About the Author: Scott Dunlap is a native of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, served in the U.S. Navy, holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in business and economics, worked in a major regional bank as money market trader, and has over 20 years of management experience as a federal employee. He has also served as an adjunct lecturer of business and economics at the University of Central Florida, Valencia Community College, and Columbia College.
The Dung Beetle Manager
When Work Hands You Dung, Make Dung Balls
by Scott W. Dunlap
The Dung Beetle Manager
When Work Hands You Dung, Make Dung Balls
by Scott W. Dunlap
Published Oct 26, 2009
118 Pages
Genre: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
Book Details
Tired of Dealing with BS at Work?
This Book Is for You!
It is not surprising that many people experience frustration in the workplace, and in spite of reading every book in the executive reading list, not much changes over time. Human behavior and organizational dynamics are messy and you don't need a PhD or MBA to figure that one out.
I've had my 360 degree assessments, Myers-Briggs, been to Mars and back from Venus, tried the 7 habits, went from Good to OK but not Great, and even tried on some Douglas Adams and Frank Zappa logic in the office. There's a persistent level of silliness and inexplicable crap around the office that you can only laugh about or just go home irritated and confused every day.
As a fan of mother nature and a believer in the powers of observation, the dung beetle inspired me to write a book that uses dung and dung beetle behavior to help cope with the inexplicable muck in your office. You'd be amazed at what they can teach us about about office dynamics and how to slug through the mess and find the diamonds in the dung heap.
“It's like winning a free session with Sigmund Freud”
“Too Funny Not to Read”
”Move over seven habits, here comes the dung beetles!!!
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"The beetle demonstrates how to take crap and make it usable…the art of business!"
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Book Excerpt
10 Signs You Need to Read This Book
1. You start to talk, then go speechless and just hang your head and shake it when anyone asks "how was your day?"
2. The cushion on your office chair has a marked peak where your butt cheeks meet (a sign of excessive sphinctoid anxiety).
3. You use the word "bullshit" at least once a day at work.
4. You get the inexplicable wiggles and shakes (aka piss shivers) on Sunday evening when thinking about going to work on Monday.
5. You've been reorganized at least twice in the past year and somebody just showed up in your space with a tape measure.
6. You travel in an airplane with the public more than once a month.
7. Your computer screen has a greasy spot where your head keeps hitting it when reading email.
8. You want to see how many times your mobile tethering device will skip when thrown sidearm into a lake.
9. You break out in spontaneous laughter at odd times to avoid crying about the reality of your work place.
10. You routinely yell at your phone when it rings before answering it.
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