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Summary: Simple, inpirational and...awesome book
Review: I have always believed that the most complicated things, concepts, ideas, etc., are those that can be explained in simple terms...simple enough for a child to undestand. Have you ever imagine reading about a comparison between the process of creativity and the behavior of the human's "vitrous floaters" (those little hair-like things floating across our eyeballs). Mr. MacKenzie (RIP?) is simple a genius. This book is a logical need amidst all stupid myriad of book about management and how to survive corporate world. Buy this book... it will make your adventure in life a lot more enjoyable.
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Summary: A Classic, A favorite
Review: This is one of my all-time favorite books. At once, light-hearted and deeply thoughtful, McKenzie (RIP) must have been inspired when writing it. I really enjoyed this book, the illustrations and layout and the succinct, entertaining and penetrating stories.
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Summary: Exceptional Book
Review: A must read for anyone! It not only applies to work, it also applies to life in general. I was fortunate enough to have met Gordon MacKenzie about five years ago at a food show in Chicago. He did a seminar on this very subject and I feel blessed that I was smart enough to attend it. He left a lasting impression on me and also taught me a few things on getting through life. He was an absolute delight to talk to one on one. His book shows you how to continue to think outside of the box when your workplace tries to box you in. The book gives you examples of situations that show it is ok to not conform, but to push the envelope of creativity!!
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Summary: Is every business like this??
Review: I was very impressed by the artistic hand in writing this book. I enjoyed the fact that he did not let those in the corporation mold him into something that he wasn't. I was surprised at the similarities of the business that I work for and that business politics generally rate the same across the board. It is very encouraging for me to know that it is okay to be one of the ones outside the corporate box but still attached to it. There are a few of us at my office that on occasion lets their hair down and it is very refreshing and brings life to a lifeless place. Maybe someday some of the rest of us will have the chance to create their own workspace as now I work in a 5 x 5 cubicle. I think that Gordon gave us all something to work towards besides the corporate office. If I could just get our department to start calling itself the International Force I think that it would really generate energy throughout the entire company.
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Summary: Great Advice for finding Creativity in the Corporate Space
Review: I work as a designer in a corporate environment. This book opened my eyes up to strategies and ways of thinking that I had lost. I highly recomend it to anyone who is feeling part of the grind and who constantly finds themselves towing the party line but wants to rediscover their creativity and make a difference.
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Summary: Fun and informative
Review: This is a great book for anyone frustrated by the Corporate bureaucracy. It's funny, informative and uplifting. When you've had enough, need a fresh perspective or need to laugh - pick up this book!
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Summary: made me smile
Review: This book made me smile on a week when smiles did not come easily. Thank you Gordon.
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Summary: Earned a place of honor on my desk at the office
Review: No one intentionally sets out to become a cog in the corporate machinery, but many of us eventually come to realize that what we're doing for a living isn't doing much for our lives.Gordon MacKenzie is a welcome tonic to the toxicity that inevitably comes with being a slave to The Man. Many of us (yours truly included) dream of winning the lottery or finding out that Aunt Louise was worth $20 million and she left it all to us when she died. The truth is, however, that the overwhelming majority of us aren't going to hit that lucky Lotto number and Aunt Louise is more likely to leave her fortune to her cats. Instead, we gotta punch a clock day-in, day-out for decades. What MacKenzie offers is a way to exist in the corporate jungle without having to sacrifice your soul. He challenges conventional thinking -- even though he knows that his challenge will probably die aborning in a workplace where uniformity of thought and behavior is far more prized than individuality and ingenuity. Still, you get the sense that this fool on a fool's errand is having a hell of a good time bouncing off the walls of authority. MacKenzie isn't going to teach you how to be the top sales performer. He doesn't have seven habits that will make you wealthy and wise if you follow them. Gordon's gift is far simpler and far more valuable than all that -- you need never fear the office again. You can bring creativity and joy to your work. You can strike a harmonious balance in your work life. And at the end of it all, you'll have no problem looking at yourself in the mirror each morning. Thanks, Gordon, for this wonderful book. I know you're orbiting a giant hairball far, far away now. But I'm also certain you're doing it with grace and humanity.
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Summary: This book probably has something for everyone.
Review: I read all of the glowing reviews for this book so I decided to get it. I felt that most of the book was OK or average, but the last chapter really moved me. The book is an easy read and I would recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: I LOVE this book!
Review: This is far and away THE most delightful book I've bought in a long time. It's stimulating visually as well as intellectually, fun to read, and the chapters are short enough to be assimilated by even the most harried business person. But it's not fluff: the points he makes about education, the way businesses are run, and the continual tension between creativity and corporate inertia, are crucial ones (every manager in every large firm should read Chapter 18, "The Pyramid and the Plum Tree"!). And MacKenzie's recommendations are not, as some critics have argued, applicable only in an "entertainment" industry like greeting cards: in today's fast-paced business world, a company's most important asset is its ability to be flexible and continually come up with new ideas; the "giant hairball" of entrenched structures and organizational habits won't cut it any longer. While I agree that the people who most need to hearken to this book's message are educators, I think it's equally important for business people: even if you've been trained (first by your schools and then by your employers) to stifle your natural creativity and become a good little corporate clone, it's not too late for you to recapture what you started out with. I wish I could rate this 10 stars!
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