My Friend Figaro: Lessons From a Fly (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798481052809)

MY FRIEND FIGARO is a management and personal development book that takes on the subject of Change Management from a fictional and allegorical perspective. Woven into the fabric of the story are seven crucial principles of change management, which when internalized and applied are guaranteed to provide the reader with the necessary knowledge to buffer unforeseen circumstances life throws up every now and then. Readers who are familiar with, 'Who Moved My Cheese' and 'Our Iceberg is Melting' by Spencer Johnson and John Kotter respectively will be sure to appreciate 'My Friend Figaro' because they all deal with the same theme of change management. Another great thing about the book is that both the story and the principles in it cut across all population demographics, young and adult.

The plot revolves around the life of a fly, Figaro and the circumstances that led to his death as told by his friend and compadre, Martin to a younger fly, his own son. The tale attempts to illustrate the importance of having a strategic willingness and plan to modify already existing strategies people have grown used to.

The smooth and easy-to-read prose makes the book a delightful read coupled with the high suspense incorporated into the story-telling which takes the reader through life as seen and experienced by flies in their day-to-day hustle and quest for survival.

In all of the story-telling, 'My Friend Figaro' stays true to its essence of helping the reader understand how to adapt, drive and manage change, as seen in the seven crucial change management principles.