and The New York Times.
Taylor's skills as a national workplace expert and job search/hiring guru have helped countless employees and employers collaborate more effectively over the last 20 years – through ongoing media interviews and research analysis. She speaks with members of organizations and firms who want to improve corporate productivity and profits. A speaker, consultant and researcher on the latest trends, Lynn has 20 years of experience with workplace issues.
TOT™ Taming Tips
TOT Taming expert Lynn Taylor answers your questions about challenging boss behaviors, as well as office politics, careers, corporate culture, difficult co-workers and subordinates, job searches, and much more.
Surviving Tough Times
Dear Lynn,
Things are pretty tense in our office. Sales are down, there are rumors of budget cuts, and even layoffs are possible. On the whole, we're trying to stick to business as usual, but it's been hard. On top of that, our boss has been hard to deal with. Some days, she's been an ally, but other days, she's tense, nervous, and short-fused. She often says to my colleagues, "You're lucky to have a job." How do I keep from losing my cool — or worse, my job, in this environment?
— The Worried Worker
More About Tame Your TOT™
Author and workplace expert Lynn Taylor warns employees to "Beware of the TOT!" TOTs (Terrible Office Tyrants™) are everywhere in the office. But Lynn's combination of humor and TOT Taming tips, along with her Managing Up philosophy, will help you overcome the challenges of the many varieties of difficult bosses, including: demanding bosses, spoiled bosses, needy or whiny bosses in the workplace.
TOT taming guru Taylor will also answer your questions about navigating office politics. At Tame Your TOT™, our goal is to empower you and to give you a greater degree of control over your life at work.
"Whether they are demanding, self-centered, distracted, needy, fickle, prone to micro-managing, mood swings, or tantrums … you name it, TOTs can act out similarly to toddlers in their Terrible Twos. Not surprisingly, the same techniques used in parenting an impatient, spoiled or bewildered child are often effective solutions for dealing with a childish boss", says Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant™ (TOT)! author Lynn Taylor.
The good news is you have already taken the first step in taking greater control over your job and future. Welcome to Tame Your TOT™!
MoreMore About Lynn Taylor
Lynn Taylor is a nationally renowned workplace guru, noted speaker, author, and consultant. She regularly conducts research on the latest trends in workplace issues. Taylor specializes in helping employees successfully "Manage Up" and excel in their careers, particularly in challenging work situations. Lynn's goal is to help you humanize your workplace™, gaining greater control, respect and peace of mind in your work life.
In addition to her work with employees interested in career advancement, Taylor also works with CEOs, senior management and training executives who want to increase corporate productivity by improving employee/manager relations. Lynn has 20 years of experience in employment issues, including her past work with global employment firms Adecco and Robert Half International (RHI), parent company of Accountemps and OfficeTeam.
To learn how to TOT proof your company™, visit Lynn Taylor Consulting for a variety of solutions while you transform your Terrible Office Tyrants™ (TOTs) into more productive, effective and trustworthy managers.
Don't miss our featured Screaming Video on Joe's unbelievable but true Terrible Office Tyrant™ (TOT) encounter. If you've ever struggled with a TOT, you'll appreciate how he survived one of his boss's many meltdowns.
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