• About the author 
  
• Praise for Management by Metaphors 
  
• Introduction 
  

1. The Metaphor 
   
2. History 
   
   1. The Oracle of Delphi 
      
   2. Being There 
      
3. Management by Metaphors 
   
   1. For yourself 
      
   2. For the other(s) 
      
4. Methods 
   
   1. Solving problems 
      
   2. Constructing metaphors 
      
   3. The Metaphors 
      
   4. Worksheet 
      
5. The storyteller 
   
6. Pain 
   
7. The orchestra 
   
8. The blow with the hammer 
   
9. The ghost 
   
10. The rooster 
    
11. The smartest 
    
12. Not to speak 
    
13. The wounded warrior 
    
14. Garbage containers 
    
15. Horse carriage 
    
16. The traveler 
    
17. The captain and the engine driver 
    
18. The wind and the sun 
    
19. The fisherman 
    
20. The farmer and the hare 
    
21. The doll 
    
22. The king’s pigeons 
    
23. The scared emperor 
    
24. The three sieves 
    
25. The jeweller and the clock
    
26. Destiny 
    
27. The tired goose 
    
28. It depends on how you ask 
    
29. The Zen master and the professor 
    
30. The thief 
    
31. The phone 
    
32. Money 
    
33. The mussel and the snipe 
    
34. Poor visibility 
    
35. Short-term versus long term 
    
36. The chairman 
    
37. The butterfly 
    
38. Space Shuttle 
    
39. Master Bankei 
    
40. Rice plants 
    
41. The vases 
    
42. The fox and the tiger 
    
43. Polar bears 
    
44. Quality 
    
45. The cave 
    
46. The cranes 
    
47. The effect of talking a lot 
    
48. The pumpkin 
    
49. The elevator 
    
50. The wooden bowl 
    
51. The first lecture 
    
52. The rat 
    
53. Moving mountains 
    
54. Diamonds 
    
55. The mark 
    
56. Worms 
    
57. Goal versus means 
    
58. How to train a flea? 
    
59. The vacancy 
    
60. The tree planters 
    
61. The needle 
    
62. The three stonemasons 
    
63. The treasure 
    
64. The man and the lion 
    

This workbook is for people who wish to improve their leadership, motivational and coaching skills. From the moment man was able to speak, those who could tell inspirational stories rose to the top. For thousands of years (Religious) leaders have been influencing people with their metaphors.

After reading this book, you will understand why these people were so successful. In this workbook you will find sixty metaphors you can use right away. Furthermore, you will learn several methods with which you can construct your own metaphors and how to apply them in your work and daily living.