Leadership Lessons from the Office: What Not to Do in the Workplace from Michael Scott and the Gang

This affectionate tribute examines the insights that underpin the humor in the hit NBC television series, The Office, and offers weary office drones a painless path to business savvy. Do not grope your boss in the office. Never let employees see you sweat. And don’t even think about being the office party planner. These vital lessons for workplace success are just some of the “lessons learned” at the expense of the funniest office staff on television, and Michael Scott and his team of employees at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company have learned them the hard way. The Office has reinvented the office sitcom—and skewered dozens of tired business clichés along the way. In this guide, the show is a springboard for leadership advice as well as management techniques.