Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #116059 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 168 pages

Book Info
Brings to life the challenges of birds of different feathers trying to work together through the engaging story of Perry the Peacock & other exotic birds who struggle to be themselves in the conformity-minded Land of Penguins. Delightful fable illuminates the importance of embracing the full range of perspectives that people bring to bear on their work. Softcover. Previous ed. c1997.

From the Publisher
"Every once in a while a small book comes along that deals with a profound subject in a very simple, elegant way. A Peacock in the Land of Penguins is such a book."—Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager and Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute "Is there anyone among us who has not felt the pain and frustration of not being appreciated for who they really are? A Peacock in the Land of Penguins, a powerful message, simply told, speaks to the spirit in each of us that yearns to fly high and free."—Laurie Beth Jones, author of Jesus, CEO and The Path

About the Author
BJ Gallagher Hateley is president of Peacock Productions, a human resources training and consulting company. A popular speaker and workshop presenter worldwide, she has consulted to leading corporations and nonprofits including DaimlerChrysler, Chevron, IBM, Volkswagen, Baxter Health Care, CBS, the American Press Institute, and Planned Parenthood. Her other books include Customer at the Crossroads and What Would Buddha Do at Work? Warren H. Schmidt is president of Chrysalis, Inc., a management training and consulting organization. A professor emeritus of the University of Southern California where he was professor of public administration for fifteen years, he also serves as chairman of the World Heritage Foundation. He has authored numerous books and articles and has participated in more than 90 educational and management films. Together, Hateley and Schmidt have also coauthored Pigeonholed in the Land of Penguins and Is It Always Right to Be Right?

Customer Reviews

Dealing with corporate culture in "bird-style"
As I grow up to involve with more complex problems, a mean to solve or just demonstrate the problem becomes simpler -fables or parables. Many parables came out. Mostly are "change-and-corporate" and "animal-related". Ranged from monkey (The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey, 0688103804), mouse (Who Moved My Cheese?, 0399144463), Fish! (0786866020), frog (Eat That Frog! 1583762027), and now it is the time for bird, peacock and penguins.
This book is about corporate culture (Penguins) and how to deal with the culture (by exotic birds, including a peacock). It is quite boring at the beginning and I found it's interesting about 1/3 of the book. After 1/3 of the book I keep debating myself if I should follow the penguin's rules or be an exotic bird. The author did good job to keep reader figure out what the story should go to.
The weak point of this book comes into 3 issues, book organization (after first half), the application parts (tip and trick), and theory behind story. After those exotic birds found Land of Opportunity, I feel like the author couldn't figure out how to end a story nicely. The author adding the tip &trick parts, which I found it's too mundane to add to this kind of elegant book, can also support this statement. Unlike other animal-parable story, this book has no principle to deal with the situation. Although it's not wrong, but if the author just rewrites the book with philosophy focused on other exotic birds' theory, it would make this book billion copies sold.
I recommend this book to the new comers who join century-found corporate. However, please read with warning and find other support books, such as Fish!. Otherwise, you will end up with another frustration experience as you're facing now.

Dealing with corporate culture in "bird-style"
As I grow up to involve with more complex problems, a mean to solve or just demonstrate the problem becomes simpler -fables or parables. Many parables came out. Mostly are "change-and-corporate" and "animal-related". Ranged from monkey (The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey, 0688103804), mouse (Who Moved My Cheese?, 0399144463), Fish! (0786866020), frog (Eat That Frog! 1583762027), and now it is the time for bird, peacock and penguins.
This book is about corporate culture (Penguins) and how to deal with the culture (by exotic birds, including a peacock). It is quite boring at the beginning and I found it's interesting about 1/3 of the book. After 1/3 of the book I keep debating myself if I should follow the penguin's rules or be an exotic bird. The author did good job to keep reader figure out what the story should go to.
The weak point of this book comes into 3 issues, book organization (after first half), the application parts (tip and trick), and theory behind story. After those exotic birds found Land of Opportunity, I feel like the author couldn't figure out how to end a story nicely. The author adding the tip &trick parts, which I found it's too mundane to add to this kind of elegant book, can also support this statement. Unlike other animal-parable story, this book has no principle to deal with the situation. Although it's not wrong, but if the author just rewrites the book with philosophy focused on other exotic birds' theory, it would make this book billion copies sold.
I recommend this book to the new comers who join century-found corporate. However, please read with warning and find other support books, such as Fish!. Otherwise, you will end up with another frustration experience as you're facing now.

Great Resource for Diversity Training
I am an attorney practicing labor and employment law and have used this book in diversity training. It is the best I have read, and believe it conveys the benefits of diversity in a simple and easy to understand way. All levels of employees, from rank and file to top executives, can (and in my experience do)relate to its message.