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Management in 10 Words Author Leahy, Terry ISBN 9781847940902 Publisher Random House Business Books Publishing Year 2012 Pages 395 Price Rs. 599.00
The book 'Management in 10 Words' summarizes wisdom in ten words by Sir Terry Leahy who has turned Tesco into the largest retailer in the UK and transformed it into a global enterprise. Drawn on his experience and expertise he pinpoints the ten vital attributes that make successful managers and underlie great organizations. He says his purpose in this book is not to promote or defend decisions he made, but to impart the lessons he learnt over the course of his career. He believes that every organization has a customer and this book is not for top rung of management but also for people who face difficult decisions and need to create and implement plans. Sir Terry Leahy has expressed his experience of what makes a good organization in ten words: truth, loyalty, courage, values, act, balance, simple, lean, compete and trust. It is not the elixir but contains some simple truths which combined with hard work, increases chances of success.
Sir Terry Leahy expresses that the truth is crucial for every organization and the world over whereas organizations of all kinds are terrible at confronting the truth. It is so much easier to define one's vision of reality...