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Dial 9 to Get Out!

Commentaries on Business Life as Heard on Public Radio's MARKETPLACE

By David Graulich

By David Graulich

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Category: Management

Paperback $9.95

Mar 07, 1995 | ISBN 9781881052500

Dial 9 to Get Out! by David Graulich
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Mar 07, 1995 | ISBN 9781881052500

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About Dial 9 to Get Out!

Mixing warm humor, shrewd irony, and penetrating insight, commentator David Graulich gently twits the pretensions of American business and exposes the humorous truth behind the serious facade of the workplace.
Politely pointing out contradictions, unmasking absurdities, and providing badly needed perspective on the awkward situations that abound in business life, the forty-one commentaries in this book offer a humorous view of office etiquette, corporate mores, and more. Treasured as classics by Marketplace listeners, Dial 9 to Get Out! includes Graulich's pointed observations on the secrets of corporate apologies, those odd little friendships formed in the office elevator, the absurd ritual of the CEO visit, easy steps to becoming a respected guru, the universal nature of the employee lunchroom, and many more. Graulich's sharp eye for the humor in everyday interactions will appeal to anyone who has ever held a job.

Product Details

Category: Management

Paperback | $9.95
Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Mar 07, 1995 | 128 Pages | 5-1/2 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9781881052500
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Table Of Contents

Part I: The Wonderful World of Work
Elevator Buddy
Business Swearing
The Lunchroom
Carless Co-Workers
The Fine Art of Complaining
Larks and Owls
Gratitude Inflation
Thinking in the Shower
My Business Rock n' Roll Countdown

Part II: The Boss: Care and Feeding of
When the Big Boss Comes to Visit
The Boss's Vacation
The Most Powerful People in Corporate America
Perks
Our Corporate Family
Symbolic Actions

Part III: Corporate Policy
Apologies
Two-Weeks' Notice
Philosophical Differences
The Strange Case of FM2030
The Company Picnic
Welcome to Boycott City
Off-Site Meeting
In Search of the Conference Room

Part IV: Life on the Road
Airborne Guilt
Business Hotels
Corporations that Disappear
Surviving a Trade Show

Part V: Putting Your Money to Work, Even If it Doesn't Want to
Annual Meetings
Annual Reports
IPO's
Why Not Buy the Whole U.S.A.?
First-Time Home Buyers, Beware
Short Selling
Ticky Tacky Houses

Part VI: Heroes, Gurus, and Others
Salute to Vinko Bogataj
Lincoln, Lombardi, Churchill & Einstein
How to Be a Business Guru
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Fast-Tracker
Breaking Through the Ad Clutter
The Doctor Will Sell You Now
The Karma of Car Manuals

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