Synopses & Reviews
L. Vaughan Spencer studied the Philosophy of Table Tennis and Anti-Social French at the University of the Isle of Wight and gained his MBA at the Jimmy Connors Institute in San Diego over the course of a weekend. Aside from holding motivational workshops in Watford, he also writes books; previous works include Chicken Nuggets for the Soul, Who Grated My Cheese? and What they don't teach you at Harvard Nursery School. All of his work is based on rigorous analysis - apart from when it's easier not to.
In a hilarious - and surprisingly useful - satire of the corporate self-improvement industry the satirical character L. Vaughan Spencer finally puts his wisdom into book form. This ultra-observant how-not-to guide, on everything from clothes and hairstyles to spellology and 720 degree feedback, is a based on a successful stage show that won the Edinburgh Fringe Report Award for Best Satire of 2002 and has toured to theatres and corporate conferences across the world.
Review
Hilarious! Laughed out loud from start to finish. So much great material. Silly and smart. Bravo.”Mike Myers
Without him, Id be nothing.”Richard Branson
"This is, quite possibly, the only business book you should ever bother reading." -Financial Times
"Will make you cry with laughter. Or possibly pain." -People Management
"The perfect antidote to the endless bogus management consultants and coaches who ply the corporate circuit." -Sunday Telegraph
Synopsis
“Hilarious! Laughed out loud from start to finish. So much great material. Silly and smart. Bravo.”—Mike Myers
“Without him, I’d be nothing.”—Richard Branson
In a hilarious satire of the corporate self-improvement industry, the character L. Vaughan Spencer puts his wisdom into book form. This ultra-observant how-not-to guide, on everything from clothes and hairstyles to spellology and 720-degree feedback, is a based on a successful stage show that won the Edinburgh Fringe Report Award for Best Satire.
L. Vaughan Spencer (Neil Mullarkey) co-founded Britain’s top improvisation troupe, The Comedy Store Players. He has also acted in several films, including two Austin Powers movies.
Synopsis
A hilarious--and surprisingly useful--satire of the corporate self-improvement industry.
About the Author
Neil Mullarkey (aka L. Vaughn Spence) co-founded Britain's top improvisation troupe, The Comedy Store Players, has acted in several films, including two Austin Powers movies, and is a regular on television and radio comedy shows. This is his first book.