In this episode we continue our BookCast series with Laura Sukorokoff, Author of It's Not Them, It's You: Why Employees "Break-Up" With Their Bosses and What To Do About It. 

Simone was a highly sought after recruit to an important role. The company quickly shuffled Simone to begin reporting to a manager that told her at their very first meeting, "I don't want you on my team. I never asked for you."  

That manager was a bully boss. He lacked basic respect for people. He was completely lacking in support for Simone and she left that company at the one-year mark. In this discussion Laura Sukorokoff advocates for managers to get along with their people even though they may not even like them. The expectation of every manager towards their team members is to pay them basic respect. Unfortunately some organizations view their people as just resources similar to things like office furniture. Simone's story includes how "HR" added to Simone's lack of support with the advice they gave her.   

We also touch briefly on the importance of self-awareness in managers.  Here's a link to Laura's book. It will greatly benefit a manager / leader at any stage of their career.

Find the book here:  https://tinyurl.com/y3fe2k2c

Here are ways to get in touch with Laura:

Her Website: https://www.cchangelearning.com/

Her LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/laurasukorokoff

Her email: [email protected]