Russell Ackoff, aka. The Man With The Plan (Ok, I'm the only person that calls him that.), has put out another expose on Management and, so far, it's not only insightful but fun as hell to read.  If you read my earlier post My Heroes, you would see him right up there.  The book is called f-laws: 13 Sins of Management.  The book is free so I've attached it here for download.  Please read and share.  Some interesting things about the book...

1.   The book has an interesting organization and layout.  To quote the book...

On every left-hand page we've printed Ackoff and (Herbert J.) Addison's f-Law with their commentary. Opposite, you'll find (Author) Sally Bibb's reply. In each case, we've retained their spelling, punctuation and 'voice'. 

2.   This free book is good on its own, but it is also a teaser to Management f-Laws: How organizations really work a collection of 80 f-Laws from the same authors available from Triarchypress

3.   There is a competition mentioned at the end of this book.  The competition is to come up with, and submit, f-laws.  The best one will be chosen to receive an award from Ackoff and Bibb.

4.   And lastly, here is an example of one of the f-laws

Overheads, slides and power point projectors are not visual aids to managers.  They transform managers into auditory aids to the visuals.

Here is another link to download the book.  Enjoy.