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Tony Deblauwe

Tony Deblauwe

About

I’m a work expert and career coach with 15 years experience incorporate Human Resources and Organization Development. I’ve worked with globalstart-up and large enterprises supporting arrange of projects from talentdevelopment to leadership.

 

I really love collaborating with people on new ventures andcreative projects. I get so much out of hearing other people’s ideas and opinions.I manage a consulting firm called HR4Change (www.hr4change.com)and run a work related topics blog called Work Babble (www.workbabble.com). I also built an iPhoneapp called iPocket Coach (www.ipocketcoachapp.com)which helps managers with scripts for everyday workplace communications.

 

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

Story Behind The Book

Early in my career I reported to a bad boss and I didn't know what to do. That's a problem when you're the HR person. So I learned from the experience and after several years of coaching others, trying different methods, reading several books, and talking to experts, I was encouraged to put my ideas down into a book. I'm very happy with the outcome. The book really dives straight into practical guidance for how to work better with a difficult and demanding boss. The reality is, clever labels outlining boss types doesn't work for most people. They need something fast and easy to apply. My book does that and everything inside comes from field-tested solutions. I wrote it to apply to a wide audience. Employees who have to work with a bad boss of course, but for managers to understand what characteristics demonstrate Tyrant boss behavior and for HR folks to improve coaching for employee relations needs.

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&quot;Tony Deblauwe's approach to dealing with an abrasive, domineering boss is both insightful and inspired.&quot;<br />—LAURA CRASHAW, author of Taming The Abrasive Manager <br /><br />&quot;Tangling with Tyrants offers hope and alternatives for people who may think quitting is the only option for dealing with a bad boss.&quot;<br />— FOREWORD MAGAZINE <br /><br />&quot;This book is a terrific and practical guide to dealing with bosses, and demonstrates a remarkable talent by Deblauwe to understand where key elements of power are focused in the workplace.&quot;<br />— BOOKREVIEW.COM<br /><br />&quot;Tangling with Tyrants identifies and explains dysfunctional relationship roles, what behaviors will adversely affect an employee, and actually changing the relationship dynamics with enduring, practical, applicable solutions.&quot;<br />— MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW