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Infuriate Your Boss – Chapter 1

Infuriate Your Boss 6 Mins Read

The following are approximately the first 1000 words from Chapter 1 of Jonar Nader’s book, How to Lose Friends and Infuriate Your Boss. Who’s the boss? Blood, sweat, and fears If a reputable organisation offered you a job that is similar to your current job, would you take it? If you decline the offer because you are happy with where you are, would you reconsider if the prospective employer offered to double your salary? You would not be alone if you jumped at the opportunity. Now consider a different question. If you could design a job that fulfils your fantasies, what would that job entail? What would you say if someone offered to give you your dream-job, but said that you had to halve your current salary? For many people, income loses its importance when it is traded with job-satisfaction. Some respondents say that if their dream-job existed, they would…

Z – The Novel – Chapter 1

Z - The Novel 5 Mins Read

The following are approximately the first 1000 words from Chapter 1 of Jonar Nader’s novel called ‘Z’. I do not know what it is like to have parents. Until the age of twelve, I lived with Government-appointed guardians who were indifferent to my presence. To them, it was just a job. At thirteen, I inherited a new set of guardians. They were heartless bureaucrats who controlled my every move. Eventually, they sent me to a boarding school, and from that point on, they administered my affairs via countless colored forms. Seven days before my eighteenth birthday, an official letter arrived, instructing me to be ready at noon the following week. I hoped that it was not another transfer. On the day, surrounded by classmates, I waited obediently and saw a black sedan enter the school grounds. The chauffeur drove me away, and two hours later, we arrived at a maximum-security…

Infuriate People – Introduction

Infuriate People 10 Mins Read

The following are approximately the first 1000 words from the Introduction of Jonar Nader’s book, How to Lose Friends and Infuriate People. Setting the scene In a nutshell, what this book is all about Leadership, management, and self-development principles are taught at hundreds of colleges to thousands of students who read millions of books. Yet companies collapse, businesses blunder, and friendships fail, while individuals and organisations are enslaved to inefficiency, inaccuracy, and instability. Why is it that so many popular techniques have a higher propensity to fail than to succeed? All this, despite the groundwork set by ‘gurus’ who urged us to: go on a quest in search of excellence; win friends and influence people; engage in serious creativity; capture moments of truth; and develop the seven habits of highly effective people. Beyond the hype, the real issues have been too controversial to communicate, too tough to tackle, and too…

Infuriate People – Chapter 01

Infuriate People 10 Mins Read

The following are approximately the first 1000 words from Chapter 1 of Jonar Nader’s book, How to Lose Friends and Infuriate People. What can you see from the balcony of life? Time is running out Imagine, way up in the sky, a balcony that resembles a viewing platform where you and others stand looking down on Earth. You are but a spirit. From the balcony you can see the marvellous and wondrous things on Earth — spectacular surf, exotic fruit, delicious vegetables, tantalising ice-cream, mouth-watering pasta, remarkable flowers, awesome gardens, stunning animals, breathtaking mountains, splendid rivers, people in love, exquisite fashion, fast cars, exhilarating snow skiing, and romantic sunsets. The one in charge, Spirit-Superior, approaches you with a clipboard in hand and says that the next tour to Earth is about to depart. The problem is, only 10 percent of those on the balcony can be granted permission to go…