Across the world, key decisions are made by tiny coteries of political and business leaders. With enough talent, elan and hard work, any of us can join them – so we are told. Follow key rules: be transparent; defer to bosses and clients; take responsibility; feedback is everything. Understand these and the world is our oyster.
But is it?
In this authoritative, ground-breaking guide, Board suggests that true fulfilment demands an adventure into the unknown inside ourselves: why do we seek what we seek? Prepare to be surprised.
Surely ‘wizards’ and ‘muggle crust’ must now enter the management lexicon?
Lynne Embleton, CEO, Aer Lingus
opening quoteinteresting, profound, sharp, often very funnyclosing quote
Financial Times
After a year of pandemic-triggered lockdowns and sacrifices by many, this comes just at the right time to challenge how we think about the world and ourselves.
Fields Wicker-Miurin OBE, board director and social entrepreneur
opening quoteintriguing, controversial, a quiet revolution in the world of elitesclosing quote
Management Today
Brilliant: the ultimate travel guide to power in the world of work.
Niall Trafford, former CEO, BRE Group
opening quotecomprehensively debunks the notion that modern workplaces are meritocracies where anybody can expect to reach the topclosing quote
I can’t stand most leadership books but I love Elites. It will change the way you view the whole vista of work.
Jonathan Morgan, headhunter
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