Tag Archives: Management

“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 10 – The final post

This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html I’m going to wind things up on wankers today with a look at the final chapter: “Right but not successful” I’ve skipped a few chapters to get here so consider them homework. This … Continue reading

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“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 9

This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html Today lets take a look at Chapter 7: “Human Resources: Friend or Foe?” Lets start this post with a quote from page 95: “HR folks are decent, hard-working and well-meaning people, but without … Continue reading

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“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 8

This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html Today lets take a look at Chapter 7: “Commoditizing Leadership” This chapter is all about the infinite number of books that have been written by successful industry leaders with a solution to all … Continue reading

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Would you work at a company like this?

Buy this book here: http://www.amazon.ca/100-Days-judgement-killed-Nortel-ebook/dp/B00CD36GL4 I am currently reading a book called 100 days which details the events that lead to the decline of one of Canada’s most successful companies. It is obvious from this book and Ibrahim’s book, that … Continue reading

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“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 7

This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html Today lets take a look at Chapter 6 “If you are a butcher, everything is a piece of meat” The title for this chapter has to do with high tech leaders and their … Continue reading

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“Mistakes were made (but not by me)”: Part 2

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/0156033909 Today we are going to look at Chapter 1, “Cognitive Dissonance: The Engine of Self-justification.” So what is “Cognitive Dissonance” ? The authors define it as: Cognitive dissonance is a state of tension … Continue reading

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“Mistakes were made (but not by me)”: Part 1

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/0156033909 The object of this first post it to review the Introduction and prepare for what comes in the subsequent chapters. This book by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson first caught my attention six … Continue reading

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A new week

Good morning readers, Last week we reviewed the first few chapters of Ibrahim’s book “Weeding out the Wankers.” This week, I’m going to relay stories from the current job search. I am learning some things about the contract business that … Continue reading

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“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 6

This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html Today lets take a look at Chapter 5 “Lost in the translation” This chapter starts with a spoiler, “Strategy is critical.” Those three words are what the chapter is all about. Everyone, at … Continue reading

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“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 5

This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html Today lets take a look at Chapter 4 “Is the vehicle more important than the destination?” This chapter has a lot of material and I am just going to consider the part on … Continue reading

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