Monthly Archives: March 2012

Authority, a dog obeyed in office

Posted on March 3, 2012 by jimmie

K. LEAR  Thou hast seen a farmer’s dog bark at a beggar? GLOUCESTER  Ay, sir. K. LEAR  And the creature run from the cur? There thou mightst behold the great image of authority: a dog’s obeyed in office. (King Lear act 4 sc.6)
 Tips for Use. A healthy lack of respect for pomp and authority Read More

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Innovation, Coriolanus, Shakespeare in management

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jimmie

“What custom wills, in all things should we do’t, The dust on antique time would lie unswept, And mountainous error be too highly heapt For truth to o’er-peer.” (Coriolanus act 2 sc. 3) Tips for Use. When you are proposing a new, brilliant project or idea and meet with the usual resistance by the entrenched, Read More

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No Hope Left

Posted on March 1, 2012 by jimmie

“…O my breast, Thy hope ends here!” (Macbeth act 4 sc.3) Tips for Use. Your reaction to a piece of news that puts an end to your hopes or expectations. Your reaction to the utterings by politicians of the left or the right. In the play. Malcolm portrays himself as unfit to govern (after the Read More

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