{"product_id":"elites","title":"Elites","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan you rise to the top without losing your soul?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Profound, serious, subversive, often very funny’ \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut is it? Decades of working with leaders have shown headhunter, executive coach and former NGO chair Douglas Board that it may not be. Many would-be leaders and senior managers fall into traps which block their rise and undermine their self-esteem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoutlines those traps and shows how best to avoid them. Armed with this knowledge, you may want to use it and join the top tier. However, it may also make you reconsider. Knowing how elites work, do you still want to join them? Or can you find ways to change them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eElites\u003c\/em\u003e looks as though it is another book about how to rise to the top in business. It turns out to be more interesting, and more profound. This is as much a work of social philosophy as it is a business book. Sharp and often very funny’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘You might expect\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eElites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto be a simple guide to how to make it or a description of the traits and characteristics of those at the top. Instead, it is something much more interesting and controversial’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForbes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘This book couldn’t be more timely. It explains how the barely competent but entitled occupy elite positions in our organisations and in society in general’ \u003cstrong\u003eGareth Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Intriguing…controversial…a quiet revolution in the world of elites’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManagement Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eElites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egives a no-bullshit new lens through which to view the workplace’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLynne Embleton, CEO, Aer Lingus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Every so often a business book comes along that not only offers great insights and actions but which also views leadership through a different lens.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eElites\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis one such book – and is witty to boot’ \u003cstrong\u003eThe People Space\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePaperback: 208pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublisher: Eye (March 2021)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: 9781785632228\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eye Books Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32546764980286,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/products\/Elites_Front_Cover_Regular.jpg?v=1603443263","url":"https:\/\/www.eyebooksgroup.com\/products\/elites","provider":"Eye Books Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}