Breaking Free from a Malignant Manager

Strategies to Reclaim Your Confidence and Career

Available in hardcover and paperback (and eBook through amazon.com), this practical and compassionate guide offers hope and direction to professionals suffering under a destructive boss.

Drawing on her 20+ years of coaching experience and her work with clients across industries and around the world, Alfandre calls attention to this pervasive problem and highlights seven types of “malignant managers,” from the overtly abusive to the subtly undermining. Through real-life stories and the inspiring voices of those who have “been there,” she illuminates the devastating emotional, physical, and professional toll these managers can take—and how to break free.

Whether they need to stay in their job for a while or are eager to leave, Alfandre equips readers with specific strategies, tools, and actionable advice to rebuild confidence, communicate effectively, chart a path forward, and avoid landing in another damaging work environment in the future. In addition to helping those who are dealing with a malignant manager, the book can also be a resource for supporters, like family members, friends, therapists, and coaches. Accessible and highly practical, this book is easy to read and start using right away.

Check out this interview with the author as she explains more about why she wrote it, who it’s for, and how it came to fruition: