Winning the Rat Race at Work

Peter R. Garber
Multi-Media Publications, Inc. (2006)
ISBN 1895186684
Reviewed by William E. Cooper for Reader Views (8/06)

Finally, a book that talks honestly about poor managers and bosses and how to survive them!  Garber describes the various types of managers and the characteristics of each – a great set of tools for identifying which is which – and the methodologies for surviving each type.  It is obvious a great deal of thought and research went into preparing the book.  Garber’s experience as a Human Resources professional allowed him to witness first hand who these manager types are and what they do.  Virtually all employees – and certainly managers – should read this book.  I submit that if people did, and assessed themselves honestly (an altogether different challenge), significant change would occur in the workplace.

In my law enforcement and private sector careers, I have seen all these types of managers and often asked the question how they got into positions of authority, and more importantly, once they were there, how did they survive.  The answers are typically consistent across the board.  Garber provides the reader with the one book they need for the workplace.  This would be an excellent book for management training courses and seminars, as well as college and university business and other administrative programs. 

Well done, sir.  When do we see the book on what it actually takes to succeed as a manager?

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