Overview
In Corporate Crap, readers will learn:
ā¢How companies are trying to shorten meetings by making everyone stand and other forms of torture.
ā¢Why the founder of Second City Works calls Tina Fey "a genius boss."
ā¢How the author burned his first professional bridge in his first-ever exit interview.
ā¢Why 700 million vacation days went unused last year. (What is wrong with you people?)
ā¢The roots of "at the end of the day" and other common expressions.
ā¢Why companies don't call employees "employees" anymore ā and how it can backfire on them.
ā¢How hiring managers are affected by stereotypes ā and not always how you'd think.
ā¢Companies' obsession with labeling employees as introverts or extroverts and why it is a complete waste of time.
ā¢The biggest problem companies have firing people.
ā¢Why the idea that "no idea is a bad idea" is a bad idea.
ā¢What people really do during conference calls.
If you're looking for a serious examination of workplace issues, Harvard Business Review may be a better source. But there is still an important message here. Companies invest enormous resources to improve their "corporate cultures," yet employees are as cynical and unengaged as ever. There are lessons to be learned here ā lessons learned from 40 years of Corporate Crap. Enjoy.
This book title, Corporate Crap: Lessons Learned from 40 Years in Corporate America, ISBN: 9781098326418, by Howard Harrison, published by BookBaby (November 16, 2020) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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