Tales from the Top is a book to motivate every busy executive. Graham Alexander throws open the mahogany doors and divulges, for the first time, the proven techniques he uses to evoke change and action in thousands of leaders and teams. Top leaders recognise that they can always improve their performance - and Graham Alexander knows their problems, because he's hired to solve them. In this inspirational new book, he demonstrates how honest answers to effective questions can help you: Re-engage and re-energise your motivation; Recognise and break down barriers preventing you from operating at the highest level you are capable of; Avoid common pitfalls; Propel you from dreaming to achieving. Packed with insights, battlefield stories and real-life successes, Tales from the Top is the must-read book for everyone who wants to reach the top and stay at the top, and remove the obstacles which may stand in the way.
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The Gripes of Wrath is the perfect gift book for the 'grumpy' generation. It is guaranteed to make you laugh - and also make your blood boil! This mind-blowing collection of absurd and yet completely true stories, rules, claims and crazy legislation portrays the Britain that we have become, almost without realizing it. Political columnist Simon Carr has scoured national and local newspapers, Hansard parliamentary reports, the minutes of parliamentary committee meetings, statements from quangos and local councils to compile more than 500 true stories, anecdotes and events that will prompt the scandalized response of: 'I don't believe it!'. From political sleaze to massaged waiting lists, from balmy health and safety concerns to bizarre compensation claims, everyone who believes in justice, decency, fair play and commonsense will find something in this attractively produced book to infuriate them.
Author Biography
Simon Carr has been The Independent's parliamentary sketch writer and columnist for the last five years, and is, by common consent, the rudest of them all. An experienced broadcaster, and an engaging and amusing talker and writer, Simon Carr was speech writer for the prime minister of New Zealand from 1992-4. His previous books are The Boys are Back in Town (Hutchinson), The Naff Guide, The Naff Sex Guide and The Naff Year Book (Arrow)
