The Office Oracle: Wisdom at Work - Softcover

Monaghan, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1567184642 ISBN 13: 9781567184648

Publisher: Llewellyn Publications, 1999

Synopsis

A strategy manual in the tradition of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and Tom Peters' In Pursuit of Excellence, The Office Oracle presents the lessons you need to cash in on the power of change at work.

All it takes is four coins (what could be more appropriate for business?) and this book. Consult the oracle first thing each business day for advice on what to look for in your affairs. Consult it before important conferences and business meetings. Learn when you should smile and when to attack, when to take advantage of career opportunities, how to make money in the gray areas, and 197 other shrewd strategies for success.

Author Patricia Monaghan has worked in government, business, and the non-profit sector, including eight years in management. She is a member of the interdisciplinary faculty of DePaul University in Chicago. It is her extensive experience and intuition that make this book, like the I Ching, excellent reading at any time.

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About the Author

One of the leaders of the contemporary earth spirituality movement, Patricia Monaghan (1946 - 2012) had spent more than 20 years researching and writing about alternative visions of the earth.  Raised in Alaska, where much of her family still lives, she considered herself blessed to have learned the ecology of the taiga, the subarctic forest, in her youth.  She was a writer and reporter on science and energy-related issues before turning her attention to the impact of mythic structures on our everyday lives.

The worldwide vision of the earth as feminine--as a goddess, called Gaia by the Greeks--led her to recognize the connection between ecological damage and the oppression of the feminine in Western society.  Much of her work since that time had explored the question of the role of feminine power in our world, in an inclusive and multicultural way.  

An avid traveler, Patricia had researched earth spirituality and goddess worship on three continents, and traveled widely in Europe, especially in Ireland.  She held dual US/Irish citizenship and edited two anthologies of contemporary Irish-American writing.

Patricia was member of the resident faculty at DePaul University's School for New Learning in Chicago, where she taught science and literature.  She passed from this world in November 2012 and is survived by her husband, Dr Michael McDermott.

Edition details

• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1567184642
• ISBN 13: 9781567184648
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 200