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Upside Down Management - A Common Sense Guide to Better Business J Timpson

Upside Down Management - A Common Sense Guide to Better Business By J Timpson

Upside Down Management - A Common Sense Guide to Better Business by J Timpson


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Summary

There's a lot of hot air in the world of business. Wouldn't it be nice just to hear some common sense? That's exactly what John Timpson has got. After four decades running his family business and turning it into one of the high street's biggest success stories, he really knows what works and what doesn't.

Upside Down Management - A Common Sense Guide to Better Business Summary

Upside Down Management - A Common Sense Guide to Better Business by J Timpson

There's a lot of hot air in the world of business. Wouldn't it be nice just to hear some common sense? That's exactly what John Timpson has got. After four decades running his family business and turning it into one of the high street's biggest success stories, he really knows what works and what doesn't. Upside Down Management shares with you all the wisdom he's accumulated in that time. From being the CEO to his trademark 'upside down management', and from breaking the rules to following your conscience, this book tells it like it is. Upside Down Management is a fantastic insider's view of what really makes a family business tick.

Upside Down Management - A Common Sense Guide to Better Business Reviews

'A practical and inspirational manual for anyone who runs a business... His philosophies...about how to manage a business are refreshing.' (Financial Times, July 2010). 'A stimulating read deserving a wide audience and much discussion. Never before have shoes been so interesting.' (Supply Management, August 2010). 'Forget management models and best-practice guidelines; here are genuine pearls of wisdom.' (FreshBusinessThinking.com, April 2010). 'Readers could learn a lot from this book'. (Professional Manager, September 2010)

About J Timpson

John Timpson is Chairman of Timpson Ltd, his family business.

Table of Contents

About the author ii Acknowledgements vii Preface ix Chapter 1: The Timpson Experience 1 Chapter 2: Upside Down Management 49 Chapter 3: Be the CEO 73 Chapter 4: Do the Deals 107 Chapter 5: Make Mistakes 155 Chapter 6: Challenge the Rules 183 Chapter 7: Survive the Stress 219 Chapter 8: Let Your Conscience be Your Guide 241 Chapter 9: Ideas that Work 281 Conclusion 299 Index 305 Final Thought 315

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9780470689455
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Upside Down Management - A Common Sense Guide to Better Business by J Timpson
Used - Like New
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
20100330
328
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