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He's Right, You Know, March 28, 2002
This review is from: Conduct Expected for the 21st Century: Rules for a Successful Career (Paperback)
When I was a younger (20ish) person, I used to get in hot water with my bosses ALL the time. I had no clue as to what a huge PITA I was in the workplace. I picked up "Conduct Expected" in a bookstore during one of my darker weeks working with corporate (conformist) attorneys and could not put it down. Since lunch hour was about over, I had to buy it to take it with me. That first book lays down ground rules that are definitely important for junior people just starting in the workplace. After being a working person for 20+ years, I know what rules to bend, but your average 24 year old does not. I'd give this to a recent college graduate, for example. I recently picked up the most recent one and found that old Paul's gotten much darker and more cynical about the workplace. I love him madly for it. He compares corporate types to primates and compares the bum-kissing at the office with literal bum-kissing ("tuberosity maintenance") in primate troops. "Demented" is the word that came to mind. I thoroughly enjoyed this edition - relished it. After you read this book, rent "Office Space". It will cheer you up in Dark Times. Unlike "Dilbert", Lareau lays it out for you and gives you some commonsense rules to keep upper management happy and make your work life simpler and more productive.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Best Guide To Working Within Any Organization, March 30, 2001
This review is from: Conduct Expected for the 21st Century: Rules for a Successful Career (Paperback)
The material presented in this work is concise and clearly directed. It is by far the most useful guide available to anyone navigating the modern work place. This book will help people make sense out of their work environment, will improve their "boss-managership" skills, improve their co-worker relations, and enhance their career development. Perhaps even more important is that by knowing and following the rules it will help reduce accidental exposure to career limiting mistakes. The advice and guidance is provided through short sections that highlight organizational situations and relationships and then provides instructive commentary. This edition is very similar to the first but has enough updating to make owning both worthwhile in my opinion. The previous edition had a set of check lists to help develop "rule following" behaviors in the work place. I enjoyed using the checklist to help identify and improve my organizational performance and miss not seeing some of them in the new edition. I have recommended this to others who have in turn made recommendations to people who also have benefitted from the advice provided. Feedback has always been overwhelming positive.
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Best Guide To Working Within Any Organization, March 30, 2001
This review is from: Conduct Expected for the 21st Century: Rules for a Successful Career (Paperback)
The material presented in this work is concise and clearly directed. It is by far the most useful guide available to anyone navigating the modern work place. This book will help people make sense out of their work environment, will improve their "boss-managership" skills, improve their co-worker relations, and enhance their career development. Perhaps even more important is that by knowing and following the rules it will help reduce accidental exposure to career limiting mistakes. The advice and guidance is provided through short sections that highlight organizational situations and relationships and then provides instructive commentary. This edition is very similar to the first but has enough updating to make owning both worthwhile in my opinion. The previous edition had a set of check lists to help develop "rule following" behaviors in the work place. I enjoyed using the checklist to help identify and improve my organizational performance and miss not seeing some of them in the new edition. I have recommended this to others who have in turn made recommendations to people who also have benefitted from the advice provided. Feedback has always been overwhelming positive.
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