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Darth Vader’s “Management” Secrets (lifehack.org)
28 points by davidw on Jan 2, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 8 comments



I was not so sure about submitting this one, but they did a good job of making fun of those insufferable "top ten management secrets" kinds of lists that clog the "blogosphere" these days.


simple reason really, all those top _____ lists are easy link bait w/o a lot of effort


9. Finally, always remember that an elaborate, far-reaching plan, which relies on people reacting exactly how you plan for them to react, is always better than a simple plan. Nothing illustrates your genius quite like a meticulous, detailed, super-plan which will go horribly awry if people don’t react exactly the way you think they will. Just know who to blame when things don’t go the way you expect them to.

Should have left that one off. Otherwise nice work.


Not totally related, but http://twitter.com/darthvader is fantastic.


My favorite bit is the pitch-perfect bio at the end.


Ok, now be sure to read this in Vader's voice. It's required.


The emperor is the brains behind the machine

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/the-emperors-phone-call/10...


The man speaks the truth.




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