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Author:   Charles Handy
Publisher:   Cornerstone
Imprint:   Random House Business Books
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.170kg
ISBN:  

9781847941343

ISBN 10:   1847941346
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   11 February 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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The bracing manifesto of a forward-looking radical ... The Second Curve successfully channels the energy and enthusiasm of the younger generation, in whom Handy places great hope ... Handy's prescience over the decades has earned him the right to dabble and, given his record, you would not want to bet against some of his radical ideas coming true. -- Andrew Hill Financial Times Gentle but incisive ... [Handy's] voice is a reassuring, challenging presence. We should continue to listen to it. Management Today This book will get you thinking. Daily Telegraph Strong and original... It is impossible not to be impressed and a little daunted by so much energy and wisdom. Irish Independent Still full of insights into the ever-changing world of work... Challenging received opinion, as he has done for decades. -- Peter Day BBC World Service

The bracing manifesto of a forward-looking radical ... The Second Curve successfully channels the energy and enthusiasm of the younger generation, in whom Handy places great hope ... Handy's prescience over the decades has earned him the right to dabble and, given his record, you would not want to bet against some of his radical ideas coming true. -- Andrew Hill Financial Times Gentle but incisive ... [Handy's] voice is a reassuring, challenging presence. We should continue to listen to it. Management Today

Strong and original... It is impossible not to be impressed and a little daunted by so much energy and wisdom. * Irish Independent * Compelling and scalable. * Edge * This book will get you thinking. * Daily Telegraph * Gentle but incisive ... [Handy's] voice is a reassuring, challenging presence. We should continue to listen to it. * Management Today * The bracing manifesto of a forward-looking radical ... The Second Curve successfully channels the energy and enthusiasm of the younger generation, in whom Handy places great hope ... Handy's prescience over the decades has earned him the right to dabble and, given his record, you would not want to bet against some of his radical ideas coming true. -- Andrew Hill * Financial Times *

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Charles Handy is an independent writer, broadcaster and teacher. He has been an oil executive, an economist, a professor at the London Business School, the Warden of St. George's House in Windsor Castle and the chairman of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. He was born in Co. Kildare in Ireland, the son of an archdeacon, and educated in Ireland, England (Oxford University) and the USA (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). His many books include The Empty Raincoat, Understanding Organizations, Gods of Management, The Future of Work and Waiting for the Mountain to Move.

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