2010, ISBN: 9781453705544

Paperback

Night publishing, United Kingdom, 2010. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 'You Can't Polish A Turd' is a book born of a lifetime - well, it felt like a li… More...

Night publishing, United Kingdom, 2010. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 'You Can't Polish A Turd' is a book born of a lifetime - well, it felt like a lifetime - of experience working in and with bureaucracy. Some might deem it cynical, others not cynical enough, but most will repeatedly nod their heads in profound recognition. If you are already a bureaucrat, you may find it brings tears to your eyes - both of laughter and despair - and whatever your bureaucratic hue, public or corporate, it is probably the book you will wish you had read years ago, the one which would have saved you from committing all those silly, and sometimes fatal, transgressions against the bureaucratic code which are so easily made if you have pretentions to humanity, decency and indeed activity. However, if you are only just stepping out onto the winding career path of a convicted bureaucrat, this is an absolute must-read that will guide you unfailingly to the very top of your profession so long as you implement its recommendations precisely and without moral weakness. All in all, this is a fine companion piece to its corporate equivalents, Terry Farnsworth's 'On The Way Up' or Robert Townsend's 'Up The Organisation' - well, more like Terry's actually because its fundamental tenet is that optimism is futile, but that futility can be both entertaining and highly rewarding. – rear panel blurb clean copy, no damage to describe, post it note signed by the author stuck on the 1st page stop Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 150 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s).  Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; Self Help & Motivation. ISBN: 1453705546. ISBN/EAN: 9781453705544. Inventory No: 0257312. . 9781453705544 Post will be reduced to $7.80 for posting inside Australia, at the time of processing the order.., Night publishing, 2010<

2010, ISBN: 9781453705544

Paperback

Night publishing, United Kingdom, 2010. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 'You Can't Polish A Turd' is a book born of a lifetime - well, it felt like a li… More...

Night publishing, United Kingdom, 2010. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 'You Can't Polish A Turd' is a book born of a lifetime - well, it felt like a lifetime - of experience working in and with bureaucracy. Some might deem it cynical, others not cynical enough, but most will repeatedly nod their heads in profound recognition. If you are already a bureaucrat, you may find it brings tears to your eyes - both of laughter and despair - and whatever your bureaucratic hue, public or corporate, it is probably the book you will wish you had read years ago, the one which would have saved you from committing all those silly, and sometimes fatal, transgressions against the bureaucratic code which are so easily made if you have pretentions to humanity, decency and indeed activity. However, if you are only just stepping out onto the winding career path of a convicted bureaucrat, this is an absolute must-read that will guide you unfailingly to the very top of your profession so long as you implement its recommendations precisely and without moral weakness. All in all, this is a fine companion piece to its corporate equivalents, Terry Farnsworth's 'On The Way Up' or Robert Townsend's 'Up The Organisation' - well, more like Terry's actually because its fundamental tenet is that optimism is futile, but that futility can be both entertaining and highly rewarding. – rear panel blurb clean copy, no damage to describe, post it note signed by the author stuck on the 1st page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 150 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: .5. Category: Politics & Government; Self Help & Motivation. ISBN: 1453705546. ISBN/EAN: 9781453705544. Inventory No: 0257312. . 9781453705544 Post will be reduced to $7.80 for posting inside Australia, at the time of processing the order.., Night publishing, 2010<