The $11 billion self-helpindustryisbuilton the idea that youshouldturnnegativethoughtslike "Ineverdoanything right" intopositive ones like "I can succeed".
Apparently some of the best leadership ideas can be wrung from stand-up comedians--that is if you believe Roger Edward Jones, a management coach who has dabbled in stand-up and subsequently become inspired to add to the ever-growing mountain of books on management self-help.
Under the famed rule of Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, the concept of society was disregarded as something that bred dependency and inhibited wealth creation, and this philosophy led to the privatization of several industries and an increasing emphasis on empowering self-help and financial independence among citizens.