Signe Dayhoff

Scared of Your Boss? Signe Dayhoff

Every year 18 to 20 million American workers are less successful and less satisfied at work than they want to be. And it's not because of their job. It is because they are afraid of their boss. They see their boss as an all-powerful authority figure, someone who controls their work lives by being able to make potentially-disastrous, life-impacting decisions about them. Feeling one-down, they worry about speaking up, saying or doing the wrong thing. They worry about not meeting the boss's expectations and being seen as incompetent. They worry about being negatively evaluated and, perhaps, even losing their job. As a result, they feel anxious, threatened, depressed, frustrated, and angry-with their boss ... and with themselves. When this happens, they will likely, but unintentionally, sabotage themselves by focusing on those fears. Focused on themselves, they're less focused on being a productive employee, meeting their job's requirements and their boss's reasonable expectations. If you've ever experienced any degree of this "boss-phobia," this three-stage program of three weeks each is for you. Through user-friendly descriptions, exercises, assignments, examples, scripts, templates, techniques, strategies, tools, and progress-tracking, "Scared Of Your Boss?" shows you 1. Where your fear of your boss comes from2. What the "authority" label really means about your boss ... and to you 3. What workplace strengths, attributes, and skills you already have that make you a valuable employee4. What your past and present successes are, what they say about you, and how they can benefit you5. How to reverse your habitual fear thoughts, feelings, physical responses, and behaviors6. How to de-stress yourself, especially before, during, and after anxious situations7. How to fully acknowledge and reward yourself for every success you achieve8. How to reprogram yourself to feel confident and competent with any authority or high-status person 9. How to assertively and respectfully interact with and speak to your boss10. How to express yourself to significantly increase your chances of getting what you want and feeling good about yourself.