It was great to hear from my author friend Richard Havers this afternoon; I needed a breather from the topics I had been working on – shoe prices and EU anti-dumping measures, and “superbugs” and Epidemic Intelligence for the Infection 2009 conference I am involved with.
Richard was a great support to me when I was ghost writing Being The Soham Psychic, which has nine 5 star reviews on Amazon. He is always working on a new book, many with a rock theme and knows the music industry inside out.
Richard has continued to be a great source of encouragement and I talked to him about a couple of ideas I have for my next literary project; one involves politics and the other is a murder story with many unanswered questions. He thinks they are both great ideas, but I am just short on time to get started. However, I promised to make a start on my research this weekend….
This is Richard’s latest hilarious book on office politics which will make a great Christmas stocking filler, especially for the man who has everything: “Management Boll**ks”, How to talk your way to the top. The blurb says:
“Management Boll**ks” is a fun and fully illustrated book that looks at the faintly ridiculous side of ‘management speak’. Just who is picking the low hanging fruit? Is brainstorming a thing of the past or do we now only operate ‘thought showers’. If you have ever spent time in a meeting contemplating yet another ‘paradigm shift’ then you will be the first to realise that at the end of the day it is all Management Bo**ocks!
Why not check it out, and you may even have some more ideas from your own office on Management Boll**cks for Richard so he can write a follow-up edition.
The only thing to fill a stocking with is a good woman.
Run that one up the flagpole and see if they salute.
Sounds like something I would like to read, both your book in the idea form at least and Richard’s too.
Great idea for a stocking filler thanks, Ellee. I was wondering what to get a sibling who has everything (I can afford) only last night.
Your murder idea sounds fascinating. Hope it bears fruit.
Damn it!! I was working on a book with exactly that title – another 2 years of my life wasted…
It makes me glad I work from home, though I miss out on amusing side of office politics. I’m definitely going to buy some of these for Christmas presents.
Ellee, thanks for your support! It really is such a ripe subject for the picking. While it is meant to be a book to (hopefully) laugh at there is the serious side of it. Why do so many people in HR departments try to make a science out of what is, for the most part, common sense?