7th Year - 745: How to Handle Bad Bosses and Toxic Coworkers with Tessa West

7th Year - 745: How to Handle Bad Bosses and Toxic Coworkers with Tessa West

Author: How to be Awesome at Your Job August 17, 2026 Duration: 47:57
Tessa West addresses the seven common types of jerks at work–and how to deal with them effectively. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How to tell if someone is being an intentional jerk at work 2) How to identify your particular type of work jerk 3) How to tell if you’re the jerk at workSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep745 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT TESSA — Tessa West is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University, where she is a leading expert on interpersonal interaction and communication. She has published over 60 articles in the field of psychology's most prestigious journals, and has received multiple grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. She writes regularly about her research in the Wall Street Journal. • Book: Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to do About Them • Quiz: “Am I a Jerk at Work?” • Website: TessaWestAuthor.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Shopify. Start your free trial at Shopify.com/awesomepod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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