If Ricky Gervais had an MBA, then he would have written this book…

About a month ago, I was at the Gnu’s Room, a rare and used book store in Auburn, AL when I come across this book named “Parkinson’s Law”. I almost put it down until I saw the amazing illustration on the cover. I can’t even begin to tell you how amazing this book is, so you need to go out and find it yourself.

This collection of essays covers issues like hiring, pensions, cocktail party strategy, politics and more. This is a great summer read. Funny and lite, but there are some great quotes in which to glean some real advise from the previous generations. Here is my favorite excerpt which happens to be the first paragraph…

“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. General recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase “It is the busiest man with time to spare.” Thus, and elderly lady of leisure can spend the entire day in writing and dispatching a postcard to her niece at Bognor Regis… The total effort what would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told may in this fashion leave another person prostrate after a day of doubt, anxiety, and toil.”

Okay, so maybe I am a dork, but I think it is funny…