Category Archives: Shakespeare in Management

“Management” is almost the crucible of all that is bad in man (and sometimes good). Shakespeare offer an incredible wealth of management insights. Equally, Shakespeare is a fantastic source of punchlines – yes – to drive your good colleagues into action and your sons-of-bitches office enemies into despair.

Shakespeare a Quote for Advertising and the Society of the Spectacle

Posted on May 1, 2012 by jimmie

“… things in motion sooner catch the eye Than what not stirs.” (Troilus and Cressida, act 3, sc. 3) Tips for Use.  In a corporate settings, advertising agency, political caucus, committee or all the above, use it to justify the need for visible action, especially with the concurrence of the media. Ulysses’ observation, though undoubtedly Read More

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Shakespeare and the Characterization of a Pompous Ass

Posted on April 28, 2012 by jimmie

“Who knows himself a braggart, Let him fear this, for it will come to pass that every braggart shall be found an ass.” (All’s Well Than Ends Well, act 4, sc. 3) Tips for Use.  A justification when you do not want to speak too much about yourself or overly emphasize your accomplishments. Alternatively, it Read More

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Shakespeare, Plausible Deniability and Confidential Information

Posted on April 26, 2012 by jimmie

“Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, Till thou applaud the deed.” (Macbeth act 3, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  How short the collective memory is! Do you remember when members of the Reagan Administration financed, organized and supplied arms to the Nicaraguan Contras?  Leading to the recurrent ‘cruel and usual’ carnage of sundry village Read More

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Shakespeare, Get your Adversary to Shut-up

Posted on April 25, 2012 by jimmie

“Shrew my heart, You never spoke what did become you less Than this.”  (Winter’s Tale, act 1, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  Express your dismay and disagreement at what has been said or implied. Equally an elegant way to say, “Shut up!”. As we too well know, some men (and some women) will say, affirm Read More

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Shakespeare and How to Establish Your Credentials

Posted on April 24, 2012 by jimmie

“… I am as constant as the northern star, Of whose true fixed and resting quality There is no fellow in the firmament.” (Julius Caesar, act 3, sc. 1) Tips for Use. A possible answer at a job interview, to questions of the type, “Are you reliable?” “Do you have a sense of responsibility?” or Read More

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Shakespeare and the Formation of Habit

Posted on April 22, 2012 by jimmie

“How use doth breed a habit in a man!” (Two Gentlemen from Verona, act 5, sc. 4) Tips for Use. Theories, or rather opinions about habit lead to two opposite conclusions, depending on which point the holder of the opinion tries to prove. Some believe that people can never change and folk discourse is replete Read More

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Shakespeare, Folly and Despair

Posted on April 20, 2012 by jimmie

“…O my breast, Thy hope ends here!” (Macbeth act 4, sc. 3) Tips for Use.  A good line at a corporate meeting if and when you see that the decisions taken will wreck the company or the business. But this could equally be the reaction of many to the type of news we hear and Read More

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Shakespeare, Macbeth, Greed and Power

Posted on April 18, 2012 by jimmie

“… And my more having would be as a sauce To make me hunger more: that I should forge Quarrels unjust against the good and loyal, Destroying them for wealth.” (Macbeth act 4, sc. 3) Tips for Use.  A suitable example and a warning about greed, given that greed feeds on itself. The first part Read More

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Shakespeare and Democracy in America

Posted on April 17, 2012 by jimmie

“A plague o’ both your houses! They have made worms’ meat of me.” (Romeo and Juliet act 3, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  Apply to Democrats and Republicans, or to the Congress or the Senate, if you are unhappy with the current two party system. That there is no difference between “both your houses” and, Read More

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Shakespeare and the Dilemma of Conscience and Consciousness

Posted on April 14, 2012 by jimmie

“Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought. And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action” (Hamlet act 3, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  This is the Read More

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