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OverviewThere are lessons emerging all around us, in the new social movements that have swept the globe, and in the organising patterns found on social media. Could Twitter and Occupy help our NGOs, charities, trade unions and voluntary organisations to both stay relevant in the times ahead and live our values through the ways that we organise? Anarchists in the Boardroom is a journey through worker-run factories, Occupy encampments, a spattering of non-violent direct actions and even a few forward-thinking companies, to make the case for helping our organisations 'to be more like people.' It asks us to brush away our 'professional' assumptions and interact as we do when we don't have job descriptions or business plans telling us how to change the world. It reminds us of the power each of us has to make change happen, even within the most entrenched of bureaucracies! Full Product DetailsAuthor: Liam Barrington-BushPublisher: More Like People Press Imprint: More Like People Press Edition: 2nd ed. Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.358kg ISBN: 9780992680305ISBN 10: 0992680301 Pages: 263 Publication Date: September 2013 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsI've lost count of the number of times I've been asked to speak on panels organized by NGO managers asking 'What can we learn from the success of Occupy/UKUNCUT/Climate Camp/the latest grassroots movement hitting the headlines.' I tend to decline, politely responding that I don't think hierarchical organisations are able to do so. Since reading this book though, I will adopt a new approach and recommend Anarchists in the Boardroom instead. This book deserves to be passed around like contraband by charity workers committed to making their organisations part of-rather than simply observers of-transformational social change. -Tim Gee, author of Counterpower I've lost count of the number of times I've been asked to speak on panels organized by NGO managers asking 'What can we learn from the success of Occupy/UKUNCUT/Climate Camp/the latest grassroots movement hitting the headlines.' I tend to decline, politely responding that I don't think hierarchical organisations are able to do so. Since reading this book though, I will adopt a new approach and recommend Anarchists in the Boardroom instead. This book deserves to be passed around like contraband by charity workers committed to making their organisations part of-rather than simply observers of-transformational social change. -Tim Gee, author of Counterpower We all crave meaning, agency and fulfilment at work. Too often we experience the very opposite; the idealism that drove us evaporates into disillusionment and boredom. If this is you, read this book! It's an inspiring and above all highly practical guide to how to change your workplace for the better. Thank you, Liam, for showing us the way. --Carne Ross, author of The Leaderless Revolution and Occupy Wall Street activist We all crave meaning, agency and fulfilment at work. Too often we experience the very opposite; the idealism that drove us evaporates into disillusionment and boredom. If this is you, read this book! It's an inspiring and above all highly practical guide to how to change your workplace for the better. Thank you, Liam, for showing us the way. --Carne Ross, author of The Leaderless Revolution and Occupy Wall Street activist I've lost count of the number of times I've been asked to speak on panels organized by NGO managers asking 'What can we learn from the success of Occupy/UKUNCUT/Climate Camp/the latest grassroots movement hitting the headlines.' I tend to decline, politely responding that I don't think hierarchical organisations are able to do so. Since reading this book though, I will adopt a new approach and recommend Anarchists in the Boardroom instead. This book deserves to be passed around like contraband by charity workers committed to making their organisations part of-rather than simply observers of-transformational social change. -Tim Gee, author of Counterpower Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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