Managed by Morons

The Path to a Thriving Organisation. Avoiding the Pitfalls That Stand in Your Way

By: James Lawther

Narrated by: James Lawther

Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

This book is dedicated to middle managers the men and women who make the corporate world go around.

Scorned by their superiors as stale, their juniors as thoughtless and the public as bureaucratic, a middle manager's lot is not a happy one (until they get home and can uncork a bottle). Yet they hold the keys to their organisation's success.

At its best, management is full of fascinating challenges, enthusiastic employees, rewarding work and a sense of achievement. At its worst, it is one long battle with constant turf wars, endless repetitive discussions, pointless processes, criticism and rebukes, where the only joy is the slowly dwindling daily countdown to retirement.

If you want more of the best that management has to offer (and less of the political bitch-fest), this book is for you. It is a no-nonsense guide to organisations that will debunk some of the soul-destroying management rituals you must endure. It will also help you make your bit of the organisation thrive and allow you to take pride in a job done well.

It might even get your boss off your back, though there are no guarantees.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Kenneth James Lawther (P)2024 Kenneth James Lawther

Everything all in one place!

I read this book first - in paper - which I never do! Let's be honest, I read the first few chapters and skimmed the rest.

But then the audiobook came out. This is how I get most things these days and I breezed through it in a couple of days driving around to different projects.

You could read 50 other books, or just read this one. It's like the cliff notes of all those other books - just the bits you need, nothing more, with just enough self deprecating sarcasm to keep things interesting.

TBH there's really nothing here that is new or particularly innovative in the book. In fact, he says that right up front.

What it is, however, is a distillation of so many other books based on years of experience. It keeps all the good bits, throws out the fluff and just gets the job done.

It's not going to blow your socks off, give you a blinding flash of innovation, or make you become part of a cult.

What it will do is leave you with the tools you need to make your team effective, treat people with dignity and generally help make the world a better place one team at a time.