Random House New Releases - Business & Economics - Management Science

Management in Ten Words by Terry Leahy

2012-06-19T00:30:00-05:00

Management in Ten Words Practical Advice from the Man Who Created One of the World's Largest Retailers
Written by Terry Leahy

Hardcover, 320 pages | Crown Business | Business & Economics - Management; Business & Economics - Management Science | $25.00 | 978-0-7704-3569-1 (0-7704-3569-6)

From one of the world’s most admired business leaders, here is a remarkable book
that will forever change the way you think about management.

The meteoric rise of UK supermarket chain Tesco from humble beginnings to its current status as one of the largest retailers in the world can be largely credited to one man—its recently departed CEO, Terry Leahy. Leahy’s unflagging drive and commitment to progress, his no-nonsense approach to leadership, and his visionary perspective on the manager’s role made him a transformative figure not only within his company but within the culture at large—he was voted Business Person of the Year by
the Sunday Times in 2010.

But what’s Leahy’s secret? How did a workingclass kid whose first job with Tesco was stocking shelves rise to become his company’s most dynamic leader—quadrupling the firm’s profits and creating a new job every twenty minutes for more than ten years? How did he steer a midlevel supermarket chain to such success that it now accounts for one-seventh of all British spending on consumer goods, with truly global reach and thriving departments in everything from mobile-phone operation to financial services?

The answer can be found in ten deceptively simple words—words such as truth, loyalty, courage, and balance. Everyone thinks they understand what these words mean. But what Leahy learned in his fourteen years as the world’s greatest turnaround artist was that there is far more to actually practicing these time-honored values than most people know.

Management in 10 Words is Terry Leahy’s unflinchingly honest, deeply insightful account of the most valuable, hard-won lessons of his career. For any leader who aspires to be truly exceptional, this book is a must-read.

Management in Ten Words by Terry Leahy

2012-06-19T00:30:00-05:00

Management in Ten Words Practical Advice from the Man Who Created One of the World's Largest Retailers
Written by Terry Leahy

eBook, 320 pages | Crown Business | Business & Economics - Management; Business & Economics - Management Science | $12.99 | 978-0-7704-3570-7 (0-7704-3570-X)

Narcissistic Leaders by Michael Maccoby

2012-04-25T00:30:00-05:00

Narcissistic Leaders Who Succeeds and Who Fails
Written by Michael Maccoby

eBook, 300 pages | Crown Business | Business & Economics - Management Science | $9.99 | 978-0-7679-1025-5 (0-7679-1025-7)

Today's business leaders maintain a higher profile than their predecessors did in the 1950s through the 1980s. Rather than hide behind the corporate veil, they give interviews to magazines like Business Week, Time, and The Economist. According to psychoanalyst, anthropologist, and consultant Michael Maccoby, this love of the limelight often stems from their personalities—in a narcissistic personality. That is both good and bad news: Narcissists are good for companies that need people with vision and the courage to take them in new directions. But narcissists can also lead companies into trouble by refusing to listen to the advice and warnings of their managers. So what can the narcissistic leader do to avoid the traps of his own personality? Maccoby argues that today’s most innovative leaders are not consensus-building bureaucrats; they are “productive narcissists” with the interrelated set of skills —foresight, systems thinking, visioning, motivating, and partnering—that he terms “strategic intelligence.” Maccoby redefines the negative stereotype as the personality best suited to lead during times of rapid social and economic change.

Random House New Releases - Business & Economics - Management Science

Management in Ten Words by Terry Leahy

Management in Ten Words Practical Advice from the Man Who Created One of the World's Largest RetailersWritten by Terry Leahy

Management in Ten Words by Terry Leahy

Management in Ten Words Practical Advice from the Man Who Created One of the World's Largest RetailersWritten by Terry Leahy

Narcissistic Leaders by Michael Maccoby

Narcissistic Leaders Who Succeeds and Who FailsWritten by Michael Maccoby

Management in Ten Words Practical Advice from the Man Who Created One of the World's Largest Retailers
Written by Terry Leahy

Management in Ten Words Practical Advice from the Man Who Created One of the World's Largest Retailers
Written by Terry Leahy

Narcissistic Leaders Who Succeeds and Who Fails
Written by Michael Maccoby