Survive Your First Boss
How to Manage the Person Managing YouBy Darren McNelis
Length1h 1m
About this audiobook
Your first boss will shape your career more than your degree ever will.
Some will teach you. Others will test you. And some will quietly undermine your confidence, overload your time, and expect you to figure it out alone.
Survive Your First Boss: How to Manage the Person Managing You is a practical guide to navigating the reality of modern work. It reveals the unspoken rules of workplace power, communication, and control that most people only learn the hard way.
This book is for anyone starting out, stepping into a new role, or dealing with a difficult manager who makes work harder than it needs to be.
Inside, you will learn how to:
Understand different types of managers and how they operate
Handle micromanagement, poor leadership, and unrealistic expectations
Communicate with clarity, confidence, and control
Protect your time, energy, and professional reputation
Recognise toxic patterns before they affect your performance
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreBusiness and Economics, Psychology
Length1 hr 1 min
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 17, 206
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title
2Introduction
31. Your Boss Is Not A Leader. They Just Got There First
42. The Open Door Policy Is A Surveillance System
53. They Were Never Trained To Manage You
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64. "I'm Not Micromanaging, I'm Just Detail-Oriented"
75. The Favourite. The Scapegoat. Pick Your Role Before They Pick It For You
86. Your Boss Is Scared Of Their Boss. That's Your Leverage
97. They Will Take Credit For Your Work. Document Everything
108. The Mood Swing Manager
119. "Can I Give You Some Feedback?" Means "Sit Down And Take This"
1210. The Passive-Aggressive Email Is A Weapon. Learn To Read It
1311. They Don't Want Honesty. They Want Agreement
1412. Your One-To-One Is A Performance Review In Disguise
1513. The Boss Who Wants To Be Your Mate Is The Most Dangerous Kind
1614. Silence Is How You Win An Argument With Your Manager
1715. Manage Up Or Get Managed Out
1816. Know Their Pressure. Use It
1917. The Boss Who Blocks Your Promotion Is Protecting Their Own
2018. Never Complain About Your Boss To A Colleague. Ever
2119. The Boss Who Takes No Responsibility
2220. They Promote The Wrong People On Purpose
2321. The Meeting Ambush
2422. Your Boss Is Not Your Therapist. And You Are Not Theirs
2523. When Your Boss Leaves
2624. Your Boss's Boss Is The Real Game
2725. When To Go To Hr (And When To Go Nowhere Near It)
2826. Know The Law. Your Boss Probably Doesn't
2927. The Exit Conversation: How To Leave Without Getting Burned
3028. Some Bosses Are Just Bad. It's Not Your Job To Fix Them
3129. The Good Boss Exists. Here's How To Spot Them
3230. You Won't Always Be Junior. Remember What This Felt Like
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