Defective Bosses: Working for the “Dysfunctional Dozen” is a how-to, how-not-to, why, and why-not survival guide for the journey into the inner workings of your defective boss's world. The 12 personality types featured represent the most common profiles of defective bosses. The book's approach is unique in that it systematically and comprehensively draws on psychiatric and business literature as well as on hundreds of “real-life” examples.

Before you can learn to coexist with a defective boss, you must understand the nature of the underlying problem. The chapters in Defective Bosses will help you understand why your boss displays his/her 'defective' behavior. After discovering your boss's underlying feelings, needs, thoughts, and insecurities, you'll be armed with realistic, proven strategies for dealing with a defective boss.