{"product_id":"guaranteed-to-fail-as-a-doc-disaster-9798245981116","title":"Guaranteed to Fail as a Manager: How to demotivate your team, dodge accountability, and still look \"busy.\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuaranteed to Fail as a Manager\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to demotivate your team, dodge accountability, and still look \"busy.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver wondered how some leaders manage to be \u003ci\u003eeverywhere\u003c\/i\u003e-in every thread, every meeting, every decision-while nothing actually moves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCongratulations. You're holding the anti-guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuaranteed to Fail as a Manager\u003c\/b\u003e is sharp workplace satire for anyone who's ever survived a \"quick sync\" that ate their day, watched a decision die in a follow-up, or received an email chain so long it became organizational history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book doesn't teach leadership by telling you what to do. It teaches leadership by showing you what people do \u003cb\u003ewhen they're doing it wrong\u003c\/b\u003e-with perfect tone, maximum process, and just enough \"context\" to ensure nobody can accuse you of clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll meet the greatest hits of modern management failure: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manager-as-bottleneck who calls it \"quality\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Agile leadership\" that translates to \u003ci\u003evanishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeekly syncs that run forever and decide nothing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"quick question\" Slack thread that destroys focus by 9:02 a.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe CC chain that proves transparency can be a fog machine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe KPI report that turns warning signs into a stable green corridor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dictionary of Leadership Words (alignment, ownership, empowerment, and other spells)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose-your-own-disaster crossroads where every path leads to silence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat-wise, it's deliberately chaotic (like your week): \u003c\/b\u003e chat logs, transcripts, memos, KPI dashboards, email chains, mini-scenes, and short chapters that end with one thing you can always count on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Checklist for Guaranteed Failure\u003c\/b\u003e (concrete steps, painfully doable, ethically questionable).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew managers who suspect they're accidentally becoming \"the filter\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperienced leaders who want to laugh without crying (or cry while laughing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone who lives in meetings, approvals, \"alignment,\" and polite postponement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeams who want to understand the mechanics of how momentum gets suffocated-nicely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImportant note: \u003c\/b\u003e This is satire. Please don't do this.\u003cbr\u003eIf you recognize yourself, welcome to the club. If you don't, please forward this to your manager-cc everyone for transparency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doc Disaster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245981116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d","brand":"Doc Disaster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172011319551,"sku":"9798245981116","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guaranteed-to-fail-as-a-doc-disaster-9798245981116","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}