Thomas Stazyk
| Website | http://www.testazyk.com |
Business executive/consultant and author of two novels on work/life issues and a non-fiction book on personal goal setting and life management.
Genre:
- Fiction
Skills:
Branch:
Auckland
Location:
Auckland
Publications:
Identities
Powerful corporate executive. That was Dave Locke. His entire sense of self and succes rested on that identity, but when he loses his job, he is forced to figure out who he really is.
After he joins a new organization, he comes to realize that he is a lot more than a corporate executive. He is disturbed by the greed, selfishness and materialism of his colleages and clients and decides to make some changes. As a veteran of office intrigues and boardroom wars, he knows how the game is played and works his way to the top of his fnew firm and tries to make buisness about more han growth and profit.
His new approach puts him on an entertaining collision course with egotistical executives, cutthroat lawyers and Ivy League MBAs and he finds out that challenging the capitalist system can be a frustrerating and risky business.
Identities is a satirical look at contemporary business, corporate greed, consumerism and materialism and the dangers of building a life around an artificially constructed identity.
I Too
Ben, Paul, and Ridge were best friends growing up, but their lives diverged. Ridge and Paul have successful business careers while Ben is a struggling teacher. When Ridge’s socialite girlfriend, Julia, hosts a birthday party for him, they find that if they want to remain friends, they must confront some major differences.
Each of them wants more—Ridge wants to be accepted into Julia’s social circles. Idealistic Ben longs to be a respected academic at a prestigious university. Paul wants to succeed on his own terms.
They try to rekindle their friendship but find it difficult to overcome their differences. Each must confront who they are and choose between the kind of person they want to be what they really value in life.
Both entertaining and challenging, I Too encourages the reader to look at the world around them and think about how they can make it better.