About
I have worked in government, the mining industry, as a private consultant and at a university, and am therefore well-versed in the arts of general and advanced bureaucracy and spends my spare time dreaming up ways to 'add value' to processes and procedures. I believe that the best way to 'move forward' is through the invention of jargon and the application of administration.
My major talent is writing and speaking shallow comforting words that mean absolutely nothing.
Description
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span> </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span> </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span> </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span> </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span> </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span> </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>
Reviews
<strong>Comment from Tim Roux, author of 'Missio' and 'The Dance of the Pheasodile':</strong> <em>I worked in a large corporation, not in government, but exactly the same rules apply, unfortunately. My ex-boss, on leaving his job, once said he had one regret "having tried to give higher management what it needed rather than simply delivering what it asked for. My life could have been so much simpler." George's book tells you how your life could be so much simpler if you work in any bureaucracy. If you want to do good, if you want to be creative, do all that at home. Don't waste your talents on your employer. He won't appreciate it; <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" lang="en-gb" xml:lang="en-gb">indeed he’ll punish you for it.</span></em>
