Superfast
How to Lead at Speed
Sophie Devonshire(Author)
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7494-8025-7 (ISBN)
Description
In today's fast-paced world, leaders need to move at speed. The rate of innovation and change in organisations and the challenges of impatient investors or shareholders mean leadership decisions must be quick, smart and deliver real impact. Superfast: How to lead at speed provides easily-digestible inspiration and ideas about how to accelerate performance in an agile and thoughtful way. It includes interviews with leaders of big global corporations, from fast-moving unicorn start-ups to large international conglomerates; all of them facing the challenges of rapidly changing business environments. This is a shortcut to personal and professional success for ambitious leaders.
Superfast: How to lead at speed explores approaches to help leaders who are in a hurry to achieve results, and shares insights and ideas for those keen to accelerate the progress of their organisation. The author has conducted in-depth, personal interviews with senior leaders to explore what techniques and principles they use to be effective in driving success. It's a stimulating read to step-change your thinking. Fast.
Superfast: How to lead at speed explores approaches to help leaders who are in a hurry to achieve results, and shares insights and ideas for those keen to accelerate the progress of their organisation. The author has conducted in-depth, personal interviews with senior leaders to explore what techniques and principles they use to be effective in driving success. It's a stimulating read to step-change your thinking. Fast.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
785 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-8025-7 (9780749480257)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Sophie Devonshire is a business leader who has worked in and with multinational companies, successful start-ups and agencies. Her career began with classic management training at Proctor & Gamble, then Coca-Cola. She later moved agency-side with Leo Burnett in the Middle East and Interbrand in London. She has personal experience of being a successful entrepreneur, setting up her own award-winning e-commerce business in the middle of the recession which she sold before running a luxury gifts business. Sophie is now the CEO of The Caffeine Partnership, a unique consultancy which delivers brand-led business growth. She is an experienced business leader, entrepreneur and brand specialist.
Content
Chapter - 1 -: The Hundred Day Hero;
Chapter - 2 -: The Power of People;
Chapter - 3 -: Hire Fast, Fire Slow;
Chapter - 4 -: Money vs Time;
Chapter - 5 -: Your Time;
Chapter - 6 -: The Work-Life Weaver
Chapter - 7 -: Body and Mind;
Chapter - 8 -: The Fast Female;
Chapter - 9 -: How to Love Laziness - Laziness, and What You Don't Do;
Chapter - 10 -: Making Choices;
Chapter - 11 -: Help Needed;
Chapter - 12 -: Personal Progress;
Chapter - 13 -: Getting Buy-In;
Chapter - 14 -: Less Haste;
Chapter - 15 -: Rapid Reminders;
Chapter - 2 -: The Power of People;
Chapter - 3 -: Hire Fast, Fire Slow;
Chapter - 4 -: Money vs Time;
Chapter - 5 -: Your Time;
Chapter - 6 -: The Work-Life Weaver
Chapter - 7 -: Body and Mind;
Chapter - 8 -: The Fast Female;
Chapter - 9 -: How to Love Laziness - Laziness, and What You Don't Do;
Chapter - 10 -: Making Choices;
Chapter - 11 -: Help Needed;
Chapter - 12 -: Personal Progress;
Chapter - 13 -: Getting Buy-In;
Chapter - 14 -: Less Haste;
Chapter - 15 -: Rapid Reminders;