akelly
2nd March 2012, 12:55 PM
Hey All - not sure if there is a better place for this (move it as required).... I've just started reading Robert Spillanes book 'The rise of Psychomanagement in Australia'. Heard about it on Conversations:
Robert Spillane - ABC Conversations with Richard Fidler (http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/02/07/3424970.htm)
Essentially it's a critique of the 'emotional' nonsense that has crept into management practice over the last few decades. You know those pyschometric tests that allocate you a personality type, like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and other useless rubbish of that sort?
If you've ever wondered why: you despise the managers around you; why no one seems to value performance and outcomes; and why idiots spouting 'emotional intelligence', nurturing and other soft-skills BS seem to get ahead, this is the book for you!
Be warned - you may have some uncomfortable moments of self-realisation...
Cheers,
Adam
Robert Spillane - ABC Conversations with Richard Fidler (http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/02/07/3424970.htm)
Essentially it's a critique of the 'emotional' nonsense that has crept into management practice over the last few decades. You know those pyschometric tests that allocate you a personality type, like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and other useless rubbish of that sort?
If you've ever wondered why: you despise the managers around you; why no one seems to value performance and outcomes; and why idiots spouting 'emotional intelligence', nurturing and other soft-skills BS seem to get ahead, this is the book for you!
Be warned - you may have some uncomfortable moments of self-realisation...
Cheers,
Adam