The Bluffer's Guide to Management (Bluffer's Guides)
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (590 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1909365564 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The essence of bluffing is to retain control of a situation or at least your position in it without enough data assets or power to justify that retentionalso the essence of management
Fresh, concise and useful Carl Sommer This book is just what a Bluffer's Guide should be: short and concise, yet offering very reasonable advice to those who aspire to become good managers, and explaining fancy terms to the happy bluffer who has no time to read thick books on the subject. The author John Courtis obviously knows what he is talking about and on many important subjects he refreshingly offers his own opinion instead of the politically correct one."The acid test of the true manager under pressure is that he or she is the only one no. If you aspire to a Hire & Fire position get this book I never particularly aspired to a H&F position so maybe this is not the book for me because I found it very generalized and lacking in any real facts. The subject doesn't really lend itself to specific detail like other books in this popular series. Wine, Opera, Cricket, Bond and the others are no doubt full of names, dates, places but Management, least in the majority of these pages, is just theory. The last few pages did interest me though, here I read about several management gurus: Peter Drucker; Tom Pe. Bought and sent this on to a young friend as annonymous Bought and sent this on to a young friend as a reference whenever he found himself up against it at work. Hope it helped.
"Amusing, short, perceptive Good relaxation, and as an alternative to the cost of a pack of cigarettes or a double Scotch, considerably more rewarding."--The Accountant's Magazine "World-weary light-heartedness about managers, their sins, careers and prospects The Bluffer's Guide to Management fits into a coat pocket and would make waiting for a late train a positive delight."--The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce"Attempts to be humorous about company management are plentiful, but this book achieves the rare distinction of actually being funny. "--The Accountant