David Lawton · Available 9 June 2026
Five Rules for the Game Nobody Tells You You're Playing
There are two versions of how organisations work. The one in the handbook. And the one everyone who lasts long enough eventually figures out. This is the second one.
"At some point you noticed that how organisations actually work bears little resemblance to how they say they work. This book is about that gap."— from Corporate Chameleon
About the book
Corporate Chameleon is not a self-help book. It does not tell you what to do, how to feel, or where your career should go.
It is an observation. Dry, precise, and uncomfortably accurate about how organisations actually function — the signals most people miss, the rules nobody states out loud, and the five things that separate the people who figure it out from the people who are still waiting for the handbook.
You have been playing this game for years. This is the first time someone has named the rules.
The five rules
The Unwritten Rules
Observations on how organisations function. Published occasionally. Zero motivational content. Zero career advice.
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