Matthew Simon spent the best part of 25 years working in senior executive roles for the likes of JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Standard Chartered Bank, and the NAB. He was Managing Director of Global Treasury at JPMorgan, Director of Trading and Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch, Global Head of Interest Rate Derivatives at Standard and NAB’s wholesale banking Treasurer. On April 1, 2011, at the age of 50, and a once proud career banker, Matthew walked away from the profession he once loved but no longer believed in. He had seen enough.Since leaving banking and the corporate world, Matt has spent much of his time reflecting, speaking and writing. His first serious literary undertaking is a novel, Dancing with the Bull – the corporate odyssey of Luke Glass: a humorous yet thought-provoking tale about the absurdities of modern corporate life and the eclectic mix of characters and the culture it breeds.DANCING WITH THE BULLSet in a busy, Dancing with the Bull is a humorous, yet thought-provoking tale exploring the machinations of modern corporate life, as viewed through the eyes of Luke Glass; a Master of the Universe and an incredibly important person who has it all. However, when Luke unexpectedly loses his job, his incredibly busy life comes to an abrupt end, and he suddenly finds himself a mere mortal at home alone with only his unsympathetic dog for company. It is not until Luke meets Manifesto, a mysterious archetype, that he can move on and re-enter the world of power and influence he so desperately craves. Only this time it’s different, all is not what it seems, and, in the end, Luke needs to choose between the corporate games he has always played and the story of a boy in search of a bull he discovers by chance.Culture is what happens while management is busy making other plans . . . See Website for details: www.dancingwiththebull.com
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