Timeless Management
Today's managers are bombarded with a constant stream of management fads and fashions, each claiming to be the key to business success. In this new book Alan Coppin and John Barratt draw on their experience of managing change in the Historic Royal Palaces
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‘Timeless Management oozes good sense – a valuable book for managers at all levels.… It places the emphasis squarely on people and the nature of their interactions – as well as their need to feel comfortable, to belong, to understand and be valued.’ Professor Peter R. Crane FRS, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ‘So many of the practices of “good” management they advocate as appropriate for life in the twenty-first century are recognisable as aspects of good governance in the actions of others much earlier in history. I was also left wondering how many other businesses in the UK acted so promptly and with such vision to protect their viability and employees as has Historic Royal Palaces under Alan Coppin’s leadership.’ Sir Rodney Walker, Chairman, UK Sports Council; English National Stadium Trust; West Yorkshire Broadcasting ‘a comprehensive “primer” for managers and anyone in a leadership position – it is highly readable and accessible, almost a manual; very clearly structured, with clear “models”; and a remarkable and unusual use of historical figures. Part 3 … is a very powerful section, describing how all this doctrine was applied to a real organisation undergoing change, and especially the post September 11th crisis. I lost count of the times I said to myself things like “Yes of course!” and “I must remember that point” and “That feels right!”’ David Quarmby, Chairman, British Tourist Authority ‘I found the work to be a refreshing change from the run of the mill academic and sterile management books.… I was particularly taken with the concepts that make for good leadership that run through the book and especially the simple and uncluttered human understanding that can separate ordinary leaders from the great ones.… I very much enjoyed reading Timeless Management.’ John Conlon, Chairman, Chorion plc ‘Too often books on management practice are utterly predictable – the same old concepts and the same old jargon. Timeless Management breaks the mould. This is an imaginative attempt to deal with the real life problems of management. The book has one extra virtue: Alan Coppin and John Barratt care about the workers. The employees are not regarded as some disposable asset or even as an inconvenient necessity. They are part of the business and their welfare is what makes the business thrive. Timeless Management is a thought-provoking manual of good practice.’ John Edmonds, General Secretary, General Municipal and Boilermakers Union
‘This is an excellent management primer that cuts through the faddism of so many management theories, books and practices.… Moreover, there is a fine case study from the present day in which the authors put their theories into action … it is as relevant to the rookie reader as it is the experienced professional. No reader can fail to draw some inspiration from its contents.’ Rob Cameron, Chairman, Flag Communications ‘This book is a strong reminder that common sense was invented a long time ago.’ Paul Baines, Managing Director, Hawkpoint ‘The best “how to” business book. Practical, use
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