Main Series Part I, The Office According to The Office : In which we analyze the basic structural dynamics of organizations in terms of the Gervais Principle of promotions applied to the three archetypes: Sociopaths, Losers and the Clueless.



: In which we analyze the basic structural dynamics of organizations in terms of the Gervais Principle of promotions applied to the three archetypes: Sociopaths, Losers and the Clueless. Part II, Posturetalk, Powertalk, Babytalk and Gametalk : In which we analyze the languages of the workplace and how they allow the basic dynamics to play out through interactions within and among the three groups.

: In which we analyze the languages of the workplace and how they allow the basic dynamics to play out through interactions within and among the three groups. Part III, The Curse of Development : In which we we examine the world of the Clueless in greater detail, noting in particular their specific patterns of arrested development.

: In which we we examine the world of the Clueless in greater detail, noting in particular their specific patterns of arrested development. Part IV, Wonderful Human Beings : In which we examine the world of the Losers and the illegible calculus of status and social capital that makes that world goes around.

: In which we examine the world of the Losers and the illegible calculus of status and social capital that makes that world goes around. Part V, Heads I Win, Tails You Lose : In which we explore the world of capitalist creative destruction, in particular the basic heads-I-win-tails-you-lose pattern behind all Sociopath machinations, and its manifestation in the form of bureaucratic processes and divide-and-conquer politics.

: In which we explore the world of capitalist creative destruction, in particular the basic heads-I-win-tails-you-lose pattern behind all Sociopath machinations, and its manifestation in the form of bureaucratic processes and divide-and-conquer politics. Part VI: Children of an Absent God: In which we examine the inner lives of Sociopaths and the theaters they create to satisfy the spiritual needs of Losers and the Clueless.

Web-Only Extras Morality, Compassion and the Sociopath

The Genealogy of the Gervais Principle

Ebook-Only Extras Exit Wounds in Office Space : a bonus essay on the classic Mike Judge movie.

: a bonus essay on the classic Mike Judge movie. A spectacular Preface that outlines my theory of “Organizational Literacy.”

that outlines my theory of “Organizational Literacy.” Advanced Organizational Literacy for Couch Potatoes: notes on TV shows, movies and books besides The Office and themes to look for.

