{"product_id":"the-ministry-of-common-sense-how-to-eliminate-bureaucratic-red-tape-bad-excuses-and-corporate-bullshit-9781529332483","title":"The Ministry of Common Sense: How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate Bullshit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe TSA allows passengers to board planes with unlimited amounts of hand sanitizer, while maintaining its 3.4-ounce limit on all other liquids. Companies have become so entangled in their own internal issues and beset by reams of invisible red tape that they have lost sight of their purpose and culture. Martin Lindstrom's book, The Ministry of Common Sense, provides a plan for restoring logic and sanity to companies and people who need it most. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 05 May 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton General Division\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the TSA has allowed passengers to board planes with unlimited amounts of hand sanitizer, while maintaining its 3.4-ounce limit on all other liquids. It is almost impossible to open a new pair of headphones from their package without using a chainsaw. Attending eight Zoom meetings a day can be frustrating, and if you hear the phrase \"No, wait; no, you go first again,\" you may feel like imploding. However, before you can escape, you must endure an endless PowerPoint presentation that everyone claims to have read, but no one has, which could have been summarized in one page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat has happened to common sense? And how can we get it back? Companies, it seems, have become so entangled in their own internal issues and beset by reams of invisible red tape (and frozen screens) that they have lost sight of their purpose and culture. Inevitably, we pay the price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York Times best-selling author Martin Lindstrom combines numerous real-life examples of corporate common sense gone wrong with his own ingenious plan for restoring logic - and sanity - to the companies and people who need it most. This book is a must-read for today's executives, managers, and office workers, as it is funny, entertaining, and immensely practical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor all of us who feel bogged down in workplace bureaucracy and wish to improve our quality of life at work, The Ministry of Common Sense is essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 184g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 197 x 128 x 24 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529332483\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Lindstrom Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44097823342842,"sku":"9781529332483","price":8.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1651861024794_book.jpg?v=1652203297","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-ministry-of-common-sense-how-to-eliminate-bureaucratic-red-tape-bad-excuses-and-corporate-bullshit-9781529332483","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}