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Summary
Summary
"A fascinating, thought-provoking and entertainingly written book - a must for anyone who wants to have a stab at upturning the corporate status quo and inspiring some creative, questioning and excitingly unconventional behaviors. This book could be dangerous for people who take themselves too seriously...." Justin Ockenden Director, Cambridge Technology Partners, New York "A bible on leadership. For, iconoclasts, renegades, and pranksters that want to impact their organization - whether they stand at the bottom or the top." Bryan Finkel Managing Director, Technology Venture Management
Author Notes
David Firth's work touches on many aspects of organizational life - communication, 'trust-building', creativity and learning communities. He works with companies and individuals open to change and innovation. His How to Make Work Fun! is published by Gower. Sacred Business (co-authored with Heather Campbell), a book about spirit, heart and community in business, is available from Capstone. Alan Leigh is a management consultant in New York with Fortune 500 companies. He has previously run his own theatre company and won awards as a playwright. He is also a successful sculptor.
Table of Contents
| Why On Earth Would You Read This Book? |
| Acknowledgements |
| Introduction by David Firth |
| Understand: Beneath The Jester2s Costume |
| Fool: The Movie |
| Old Fool: A Short History of Fooling |
| The Tarot Fool: A Journey |
| Jung Fool: The Dark Side of Organisations |
| Imagine: Fragments From A Manifesto For Change |
| The Fool and the End of History? |
| Changing Organisations from the "Foolside2 |
| The Nine Roles of The Corporate Fool |
| Alienator |
| Confidante |
| Contrarian |
| Midwife |
| Mapper |
| Jester |
| Mediator |
| Satirist |
| Truthseeker |
| The Tao of the Fool |
| The User's Manual |
| The Fool's Handbook |
| Home: The Foolish Building |
| Advice from an Old Fool |
| Job Titles to Die For |
| Re-envisaging the Organisation as Foolish |
| Become: A Personal Quest For Foolishness |
| Foolish Work, Foolish Wisdom |
| Appendix 1 Change: A Guide |
| Appendix 2 It's a Bit Like |
| Appendix 3 FoolWeb |
| Index |
