There has never been a more convincing and enjoyable dissection of our business mentality and the madness that lies at the heart of our national preoccupation with results at any cost. Drawing on hundreds of revealing interviews with victims and their bosses, Bing turns the tables on the tyrants. 14 graphics.
Gil Schwartz, known by his pen name Stanley Bing, was an American business humorist and novelist. He wrote a column for Fortune magazine for more than twenty years after a decade at Esquire magazine. He was the author of thirteen books, including What Would Machiavelli Do? and The Curriculum, a satirical textbook for a business school that also offers lessons on the web. Schwartz was senior executive vice president of corporate communications and Chief Communications Officer for CBS.