A Bull in a Glass House: A Former Marine's Manifesto on Surviving the Corporate Jungle and Taking Control of Your Life by Jose Astorga
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- Pub. Date: May 2007
- 164pp
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- Pub. Date: May 2007
- Publisher: Outskirts Press, Inc.
- Format: Paperback, 164pp
- ISBN-13: 9781432703875
- ISBN: 1432703870
Synopsis
Bull in a Glass House is the true story of an ex-Marine's battle for sanity in an insane corporate world and the resulting lessons in leadership.
--For those about to enter the business world...preparation.
--For those currently engaged in the day-to-day struggle that is corporate America...guidance.
--For those whose every Sunday evening is the threshold of hell...motivation.
--For those who decide to act...reinforcement.
The business world is constantly changing, and to not change with it is fatal.
Learn how to deal with corporate bullies.
Learn how to survive and succeed in spite of corporate bureaucracy.
Learn to prepare for change.
A Bull in a Glass House is an account of the failure of leadership and the rules of engagement that will make a leader or employee successful.
A true measure of a man is how he deals with family and those within his circle of influence. The true test of a man's character is how he deals with someone who can do him no harm.
Midwest Book Review
informed, insightful, and inspiring reading that is recommended for anyone in business . . .
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Humanitarian if you ask me!by lmt
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December 29, 2008:
I have captured a sort of a Humanitarian soul in reading your book. Writing in a journal is something most people do, but taking your experiences and putting them in a book, so detailed for anyone to learn and benefit from,takes a certain individual. I have come to admire Mr. Astorga,he took the challenge of losing a Job,career, whatever you want to call it, and Running with it. Doing something about your bad experiences takes guts and courage and Putting it down on paper is an Art. Your book will surely help anyone who intends to climb(or try and climb)the corporate latter in that mad world of Management..Of course, I do have'to mention to Mr. Astorga that as a female that I am, in the management world that I was, it is probably double the worries,trouble,and a very exasperating job, but that would be another book..Ha..Ha..Ha..Your sense of people is not something that you learn, but that you are born with, in my opinion. There are allot of famous people, with allot of famous quotes, but I will say in my own quote to summons your book, "A PERSON WITHOUT A CARING HEART,HAS NO SOUL" . Thank you for putting your soul into the book, I will recommend it to everyone who is willing to go into management.
I am looking forward to reading your next book.
Indoubtly your Fan.
Ms. Maria Ricardo
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
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August 13, 2007: I've read A Bull in the Glasshouse and have found the book to be very entertaining while at the same time being informative. I must admit that before I bought the book I had my misgivings about any worthwhile information this book could contain for me or even if it was worth reading at all. You see, Jose Astorga is my brother and I said to myself 'what am I going to read here that I already don't know?' Well, after a read the book I found out there's a lot more that I didn't know, not so much on a personal basis, but on approaching every day problems. The book is a guide, if I may call it that, on how to approach everyday's problems, especially those at the work place, in a rational, logical, and humane manner. I place emphasis here on the word 'humane'. It's a survival guide for those that work for the corporate world, but it could well apply to just about any organization of employment. This book says things that most of us feel when confronted with unpleasant situations at work, but are afraid to react properly to those unpleasant situations. We, instead, become pawns in an ugly game we turn into submissive tail-kissers. This book will show you how to properly confront those unpleasant situations 'the shallow minded, the arrogant, the `know it all?, the incompetent manager, the slacker, etc.' so you can survive in the 'Corporate' world or any other world. This book is an act of love for anybody that reads it. --R. Astorga --IT Specialist -Florida
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