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Management in 10 Words

By: Terry Leahy
Narrated by: Rupert Holliday Evans
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In his 14 years as CEO of Tesco, Sir Terry Leahy not only turned the company into the largest supermarket chain in the UK but also transformed it into a global enterprise. As a result, Sir Terry is now one of the world's most admired business leaders, widely acclaimed for his drive, flair and no-nonsense approach.

In Management in 10 Words he draws on his experience and expertise to pinpoint the ten vital attributes that make successful managers and underpin great organisations. He tackles the challenges that every manager faces, in a series of insights that are personal, provocative, and down to earth. And he explains:

Why initial failure often leads to ultimate success.
Why profits stem from a company's values, not its day-to-day business.
Why competition should always be welcomed.
Why simplicity leads to innovation.
Why trust is the bedrock of effective leadership

The result is an inspiring, thoughtful and supremely practical guide that will prove invaluable to all managers in all types of organisation.

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Not a well known man really good to understand what made him tick and what turned tesco around

Great read (listen)

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The Tesco of Terry Leahy's day is a slightly different beast to the one you experience today. Though when he started to have an impact on the business it was smaller, and much more different. But then so was the retail grocery business. Terry Leahy's description of his time at Tesco is not just a story about him and time at Tesco but very interesting look at management: of people, of a growing business, of the supermarket industry, and of adapting to rapid changes. His ideas are born of old-school good values, how to treat people and how to do good business. Though the Tesco today has changed somewhat, and many resent it's intrusions into the High Street, some of things he and his team implemented over the years have revolutionised the supermarket business, and make sense when you hear his story. A good listen with very easily digestible chunks of management ideas and how the industry changed.

A very good listen - even if you don't like Tesco

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Great story and motivational in the way it's written and narrated. highly recommended for future managers and leaders.

Tesco's climb to the top

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This book is like a leadership and management course in 8 hours, as well as being extremely interesting and inspiring. Terry Leahy puts across his personal experiences of leading a large company with tips that will help anyone whose work involves leading others, in any organisation, large or small, in the private or public sector.



My one gripe about this book is the narration. Very often the narrator puts emphasis on the wrong words in a sentence, causing the meaning of the sentence to be difficult to understand. Worse, when the book includes a quote, the narrator will attempt a poor imitation of the accent of the original speaker. This happens often, from the inaccurate American twang of Henry Ford to an excruciating attempt at the Czech voice of Václav Havel. This is very distracting and makes it difficult to concentrate on the words actually being spoken.



Nevertheless, despite the narration, an excellent book and a must-listen for anyone with an interest in leadership, management, business, or modern day responsible capitalism.

Excellent management insights

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Great and thought provoking book, it taught me timeless classics of management and leadership. In addition how to look after staff and customers and essentially just doing the right thing. One of the big take aways is how Tesco tried to incorporate a family style in a large organisation.

Great and thought provoking book

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