How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Title
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Description
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: The Dastard's Guide to Fame and Fortune is a humorous 1952 book by Shepherd Mead. It inspired a successful 1961 musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which was made into a movie in 1967. The book is a satire of an instructional manual, very similar in form and subject matter to Stephen Potter's Gamesmanship. How to Succeed satirizes office life in the United States in the guise of a self-help book. Its subtitle is "The Dastard's Guide to Fame and Fortune". How to Succeed was inspired by Mead's corporate experiences at the Benton & Bowles advertising agency, which he joined in 1936 as a mail-room clerk, eventually working his way up to a vice-presidency. During his journey up the corporate ladder, Mead wrote the book in his spare time—before work and on weekends. The book was a best-seller.
Subject Matter
Business
Publication Year
1952
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Language
English
Files
Collection
Citation
“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” The Bruce Lee Library Research Project, accessed May 18, 2025, https://www.bruceleelibrary.jamescbishop.com/lib/items/show/791.