I read this when it first came out in 2009.
Vao makes his money as a c-suite coach, so I doubt that he’s a fellow traveler.
Same. The idea that organizations create a barrier of clueless acolytes to shield the sociopaths at the top from the workers at the bottom makes a lot of sense. I tried to read the whole book he made out of these essays but it wasn't as great as the main ideas.
Hah. What are the changes of this coincidence.
still entertaining, and does describe how large corps work internally fairly accurately based on my experience
The stuff about corporate "power-speak", where the sociopaths start using certain phrases for their power-games and larger selfish strategies, and the clueless layer try to imitate them but without knowing why, is something I experienced at every workplace.
yeah same here, the whole thing is incredibly relatable
It’s a very good piece. I read about half of his book, Tempo: Timing, Tactics and Strategy in Narrative-Driven Decision-Making, though I remember almost none of it now.
Ah, I never read the book. Sounds like it could be entertaining.
https://mega.nz/file/K7BnBIob#TmFn8axPIJ2h1d8b3dGqmrr_0wTN8VCkUiB9LtoqOPQ
I stopped reading because I wasn’t sure how much smoke he might have been blowing up my ass at the time, and I don’t remember enough to say now without reading it again.
nice thanks!
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