Office wit & wisdom - Tracey Turner

Do the words: 'Put some wood behind the arrow', 'Run it up the fiagpole and see if anyone salutes' or 'Think outside the box' mean anything to you? If they do, then the chances are you have a working knowledge of, or are possibly even a fluent speaker of 'corporate management speak'. This strange dialect spoken only behind desks and within the confines of boardrooms is bursting with gems of pure comic genius. Office Wit and Wisdom allows us all to 'sing from the same hymn sheet' and enjoy the linguistic somersaults performed by those dark horses of comedy: your Line Managers. With a dictionary giving suitably dry definitions of american-style office speak, the book also includes definitions of common office stereotypes such as the 'Thruster' or 'Whooper', translations of such job title prefixes as 'Executive' or Senior', and highlights the pitfalls of emails and browsing the internet at work. Office Wit and Wisdom will not only amuse and entertain, but might actually help you to understand those boardroom meetings a little better...