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ABOUT ANDREW O'KEEFFE
Andrew O'Keeffe has been observing bosses for many years. He's worked for bosses, and he's been a boss. As a senior human resources executive, Andrew has worked closely with a range of bosses in diverse companies over his career. He was employed by an IBM, Cable & Wireless Optus, Sinclair Knight Merz and Hewitt Associates. Early in his career, he worked in industrial relations in the mining and manufacturing industries.
Andrew grew up in Broken Hill, Australia and studied economics and labor relations at the University of Sydney. He lives in Sydney, Australia and consults in the human dimension of organizations. He specializes in aligning leadership practice to human instincts.
In October 2008 Andrew joined the famous chimpanzee researcher, Dr. Jane Goodall to present to business audiences in Australia and New Zealand on the leadership lessons of our instinctive hardwiring. Dr. Goodall spoke about the lessons from her studies of chimpanzees, and Andrew spoke about the organization lessons from our human hardwiring.
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The Boss
Do you have a spirit-crushing boss? Well, so does Lauren Johnson—five of them. Based on true stories of bosses’ political maneuverings and workers under siege, The Boss tells Lauren’s story—a talented but naive professional struggling under a self-serving, insensitive boss who undermines her at every turn. And working around her boss doesn’t help—most of the company execs are ineffective in their own right. Lauren just wants to get her job done, but every manager throws up one more needless hurdle. Disturbing, amusing, and wry, the story progresses as Lauren is forced to upwardly manage the brownnoser, the backstabber, the micromanager, the passive-aggressive, the bully, and the idea stealer. Forced into a final decision, Lauren must fight back or have her spirit crushed.
The Boss was a finalist in the Best Cover Design category for the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Marsha Friedman, 727-443-7115, Ext. 201
mfriedman@emsincorporated.com
WEBSITE
www.hardwiredhumans.com
TRADE AVAILABILITY
Ingram, Baker & Taylor, or
Greenleaf Book Group
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1-800-932-5420
The Boss
Andrew O'Keeffe
978-1-929774-89-0
US $24.95
Hardcover
6 × 9
272 pages
May 2009
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