Discussing the Book of the Month

December 2003 - Gray Matters : The Workplace Survival Guide

Dilbert it's not--and that's part of the charm of Gray Matters: The Workplace Survival Guide, Fast Company readers' first choice as Book of the Month. It's a comic book and a cheeky guide through the wilds of the organizational jungle. But it's also constructive. Its lessons seem perfectly timed at a moment when the only business constant is constant change.

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Discussion Questions

1. How have you used your own gray matter at work recently? How could you be using it more effectively?
2. Think about the other members of your team. For each one, identify his or her greatest strength. Are those strengths recognized by management? Are they rewarded?
3. What are the most common workplace sins where you work? What could you and your colleagues do to repent and reform?
4. What's the greatest challenge your business is facing? What role can you personally play in overcoming that challenge?