{"product_id":"simple-sabotage-robert-m-galford-9780062371607","title":"Simple Sabotage: A Modern Field Manual for Detecting and Rooting Out Everyday Behaviors That Undermine Your Workplace","description":"\u003cp\u003eInspired by the \u003cem\u003eSimple Sabotage Field Manual\u003c\/em\u003e released by the Office of Strategic Services in 1944 to train European resistors, this is the essential handbook to help stamp out unintentional sabotage in any working group, from major corporations to volunteer PTA committees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1944, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)--the predecessor of today's CIA--issued the \u003cem\u003eSimple Sabotage Field Manual\u003c\/em\u003e that detailed sabotage techniques designed to demoralize the enemy. One section focused on eight incredibly subtle--and devastatingly destructive--tactics for sabotaging the decision-making processes of organizations. While the manual was written decades ago, these sabotage tactics thrive undetected in organizations today: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Insist on doing everything through channels.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Make speeches. Talk as frequently as possible and at great length.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Refer all matters to committees.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible. Haggle over precise wordings of communications.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Refer back to matters already decided upon and attempt to question the advisability of that decision.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Advocate caution and urge fellow-conferees to avoid haste that might result in embarrassments or difficulties later on.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Be worried about the propriety of any decision.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone has been faced with someone who has used these tactics, even when they have meant well. Filled with proven strategies and techniques, this brief, clever book outlines the counter-sabotage measures to detect and reduce the impact of these eight classic sabotage tactics to improve productivity, spur creativity, and engender better collegial relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert M. Galford, Bob Frisch, Cary Greene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062371606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062371607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 4.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Robert M. Galford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44159188664575,"sku":"9780062371607","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_951af268-f91c-4ae6-b27d-5d39070d4244.jpg?v=1689081135","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/simple-sabotage-robert-m-galford-9780062371607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}