21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges
$23.90
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
9 April 2020
Summary
Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management, including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management, have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends, such as Beyond Certainty and The Second Curve, has changed the way we view society.
In his new book, Handy builds on a life’s work to glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities the next generation faces. H…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786090973 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178609097X |
| Author: | Charles Handy |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Windmill Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 172g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 14mm |
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21 Letters details [Handy’s] personal and professional experiences with simplicity and warmth
21 Letters details [Handy’s] personal and professional experiences with simplicity and warmth * The Sunday Times *A real spikiness alongside his generosity of spirit and openness to new ideas. 21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges takes the form of lessons handed down to his grandchildren – interwoven with touching tributes to his wife. The great tactician is still thinking three hoops ahead. * Financial Times *Some of the octogenarian management thinker’s most thought-provoking ideas … about how to humanise business, soften capitalism, and live life better. – Essential Reads of 2019 * Financial Times *
About The Author
Charles Handy
Charles Handy was a writer, broadcaster and teacher, as well as a former 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, Gods of Management, The Second Curve and 21 Letters.
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