Kurzbeschreibung
Written by academics who can’t fight their way out of a paper bag—and senior leaders who will never admit how they really got into the corner office on the top floor—traditional leadership literature makes “leadership!” an empty rallying cry with no basis in reality.
Enter Hal o’ Ween: Hal is a seasoned corporate soldier turned business consultant who has spent many years in blue-chip companies. He is convinced that in a corporate environment leadership is about nothing more than a set of specific behaviors that he calls “leadership behaviors.”
In contrast to the traditional mantra, Hal claims that true leaders need to really focus on these behaviors while paying much less attention to results or all the other things conventional management gurus usually address.
Based on a sound factual understanding of corporate life, this parody not only taunts conventional leadership wisdom but provides provocative tips beyond the usual “make the numbers and thou shalt be rewarded” stuff.
Written in an amusing and conversational style, each “leadership behavior” is explained in detail. In addition, practical next steps are provided to help the reader get to grips with the good, the bad, and the ugly in the corporate ecosystem. Hal thinks that the absurdity of corporate life can only be captured by a parody. But, like many other parodies, Decoding Leadership Bullshit is closer to reality than one would think:
"A cut-the-crap guide disguised as a parody" - G.F., VP Global Marketing
"The absurdity of corporate life illustrated by insightful cases" - G.G., Consultant
"A realistic account from the corporate trenches" - H.K., Supply Chain Leader
Enter Hal o’ Ween: Hal is a seasoned corporate soldier turned business consultant who has spent many years in blue-chip companies. He is convinced that in a corporate environment leadership is about nothing more than a set of specific behaviors that he calls “leadership behaviors.”
In contrast to the traditional mantra, Hal claims that true leaders need to really focus on these behaviors while paying much less attention to results or all the other things conventional management gurus usually address.
Based on a sound factual understanding of corporate life, this parody not only taunts conventional leadership wisdom but provides provocative tips beyond the usual “make the numbers and thou shalt be rewarded” stuff.
Written in an amusing and conversational style, each “leadership behavior” is explained in detail. In addition, practical next steps are provided to help the reader get to grips with the good, the bad, and the ugly in the corporate ecosystem. Hal thinks that the absurdity of corporate life can only be captured by a parody. But, like many other parodies, Decoding Leadership Bullshit is closer to reality than one would think:
"A cut-the-crap guide disguised as a parody" - G.F., VP Global Marketing
"The absurdity of corporate life illustrated by insightful cases" - G.G., Consultant
"A realistic account from the corporate trenches" - H.K., Supply Chain Leader
