{"product_id":"9781613397398","title":"Entertaining Executives","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffice politics, power struggles, ulterior motives, personality differences ...all combine to make this cynical poke at the \"executive branch\" of a typical office highly entertaining.  The setting takes you to a management training program where several managers are invited to attend. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAs we watch form the sidelines we are witness to undercurrent of what \u003cem\u003e really \u003c\/em\u003egoes on. This is pure entertainment disguised as education! Using extensive research and personality tests for a look into human behavior we are able to glean from this witty and ironic work. Performance versus personality, management versus leadership all play a part in the clever portrayal of the world of executives. \u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eAs the managers are skeptical about the motives of those who organize and conduct management conferences, they meet to discuss tactics. At the conference they argue with the psychologist who is trying to entertain them. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe conference proceeds in the face of questions and arguments which challenge the authority of the psychologist who attempts to control the protagonists. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBut the conference participants have other ideas... \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSit back in your seats, prepare to laugh uncontrollably. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Made For Success Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139207282928,"sku":"9781613397398","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781613397398_p0.jpg?v=1763847992","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781613397398","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}