Making it Happen: Reflections on Leadership [Hardcover]

John Harvey-Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 18, 1988

How do you galvanise an organisation so that from top to bottom it is geared for success? How, in a word, do you lead ?

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'Required reading for anyone in involved in business and management' The Independent --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

John Harvey-Jones created and presented Troubleshooter, the most successful television series on business ever shown in Britain. Before that he worked his way up the ladder at ICI to become Chairman. While there, he was consistently recognised as Britain's most successful businessman. He was also Chairman of the Policy Studies Institute, of the British Institute of Management, and Chancellor of Bradford University. He has seven honorary degrees and has written a number of books - though this one is the definitive statement of his ideas on management and leadership. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; First Edition edition (January 18, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0002176637
• ISBN-13: 978-0002176637
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,347,883 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, solid leadership basics, February 22, 2007

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This review is from: Making It Happen: Reflections on Leadership (Paperback)

Computers are smaller and faster than ever. Cell phones seem to acquire more bells and whistles every day. Mind-boggling advances in technology are changing the practice of business. Yet John Harvey-Jones, former chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, one of the world's largest chemical companies, maintains that the basic tenets of leadership - decisiveness, daring, patience, empathy and know-how - will never change, regardless of external developments and advances. Boiled down to its essence, business is about dealing fairly and honestly with people, and determining the best ways to motivate them for maximum productivity. Harvey-Jones discusses in detail the CEO's relationship with the board of directors, effective time management, and the inevitable psychological and intellectual battles that leaders must fight. The book's recurring theme is a strong emphasis on business fundamentals, insights based on Harvey-Jones' many years of experience at the highest peaks of business. We encourage not only CEOs and presidents but also upper-level managers who harbor lofty ambitions to benefit from his astute observations.