Retro Spectator
Practically Family
- Messages
- 824
- Location
- Connecticut
I would love to tell you how it works, but I would need to reread it, because I unfortunately have a pretty poor memory, and I started reading it in January! I can't remember the first chapter well at all, and it is one of those books which you need to remember a lot.Let us know how it works.
I never understood why people read "guides" like this - they all seem to me like simple money schemes. [huh]
Constraining oneself to behave "according to the rulebook" must be awkward.
Secondly, the impression I have (from reviews... correct me if wrong), is that the reader is told to be a passive, smiling yes-man and nice to everyone.
This won't win you "friends" and you certainly won't influence people.
Nothing wrong with good manners and politeness... but being natural, assertive and when needed blunt will do you much better.
The person who reviewed it and said that it tells the reader to be a yes-man seems mistaken. The book does tell you to be nice to everyone, and to avoid arguments. It does however, tell you to how criticize without causing resentment. Sadly, I can't remember the details, but I believe it went something like this. A guy who is supposed to be cleaning is doing a very poor job. You tell him that cleaning the place would make everything look better, and since the CEO is coming for a visit, it would help the whole place's morale, he needn't rush, but if he did it ASAP, he wouldn't have to clean later, or something like that.
I'd recommend it. It was fun to read. It actually tells you little stories, rather than being a boring text book.
Last edited: