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 at the Job Interview

Posted on April 13, 2012 by jimmie

“Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none…”  (All’s Well That Ends Well act 1, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  It could well be your general life philosophy. But it can be an excellent opening statement as an answer to interview questions of the type, “Tell me something about yourself” or “What are your Read More

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Shakespeare’s Optimal Comeback, Insult or Retort to Stupid Remark

Posted on April 12, 2012 by jimmie

“Thy lips rot off” (Timon of Athens act 4, sc. 3) Tips for Use.  Excellent way out when you cannot immediately come up with a retort to a witticism or accusing remark of which you are the subject. Equally usable during a presentation when you are fielding a nasty comment by an obnoxious party in Read More

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Shakespeare, King Lear, Powerful Insult and Elegant Verbal Self Defense

Posted on April 11, 2012 by jimmie

“O Goneril! You are not worth the dust which the rude wind Blows in your face.” (King Lear act 4, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  Superb and elegant insult that can be delivered directly to your despicable opponent or included in a political speech. Just change “Goneril” and substitute with the applicable name. Given, for Read More

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Shakespeare, Julius Caesar and the Arrogance of Power

Posted on April 10, 2012 by jimmie

“…Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, That he is grown so great?” (Julius Caesar, act 1, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  Illustrate the dangers of misplaced and irrational media appeal and charisma. Question the power, the dubious qualifications, the devious means, the corruption or all the above, by means of which a detestable Read More

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Seven Ages of Man, take 1, the infant

Posted on April 9, 2012 by jimmie

“… At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms…” (As You Like It, act 2, sc. 7) In this and some following posts we will review, one by one, the seven ages of man. Today it’s the first, the infant. The complete sequence is recorded at the end of this post. The Read More

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Shakespeare and the Art of Negotiation, King Richard III

Posted on April 8, 2012 by jimmie

“… I am not made of stone, But penetrable to your kind entreaties…” (King Richard III, act 3, sc. 7) Tips for Use.  When you are almost ready to yield on a request that, perhaps, you previously denied. Still, you intend to draw out the matter a bit longer for a number of reasons, timing, Read More

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All Words, no Substance, Character defined

Posted on April 6, 2012 by jimmie

“I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true, ‘The empty vessel makes the greatest sound’.” (King Henry V, act 4, sc. 4) Tips for Use.   Sarcastic comment on a loud character, especially if he thinks highly of himself.  Possible answer to the question, Read More

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Shakespeare on Clear Communications and Presentation Ideas (take 2)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by jimmie

 “How absolute the knave is! We must speak by the card or equivocation will undo us.” (Hamlet, act 5, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  If you are a public speaker or attended and participated to corporate meetings you may have experienced the event. That is, for the sake of simplification, you may, in your presentation Read More

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Chronicle of Wasted Time, Shakespeare

Posted on April 4, 2012 by jimmie

“When in the chronicle of wasted time, I see description of the fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme…  (SON.106) Tips for Use.   ‘Chronicles of Wasted Time’ has filtered into the English language as another expression used without reference to the source. Malcom Muggeridge, for example, so titled his very readable and instructive Read More

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Shakespeare and the Madness of Crowds

Posted on April 3, 2012 by jimmie

“Mad call I it; for, to define true madness, What is’t but to be nothing else but mad? But let that go.” (Hamlet, act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  Excellent reinforcement of the idea of madness. The redundancy and the obviousness in the quote enable irony laced with some inoffensive sarcasm. Among the limitless Read More

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