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Simple Sabotage
Book

Simple Sabotage

A Modern Field Manual for Detecting and Rooting out Everyday Behaviors that Undermine Your Workplace

HarperOne, 2015 plus...


Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Applicable

Recommendation

Management experts Robert M. Galford, Bob Frisch and Cary Greene studied a 1944 US government sabotage manual for the subtle tactics that World War II Allied saboteurs used to snarl the enemy’s businesses, government agencies and other organizations. The saboteurs’ methods were simple: They exaggerated common and seemingly innocuous business behaviors – forming committees, giving long-winded speeches, strictly adhering to the rule book – until they slowed operations, confused workers and ultimately demoralized the target organization. The authors warn that even your best employees can turn into unwitting saboteurs if they overdo such behaviors. This fun, clever read shows both how to uncover the inadvertent subversives in your midst and how to design effective countermeasures against them. getAbstract recommends its battle-tested insights to entrepreneurs, start-ups, business students and managers at any level.

Take-Aways

  • A US intelligence service published the Simple Sabotage Field Manual in 1944.
  • The European resistance used the book’s tactics to undermine the Axis war effort.
  • The Field Manual’s advice on obstructing organizations is relevant for managers today.

About the Authors

Robert M. Galford is the managing partner of the Center for Leading Organizations. Bob Frisch is the managing partner of Strategic Offsites Group, where Cary Greene is a partner.


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    S. P. 7 years ago
    Very helpful.
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    A. 8 years ago
    Very good read and useful. I'll be able apply this.
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    R. F. 8 years ago
    Great read and useful knowledge for all levels of business

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