Here's a no-nonsense approach to increasing productivity, performance and profit. This unique look at corporate problem-solving allows one to rid a company of the disease of excuse-making. As a result, all the accompanying problems--denial of responsibility, pessimism, procrastination, projection of blame, and reactive thinking--disappear.
A boy explains that he won't clean up spilled milk because he didn't spill it and wonders who might have done so.
To prove their point that "Nothing is our fault" the authors offer a collection of tried and trustworthy excuses, perfect for any occasion
Need to weasel your way out of blame? Or explain some strange behaviour? This is the book for you - for every type of situation, here are excuses from the historical to the hysterical.
Presents a variety of jokes in which children offer excuses to their parents and teachers, defendants to judges, employees to their bosses, drivers to the police, service workers to customers, and similar situations
We've wished, at one time or another, that there were scripts for those tricky situations in life - when a foot gets stuck in a mouth, when no words emerge, when the comeback won't come out, and the come-ons get lost.
Provides techniques for creating excuses to handle and avoid manipulative people and unpleasant situations.
Any kid who forgets to make his bed, gets caught daydreaming in class, likes to eat with fingers instead of forks, or is sick of stupid questions is going to love the snappy, wacky comebacks in the Funniest Excuse Book Ever!
A teacher regrets his decision to disbelieve a student's outlandish excuses for being tardy.
Kids will find these excuses uproariously funny and downright giggle-inducing. Morning, noon, and night -- anytime is a great time for some new excuses.
Story is based on children making excuses for being late to school.