Rodney's blog

50 shades of grey

1. aluminium 2. ash 3. bat 4. battleship 5. bitumen 6. charcoal 7. chrome 8. cinder 9. cinereous 10. colourless 11. concrete 12. dove 13. dust 14. flint 15. fuliginous 16. granite 17. graphite 18. greige 19. grey 20. gunmetal 21. hoary 22. iron 23. lead 24. mercury...

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Waffling by qualifying is sure to impress

Feel free to use this opening sentence when delivering your next keynote address at a business event:-  Generally, referentially, computationally, bibliographically, encyclopaedically, serially, organisationally, journalistically, collectively, philosophically,...

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The dictionary with an index at the back

Here ends the episodic publication of The Management Contradictionary (Benjamin Marks, Rodney Marks, and Robert Spillane. Michelle Anderson Publishing: Melbourne) … not with a whimper, not with a band, but with a full stop.

It’s available in all good libraries, and quite a few bad ones, too. The book is in alphabetical order, so feel free to keep reading the blog posts – past, present and future – from eh? to zzz.

The Management Contradictionary defines the real meaning behind management terms.

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Saying ‘before I begin’ is already too late

Herein book publishing is satirised with anti-humour, anti-jokes and antidotes.

We’re nearly finished with the episodic publication of The Management Contradictionary (Benjamin Marks, Rodney Marks, and Robert Spillane. Michelle Anderson Publishing: Melbourne).

It’s available in all good libraries, and quite a few bad ones, too. The book is in alphabetical order, so feel free to keep reading the blog posts – past, present and future – from eh? to zzz.

The Management Contradictionary defines the real meaning behind management terms.

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Unverifiable unsolicited testimonials are unbelievable

The Management Contradictionary was written by Benjamin Marks, Rodney Marks, and Robert Spillane and published by Michelle Anderson Publishing: Melbourne.

It’s available in all good libraries, and quite a few bad ones, too. The book is in alphabetical order, so feel free to keep reading the blog posts – past, present and future – from eh? to zzz.

The Management Contradictionary defines the real meaning behind management terms. It was reviewed by some imaginary friends. Note the aptronyms, the nominal determinism, the comical binomial nomenclature.

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Management Contradictionary: task-orientated to zero-based budgeting

We continue another extended blog (web blog) in the episodic publication of The Management Contradictionary (Benjamin Marks, Rodney Marks, and Robert Spillane. Michelle Anderson Publishing: Melbourne).

It’s available in all good libraries, and quite a few bad ones, too. The book is in alphabetical order, so feel free to keep reading the blog posts – past, present and future – from eh? to zzz.

The Management Contradictionary defines the real meaning behind management terms.

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Management Contradictionary: public relations to task force

This is a super-duper edition in the episodic publication of The Management Contradictionary (Benjamin Marks, Rodney Marks, and Robert Spillane. Michelle Anderson Publishing: Melbourne).

It’s available in all good libraries, and quite a few bad ones, too. The book is in alphabetical order, so feel free to keep reading the blog posts – past, present and future – from eh? to zzz.

The Management Contradictionary defines the real meaning behind management terms.

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Management Contradictionary: PA to public policy

In this bumper edition, we continue the episodic publication of The Management Contradictionary (Benjamin Marks, Rodney Marks, and Robert Spillane. Michelle Anderson Publishing: Melbourne).

It’s available in all good libraries, and quite a few bad ones, too. The book is in alphabetical order, so feel free to keep reading the blog posts – past, present and future – from eh? to zzz.

The Management Contradictionary defines the real meaning behind management terms.

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Management Contradictionary: money to oxymoron

We continue the episodic publication of The Management Contradictionary (Benjamin Marks, Rodney Marks, and Robert Spillane. Michelle Anderson Publishing: Melbourne).

It’s available in all good libraries, and quite a few bad ones, too. The book is in alphabetical order, so feel free to keep reading the blog posts – past, present and future – from eh? to zzz.

The Management Contradictionary defines the real meaning behind management terms.

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Management Contradictionary: manipulation to monetary policy

We continue the episodic publication of The Management Contradictionary (Benjamin Marks, Rodney Marks, and Robert Spillane. Michelle Anderson Publishing: Melbourne).

It’s available in all good libraries, and quite a few bad ones, too. The book is in alphabetical order, so feel free to keep reading the blog posts – past, present and future – from eh? to zzz.

The Management Contradictionary defines the real meaning behind management terms.

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