Where Do All the Paperclips Go?
...and 127 other Business and Career Conundrums
Published on 22. October 2007
216 pages
978-1-906465-00-1 (ISBN)
Description
At last, a book about business that you'll actually want to read. Ever wondered how easy it is to fiddle your expenses, why you feel curiously ill at ease without your BlackBerry, or what the Japanese word 'Karoshi' means? Now you can find out. Forget endlessly surfing the web or wading through magazines. A few minutes with this book will save you an entire lunchtime looking for the answers to life's curious work-related conundrums. Where Do all The Paperclips Go? answers that and 127 other all-important questions. It has no graphs, matrices, formulas, dashboards or very long words to confuse you. Just instantly readable, memorable insights that will keep you coming back for more. And if you're too busy even to open the book, you'll be happy to learn that 'Karoshi' means 'death by overworking'.
Reviews / Votes
"There's advice on everything from how to make the most effectivespeeches to beating the office bully..." (Real WorldMagazine, November 2007) "...a fun and inexpensive book...when I finished I was leftwishing for more." (News Letter, Northern Ireland,Tuesday 15th January 2008) "...a useful business guide to help new starters and theirmanagers get to grips with the basics" (Securities &Investment Review, February 2008)More details
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Steve Coomber | Marc Woods
Where Do All the Paperclips Go?
and 127 other business and career conundrums
Book
10/2007
1st Edition
Capstone Publishing Ltd
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Persons
Marc Woods is a five time Paralympian. He has won 12Paralympic medals as well as 21 other medals from world andEuropean championships. He was a member of the BritishOlympic Athletes Commission and a founding member of the BritishAthletes Council.
He works extensively with individuals, teams and global businesses,encouraging them to develop best practise within their given areasof interest. Approximately 25,000 people each year watch himdeliver his motivational presentations.
Steve Coomber writes for the Times, CEOJournal, The Edge, Finance Director Europe, European CEO, WorldFinance and a variety of other publications.
He is author of Branding, and co-author of Bottled forBusiness The Less Gassy Guide To Entrepreneurship,Architects of the Business Revolution, The CareerAdventurer's Fieldbook. He has worked on many other businessbooks including The Complete CEO, The FT Guide toBusiness Travel, The Management Century, The UltimateBook of Business Brands, The FT Handbook of Management, Business:The Ultimate Resource etc.
Content
Acknowledgements vi
Introduction vii
Section 1: Learning the ropes 1
Section 2: Getting the job done 25
Section 3: Working with others 53
Section 4: Climbing the ladder 79
Section 5: Rags to riches 101
Section 6: Happiness and health 123
Section 7: Department of miscellany 145
Section 8: Breaking free 177
Index 203
