The rise and fall of the British manager

Business & Money

Mant, Alistair

Management & Leadership

Pan Books

The world is suffering a crisis of leadership, and the author's analysis of the problem rests on a fusion of management commonsense and an understanding of the darker world of the subconscious mind. He pursues the leader-to-be from the womb to the foothills of adult power, showing why disastrous people sometimes rise inevitably to the top and demonstrating the mischief they cause. On the way, we meet the mother-dominated entrepreneur (Ronald Reagan), the socially-risen ideologue (Margaret Thatcher) and a host of religious, military, business and sporting heroes - including the Ayotollah Khomenei, Jim Slater, General Haig and Mike Brearley.

Leaders We Deserve

Self-Help

Martin Robertson & Co. Ltd.

<p>The story of how Robert Clifford went from being a poor student to a global shipping entrepreneur reads more like adventure fiction than cold hard fact—but it's all true. The tale contains the usual quota of disaster and triumph, spiced with a fascinating account of ingenuity and invention at work. After all, if you go into business, you might as well experience a financial meltdown and a bank receivership. If you take up yachting, you might as well win the Sydney-Hobart race in a near photo-finish. If you invent and then dominate a global fast-ferry market, you might as well win the Hales Trophy for the fastest Atlantic crossing, not once but three times. But behind the swashbuckling adventure story lies a complex, affectionate, and little-understood man of surprising sensitivity and creativity. He is an all-action hero consumed by the need to conceive, shape, and bring to fruition objects of great utility and beauty. He is a man quite unlike the standard-issue "businessman" and much more like those distinguished artists and scientists who are impelled by some inner voice to do the work they do.</p>

The Bastard's a Genius: The Robert Clifford Story

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Allen& Unwin

What is Intelligent Leadership? To lead you need authority. That's got nothing to do with charisma, and everything to do with abilities. Authority is earned by showing judgement and by pursuing a worthwhile purpose. Judgement is the ability to make sound decisions when the answer isn't certain. That takes intelligence-not the logico-linguistic intelligence that our education systems are designed for, but a broad-band intelligence which understands the complex systems of our productive organisations and societies. Intelligent leadership is successful, lasting leadership.  In this remarkable book, Alistair Mant brings alive the two qualities-leadership and intelligence-which count most toward successful lives, enterprises and countries. Intelligent Leadership is an irresistibly perceptive journey. It is also a great read, full of inspirational stories of unexpected leaders, the shock of spectacular blunders, arresting metaphors and connections to make sense of them all, and a brimming sense of fun.  Mant gives us heroes as diverse as Imo, the little Japanese monkey whose like lies neglected in all of our societies, and Sir Willia

Intelligent Leadership

Allen & Unwin Australia Pty. Ltd.

'At a time when people are beginning to seek more innovative ideas about how things are run, Mant is a voice worth heeding.'The Canberra Times'Mant is refreshing because of his understanding of real people and their use of multiple intelligences, and his humane and cooperative view of organisational life. This is a book about and for leaders in all kinds of enterprises: and that means all of us!'Des Griffin, Director, Australian Museum'. acuity on genuine leadership and sensitivity to the Australian predicament .'Robyn Williams, Science Unit, ABC Radio National'. enlightening, interesting and just plain entertaining.'Cheryl Kernot MP'I could not put the book down, and when I had to I could not wait until I got back to it. It is not only the best book on the subject that I have ever read, it is by far the most captivating. A masterpiece!'Russell L Ackoff, Professor Emeritus of Management Science, The Wharton SchoolIn this remarkable book, Alistair Mant brings alive the two qualities which count most toward successful lives, enterprises and communities - leadership and intelligence. Intelligent Leadership is an irresistibly perceptive journey. It is also a great read, full of inspirational stories of unexpected leaders, the shock of spectacular blunders, arresting metaphors and connections to make sense of them all, and a brimming sense of fun.You'll understand why some such leaders succeed, and others are stifled by their own institutions. And you'll discover how to develop intelligent leadership in practice, while meeting the twin demands of operational competitiveness and human dignity.Here is a book for its times.

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