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Holy Hand GrenadeThis website is based on a book that uses the movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, as an analogy for the life in a modern corporation - an illusive objective, bloated egos, a dysfunctional leadership team, and idiocy all around.

THE  FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS

The side bar doesn't give enough room for the full titles, so I've added this page that includes the full title and subtitle for each of the sections. Not every section is populated yet, but it soon will be. To navigate, use the hyperlinks on the right.

Chapter 1:  Using coconut shells as horses

How about some Kool-Aid?

Chapter 2: Bring out your dead

Sacrificing long-term health for short-term expediency

Chapter 3: Well, I AM King!

Ensuring the leadership are aligned with the rank and file

Chapter 4: The Black Knight - It’s only a flesh wound

Knowing when to cut your losses

Chapter 5:  If she weighs the same as a duck, she must be a witch

Logic and decision-making at large companies

Chapter 6: Model of Camelot / Sir Robin’s minstrels

Having the right song and dance to communicate your vision

Chapter 7: The God scene

The proper way of sucking up

Chapter 8:  Building the giant, wooden rabbit/ Runaway, runaway

The perils of poor planning

Chapter 9: Sir Robin and the three-headed knight

The dangers of corporate infighting

Chapter 10:  Sir Galahad, the Pure, and the Castle Anthrax

Sometimes good opportunities are not in the strategic objectives

Chapter 11: We are the knights that say “Ni”

Keeping up with the latest corporate initiatives

Chapter 12: Guard the room and make sure the prince doesn’t leave

Corporate communications

Chapter 13: Sir Launcelot and the captive bridegroom

Stuck in a competitive paradigm

Chapter 14:   But it’s only a little, bunny rabbit

It’s the little things that bite you

Chapter 15:  Thou shalt count to three, no more less, no less

Making simple things complicated

Chapter 16: The Bridge of Death: Answer me these questions three

Attitude is everything

Chapter 17: I unclog my nose in your direction

The graceful art of negotiation

Chapter 18: Getting arrested for killing the historian

The utter futility of grandiose journeys

 

 

 

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