Never Trust a Happy Dinosaur

📖 The Scoop

In our workplaces, how we contribute and how those contributions are received, are a vital part of our workplace relevance. There can be many obstacles to our success. Some of these obstacles may be the coworkers around us, and, if we're not careful, the obstacles might even be ourselves. In Never Trust a Happy Dinosaur, Jason Martin has identified nine key dinosaurs who lurk in every office, sabotaging our relevance either out of ignorance or for their own personal gain. With wit, careful observation, and maybe even a little irreverence, Jason guides us through the perils of working among these dinosaurs: how to recognize them, how to avoid them, and how to utilize their own behaviors to our advantage. An engaging and humorous look at the workplace of today, Never Trust a Happy Dinosaur reflects Jason Martin's 30-plus years creating manager and leadership development programs for companies of every size, dynamic and culture, from solopreneurs to firms in the Fortune 50. Jason is exceptional at engaging teams through strengths-based leadership, energizing rapid organizational growth, developing leaders who thrive in chaos and ambiguity, and making the obvious visible.What? You didn't notice that 10-ton, scaly Conivus Conspiradon in your office, smiling from ear to ear and letting you know you're the only one he can trust?

Genre: Business & Economics / Workplace Culture (fancy, right?)