The Arsonist in the Office is a how-to manual for recognizing, navigating and surviving a workplace with a toxic culture - or toxic people - that can burn down even the most successful business. When toxic workers and situations infi ltrate an organization, office or team, the negativity festers and can spread like a wildfi re, infecting other areas of the organization or the entire corporate culture. This book provides detailed tools and practices leaders and companies can use to safeguard their work environments and employees against organizational and personnel arsonists looking to blow things up.
Author Pete Havel is an experienced lobbyist, political consultant and crisis communications pro who has served numerous leading business advocacy organizations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business and Associated Builders and Contractors. In this quick and compelling read, Havel uses the skills he has honed and sharpened over many years of working in and through toxic and treacherous corporate cultures to teach anyone who works with other people how to face challenges and extinguish the toxic sparks that can otherwise grow into full-blown infernos.
