Upside Down Management (JTB-1025)
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.
You can view a sample chapter HERE
here are some reviews from Amazon:
"John Timpson has a rare talent, few business leaders can write such a readable management book - it is full of common sense"
"Now I know why the service in Timpson shops is so consistently good. John Timpson makes running a business sound so easy"
"I picked up 'Upside Down Management' as we took off from Gatwick and by the time I got to Barbados I had three pages of notes full of new ideas to try in my business"
"An inspirational book. John's enthusiasm and commitment come across on every page"
"Why can't other business books be so easy to read. John writes uncomplicated common sense"
"This the first business book my wife has read from cover to cover! The problem is that John has taught her so much she is telling me how to run my business!!"
"At last a business book you can recommend to other businessmen. I can't imagine anyone who can't learn something from John Timpson's book"
"This is going to be compulsory reading for every member of my senior mamagement team. I have never read so much common sense in one book"
"John tells a fascinating story. People will learn a lot from his inspirational journey"
"This should be on every business bpokshelf, essential reading for the ambitious entrepreneur. I am telling all my friends to buy it (they are not borrowing my copy!)"
