Are you bullied or harassed at work? Is your boss something out of a horror movie? Do your fellow employees backstab, scapegoat, and do everything but work together as a team? If so, you're not alone. Nine out of ten workplaces experience some form of uncivil behavior. But don't despair(the doctor is in the house. Peter Morris, the Business Shrink, is here to listen to your problems and tell you what to do about them. He'll show you how to:Stand up to the bully and get your coworkers behind youSend the Monster Boss back to his lairBring your fellow workers together and get them all pulling in the same directionUsing sample scenarios, workplace quizzes, and actual examples from his nationally syndicated show, Morris shows you how to turn your office from a nightmare into a an efficient-and civil-place that you can enjoy coming to every morning. Peter Morris is a successful businessman who earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton and his law degree from Harvard Business Law School. As the Business Shrink, he applies more than thirty years of business experience to workplace issues.Peter Laufer is the executive producer of The Business Shrink radio show.
A longtime radio correspondent, he is the author of fourteen books.

The Disgruntled Employee

by Peter Morris

Published 1 August 2008
In "The Disgruntled Employee", Peter Morris takes on one of the most difficult chores for managers and owners of small to medium sized businesses: dealing productively with difficult employees.Again making extensive use of the information gleaned from conversations with expert guests on his Business Shrink radio program, he explains how to identify the sources of destructive employee behaviour, offers specific tools and devices for attempting to correct such distractions, and shows managers and supervisors how to determine when it's time to sever dysfunctional workplace relationships.In the second book of this series, Morris will deal specifically with how to apply logic, strategy and emotion to dealing with difficult employees, the various types of disgruntled employees and how to manage and discipline each variety.