Many years ago I managed a firm where I began calling my colleagues, “my kids.” This moniker was descriptive of both my affection for them and their childish behavior toward work and each other.
Now Nick McCormick has captured a wonderful collection of the childish things people do at work. Or… I should say… the clever and common things people do at work, which are, in fact, quite childish.
It’s called, Acting Up Brings Everyone Down: The Impacts of Childish Behavior in the Workplace.
From the introduction”
“The purpose of this book is to point out the silliness that we engage in at work in hopes that readers will acknowledge their actions, realize there are better and more constructive ways to act, and make the necessary changes to improve the work environment.”
It takes a great sense of humor to get us insecure leader-types to let down our guards and see our imperfections without feeling attacked.
McCormick, though, instead of attacking us for our petty and counter-productive behaviors, laughs at them with us.
He takes on maddening workplace dynamics like making excuses, blaming (more…)
