Office Monkey: Survival Rules in the Corporate Jungle

Author: (USA) Richard Conniff
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: New work from the best-selling author of Big Dog, featured in a New York Times special article. A fun adventure in the business world, humorous and sharp workplace culture sketches. Workplace life follows the survival laws of nature; animals can teach us better ways to survive in the office jungle. Are we company animals? Why do we act so naturally at our desks like gorillas in a zoo! If you're a scolded subordinate, wondering when to grin; or if you're a tyrannical boss, wondering why your many subordinates look brain-dead, read this book! What's the difference between an angry boss and a roaring gorilla? As a subordinate of that "great ape," how to "struggle through" in the office? Why does being a lonely "wolf" mean failure? Richard Conniff, praised for his book Big Dog: The Species Origin of the Rich, survives in the workplace jungle where "beasts" roam. In this book, he tells us that workplace life follows the survival laws of nature, and true animals can teach us better ways to survive in the office jungle. You will see: How a tyrannical CEO enslaves the company's board of directors? How to design a better cage for company animals? The boss's dominance competition VS. the subordinate's survival strategy. How to become a carnivore in the company?