What Would Churchill Do?: Business Advice From The Man Who Saved The World [Paperback]

Stuart Finlay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 24, 2008

This book is so much more than just another business improvement book. Churchill wrote his memoirs of WWII, all 6000 pages of them. I discovered them by accident, started reading Volume 1. Every so often Churchill would describe a situation from the war and offer the reader some personal advice, in the 5th volume he gave another piece of advice that really chimed with a business issue I recalled. It seemed a shame that this great advice was now lost. This book captures Churchill's advice for a new audience. Each chapter describes the war situation the advice emanates from and then places it into a business context. Unlike most business books, each chapter is full of surprising war stories. Once people start reading it they don't want to put it down. Everyone takes something away that enhances the way they work. It is a great read, improves business performance and provides lots of information about the war. It is so much more than just another business improvement book.

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This book has been superceded by my new book published in October 2010 called What Churchill Would Do. The new book is better edited, has more history and business.

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9780955817830
--Author --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

I am 44 years of age, British, I live in the south of England. During a 20 year career I have worked for a number of large corporations in both Sales and Marketing. I am currently a successful sales manager at a UK PLC specialising in the business telecom s sector. What Would Churchill Do is my first book. I plan to write a further 2 volumes in this series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 134 pages
• Publisher: Manor Publishing (January 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0955817803
• ISBN-13: 978-0955817809
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More about the author than Churchill, May 27, 2009

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This review is from: What Would Churchill Do: Vol. 1 (Kindle Edition)

I didn't do a word count, but significant parts of the book were more about the author than about Winston Churchill. In addition, some chapters were very thin, and the book in general was poorly edited. A noun is not made plural by adding an apostrophe and an 's'. It was rather distracting.

On a bright note, the author's enthusiasm for Churchill is well-communicated.

3.0 out of 5 stars Churchill and WWII and modern business context, January 7, 2010

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This review is from: What Would Churchill Do?: Business Advice From The Man Who Saved The World (Paperback)

What Would Churchill Do? - Business Advice from the Man Who Saved the World by Stuart Finlay is a 130 page book. It references 'Churchill's WWII memoirs to show how he managed the war and how this translates into modern business context' but for me it did not work.

The stuff on Churchill, quotes etc., worked, it was good, but to relate it into business context from a man (a great man) whom 2 generations are quite unfamiliar with did not work for myself.

As the book states, 'capturing all that was positive about Churchill' and written by a man 'who has fallen under his spell' so from a WWII, amazing PM of Britain the book works well, but to mix it with modern business context made the cake not rise as it could have. One or the other would have worked better.