The next shock will come
Whether you run a business, lead a team or have people who depend on you, in today's uncertain and increasingly unstable world you want to be ready to respond effectively.
Recent history has proven that an unexpected crisis has the potential to turn our world upside down without warning. Things can get bad, but there is always a way through.
How to survive and thrive
From one of the most widely quoted creative industry leaders, The Flexible Method is a tried and tested approach to preparing for and leading through crisis.
Drawing on hard-won lessons from past crises and offering real-world solutions, this book will help you to build a plan you can lean on in challenging times ahead. With 16 concise lessons on taking care of your team, your finances and yourself, this is a guide to emerging from disasters stronger and fitter.
Act now to look after your people, lead your team and outstrip your industry when crisis hits.
"Jam-packed with brilliant ideas on how to cope with a catastrophe, both professionally and personally."
Chantal Rickards, Former Chair Bafta, Los Angeles
"An easy to use and pragmatic manual for surviving crisis, for team leaders."
Jane Seymour
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James Burstall is a thoughtful, constructive and strategic leader. He has weathered many storms and leaders from every industry will find this an invaluable tool. * Gloria Hunniford OBE, presenter and broadcaster * Cataclysms are unpredictable but surviving them in the future shouldn't be. * Kevin Maguire, Daily Mirror and New Statesman * Unlocks many insights into the acquisition and application of leadership skills - revealing and uplifting. * Dermot Murnaghan, Sky News * The next global disaster is on its way so get your business ready now. That's James Burstall's message and he is a man worth listening to. * Dorothy Byrne, University of Cambridge and former Head of News and Current Affairs, Channel 4, * A critical tool kit for leaders who plan to thrive through these times and seize the opportunities that are inherent within them * Dr Andrew White, University of Oxford * Jam-packed with brilliant ideas on how to cope with a catastrophe, both professionally and personally, this book should be read by everyone running a business today. * Chantal Rickards, former Chair, Bafta * I can't think of anyone better placed to write about leadership. * Lucy Pilkington ? Managing Director, Milk and Honey Productions and Chair of the Royal Television Society's diversity committee *
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978-1-3998-0655-8 (9781399806558)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
James Burstall is CEO of Argonon, a world leading production group. The group is headquartered in London with hubs in New York, Los Angeles, Oklahoma, Liverpool and Glasgow.
Founded by James, the group has won more than 125 international awards including Emmys, BAFTAs and Royal Television Society Awards, and encompasses nine world class production companies. The group produces shows ranging from smash hit entertainment show The Masked Singer through to iconic current affairs programme Dispatches, critically-acclaimed BBC One series Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard to much-loved BBC drama Worzel Gummidge, Catherine Tait-fronted Netflix comedy series Hard Cell to long-running hit US series House Hunters International.
Before Argonon, James was CEO of Leopard Films, producing long-running series and formats including Cash in the Attic, which has aired in 167 countries, as well as award-winning documentary series, and the dramas Eve (RTS winner), Missing, and An Englishman in New York, starring John Hurt.
James has worked as an executive producer and producer-director for broadcasters all over the world. Prior to his television career, he was a journalist, working as a writer and editor in Paris, London and New York for Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveller, HG, Vogue, The Daily Mail and The Evening Standard.
He is a speaker at Said Business School, University of Oxford, on entrepreneurship and ethical leadership.
