Upside Down Management: A Common Sense Guide to Better Business

‘A refreshing, no–nonsense business book – a must read’
Charles Dunstone, CEO, Carphone Warehouse
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 how he has turned the way the business is run on its head, and the lessons he has learned in the process.
From being the CEO to dealing with stress, and from breaking the rules to following your conscience, this book tells it like it is.
Forget management models and best–practice guidelines; here are genuine pearls of wisdom.
John Timpson is Chairman of Timpson Ltd, his family business


Spis treści:
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the author
Chapter One: The Timpson Experience
Chapter Two: Upside Down Management
Chapter Three: Be the CEO
Chapter Four: Do the Deals
Chapter Five: Make Mistakes
Chapter Six: Challenge the Rules
Chapter Seven: Survive the Stress
Chapter Eight: Let Your Conscience be Your Guide
Chapter Nine: Ideas that Work
Conclusion
Final Thought
Index


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‘A refreshing, no–nonsense business book – a must read’
Charles Dunstone, CEO, Carphone Warehouse
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 how he has turned the way the business is run on its head, and the lessons he has learned in the process.
From being the CEO to dealing with stress, and from breaking the rules to following your conscience, this book tells it like it is.
Forget management models and best–practice guidelines; here are genuine pearls of wisdom.
John Timpson is Chairman of Timpson Ltd, his family business