I (heart) my bad attitude, to a point.
It really pays to look at the commentws on Amazon book ads. I was on Bookmooch, and was about to mooch:
Until I read this review... If they are using this book to teach in college, it sounds kind of scary...
2.0 out of 5 stars Authors' attitudes are showing..., July 12, 2006
By Ben Franklin - See all my reviews
The slant of this book is hard to ignore.
It emphasizes the importance of "go along to get along" over almost all else.
In the battle between individuals and big companies for who controls individual will, who owns the knowledge in an individual's head, and how much of an individual's life belongs to the organization, "Your Attitude is Showing" is a white flag for anyone with an independant mind.
The authors' arguments for why a person should (must) set aside self and individuality for the good of the company and wishes of the management are flawed. It assumes that there will be good things to come for the person who improves attitudes, and fails to consider the grander issues, like whether it's desireable for a society as a whole to create a sea of automatons with great attitudes.
To this book, my answer would be: success comes not through smiles and gladhanding. To build a world with any aspirations of justice and peace, we need more than just attitude. We need substance, people who will work hard, and honesty.
Solving human relations problems requires something a bit stronger than the band-aid of day to day attitudes that this book prescribes.
For further reading, check out "The Organization Man," "The Lonely Crowd" and "Hackers and Painters."
Gosh... "Wake up and assimilate! Resistance is futile!"
Your Attitude is Showing: A Primer on Human Relations [NetEffect Series]
Until I read this review... If they are using this book to teach in college, it sounds kind of scary...
2.0 out of 5 stars Authors' attitudes are showing..., July 12, 2006
By Ben Franklin - See all my reviews
The slant of this book is hard to ignore.
It emphasizes the importance of "go along to get along" over almost all else.
In the battle between individuals and big companies for who controls individual will, who owns the knowledge in an individual's head, and how much of an individual's life belongs to the organization, "Your Attitude is Showing" is a white flag for anyone with an independant mind.
The authors' arguments for why a person should (must) set aside self and individuality for the good of the company and wishes of the management are flawed. It assumes that there will be good things to come for the person who improves attitudes, and fails to consider the grander issues, like whether it's desireable for a society as a whole to create a sea of automatons with great attitudes.
To this book, my answer would be: success comes not through smiles and gladhanding. To build a world with any aspirations of justice and peace, we need more than just attitude. We need substance, people who will work hard, and honesty.
Solving human relations problems requires something a bit stronger than the band-aid of day to day attitudes that this book prescribes.
For further reading, check out "The Organization Man," "The Lonely Crowd" and "Hackers and Painters."
Gosh... "Wake up and assimilate! Resistance is futile!"
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