Cancel the Meetings, Keep the Doughnuts: And Other New Morsels of Business Wisdom [Paperback]

Richard A. Moran (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1995

A collection of simple and effective rules-of-thumb offers humorous insight into job security, business travel, managing, meetings, balancing work and home life, and other aspects of the corporate environment. Original. $40,000 ad/promo.

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An extremely practical collection of business maxims that provide humorous, insightful, and keen observations and advice for succeeding in the corporate world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Harperbusiness; 1st edition (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887307302
• ISBN-13: 978-0887307300
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,455,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A business book that is (finally) sensible!, July 16, 2004

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dhascall "Non-Fiction Lover" (Indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cancel the Meetings, Keep the Doughnuts: And Other New Morsels of Business Wisdom (Paperback)

In today's' business world, guides come in all shapes and sizes. There are dry, long tomes, short catchy ones with funny titles and flashy artwork and thousands in between. Most tell you the same things: What you should be doing, how to get to where you want to be and how to deal with all types of people. The exact same thing.

You don't really need all of those books! "Cancel the Meetings, Keep the Doughnuts" is all you need. Richard A. Morgan has interviewed workerbees at all levels, mid level managers and CEOs and has come up with some true gems.

The book is a collection of 369 one or two line gems from modern business thinking. If you follow them, or align yourself with a company that does, you'll most likely succeed. They cover everything from etiquette to dress, social behavior, and professionalism - anything that may be tied to your career.

Here are three good ones to get you started:

190: Never take credit for an idea that is not your own. (My personal favorite)
73: Take too many photos of your children.
10: Fear is not a good motivator. It only works in the short term.

Most of the others are right on but some are downright silly. Everyone needs a bit of silly, once in a while. I recommend this book and it should be required readings for all mangers and CEOs.