Bestselling author and psychologist, Adrian Furnham, takes a critical view of the jargon and fads in management contained in manifestos and mission statements and shows how these often obscure and mystify. He considers atmospherics, compulsory training, fundamentalist gurus, integrity tests, personality of organizations and uncertainty avoidance.

'The sly wit of Management Mumbo-Jumbo amuses and enlightens. We start to see how shallow much of the management hype really is and begin to pick out the things that matter and bring honest results. A refreshing book.' - Business Executive

'I find this a very accessible book that contains plenty of useful material to help managers think more ambitiously, positively and effectively. Overall I found it very enjoyable.' - Michael Cullum, Leadership Matters

'Challenging the received wisdom of the corporate world, this book makes an enjoyable and stimulating read for sceptical employees, open-minded business students and managers alike.' - Mark Whitley, IET (Engineering Management)

Ability and Ambition
Above the Line
All Interventions are Equally Effective
Atmospherics
Awards, Citations and Gongs
Blame Culture
Breaking Bad News
Bright Boss
Casuistry, Sopistry and Spin
Choosing Management Courses
Compulsory Training
Correcting Cockups
Curse of Perfectionism
Damned if you do... and if you don't
Dom and Sub
Energy at Work
Engagement to Divorce
Evangelists at Work
Everyone is a Winner
Family Business
From Private to Public
Fundamentalist Gurus
Gullible Executive
How not to use Consultants
Human Remains
Incommunicado
Incubation Period
Inoculating the Workforce
Integrity Tests
Job Fit in Plain Speak
Living in Sweden
Managing the Post Materialist Employee
Management Psychiatry
Money as a Motivator
Nepotism, Corruption and Incompetence
Networming
Nyet: Stopping Progress
Odd Places: University Management
Orality at Work
Organisational Defence Mechanisms
Passive Aggressive Bureaucrats
Personality of Organisations
Professional Recruiters
Protecting your Legacy
Psychological MOT
Rank Sensitivity
Recruitment to Betrayal
Rock and a Hard Place
Seeking the Saviour
Shift Work
Space Exploration
Specialists and Generalists
Speeches, Sermons and Seminar Presentations
Striking a Balance
Task and the Process
Telephone Tell-Tales
Titular Realities
Trust at Work
Uncertainty Avoidance
Understanding Understatement
Why Would Anyone want to Work for You?
Workplace Spirituality
Conclusion

ADRIAN FURNHAM is Professor of Psychology at University College, London, UK. He is on the editorial board of a number of journals, has received many awards, and was recognized as the most productive psychologist in the world from 1980 to 1989. He is the author of over 600 journal articles and more than 42 books, including successful, popular management books. He acts as a consultant to a number of bodies including HM Government, British Airways, HBOS and SAP and also a number of multinational corporations. He writes regular columns in the Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times and is a frequent contributor to BBC radio and television.