Business innovation
September 2022
Just Don’t Ask Why!
Working With Passion—and in Vain
by Gunter Dueck
The Flowers of Folly: New Tales from the Bestselling Author Inconclusive meetings, wrong decisions, rampant bureaucracy, and careerism combined with incompetence—and everybody is quiet because the rot starts at the top. The result: more work for everyone and unnecessary arguments that are only defused with great effort. In other words: management fails to abide by its own leadership principles. The pressure is on to cheat, deceive, and cut corners. In each of the thirty episodes recounted in his new book, Gunter Dueck pours cold water on the wildfires of futility burning everywhere in the world of business. Sometimes, laughter is the only way to stay sane. This is surely the season’s “hottest” business book. • Dueck’s latest diagnoses—shorter, sharper, and more shocking than ever • Highlights the real-life lunacy of corporate cultures • A humorous take of the folly and futility of everyday working life
