The Monday Revolution

David Mansfield

Description

 Story-telling format written by high
profile author with formidable track record

• Highly readable, engaging examples based on
  practical experience of what works and what to avoid in everyday business life
• Real world success and failures featuring
  entrepreneurs and executives. Small companies to large corporates
• Endorsed by high-profile business leaders
  and CASS business school

Introducing The Monday Revolution 

PEOPLE

1. Who’s in charge around here? Good leader, bad leader 

2. The Horse’s Mouth: Communication from you 

3. Join us, there’s a Pret next door: Hiring

4. Sticks and carrots: Pay and reward

5. Who’s made the cut? Building high-performance teams 

NUMBERS

6. Numbers, it’s a game you know: Measurement matters 

7. Pass the spreadsheet: Data. Wood. Data. Trees. Data 

8. I’m not paying that: The price is right?

9. Black holes: Disappearing money and how to avoid it 

SELLING

10. A sales story or two: No sales, no business 

11. Right message, right place, right time: Making the most of marketing money 

12. We made the shortlist! Improving the odds of winning a pitch 

13. Cross-selling: Theory to practice without losing your temper

14. It’s showtime! High-impact seminars and events

15. Getting to know you: How to look even more attractive 

16. It could be love: Relationships that count for something 

ORGANISATION

17. Sorry, I’m in a meeting: Spending time doing the right stuff 

18. I need help, with my help: Independent advice 

19. Fast digital: Mandatory transformation. No exceptions 

20. How did that happen? Screw-ups and left-field moments 

21. Deft decisions: Evidence-based. Always.

GROWING

22. I want one of those! Acquisitions 

23. Buried treasure: Discovering a new business in your
business

24. Who’s your friend? Partnerships and pitfalls 

25. Three-year plans and other nonsense: The tyranny of prediction 

EVERYTHING

The Monday Revolution conclusion: One step at a time 

Viva la Revolución! An Afterword

Sujets

• Gestion de carrière
• Personal Success
• Employabilité, métiers et formations
• Achievement
• Self-help
• Time management
• Economics
• Succès (homonymie)
• Success
• Business

Informations

• Publié par: Practical Inspiration Publishing
• Date de parution: 19 mars 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781788601474
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

“Making the complex simple is really hard – especially when you’re in the midst of things as a leader. This brilliant book does just that. It’s a ‘go to’ for me if I need to step out and re-set my perspective in order to move things forwards.”
KATE COLLINS – CEO, TEENAGE CANCER TRUST
“David Mansfield tells it like is...and how work and life can and should be better. We don’t half complicate things! I know from experience David doesn’t do waffle and I wish he’d written this no-nonsense and no-jargon book years ago.”
GERRY MURPHY – CHAIRMAN, BURBERRY PLC
“Less a business book and more a series of captivating stories that give brilliant lessons for being more effective and successful at work. A fantastic page turning read!”
BRUCE DAISLEY – UK PRESIDENT, TWITTER
“David Mansfield was always known as a tough operator from his earliest days in TV. He is also known for building strong teams, who share a unified vision and have a lot of fun. His range of experience written in his inimitable, no-nonsense, dry style will make this a very readable and useful book.”
DAME CAROLYN McCALL – CEO ITV PLC
“Delightfully waspish and witty, punchy and practical. A “just get it done” manifesto for our over-complicated, jargonistic business times. A must-read.”
ROBERT PHILIPPS – FOUNDER, JERICHO CHAMBERS
“If The Monday Revolution was a private members club I’d join!”
NICK JONES – FOUNDER, SOHO HOUSE
“What an invaluable book. With many real life examples, it is packed full of useful tips to give tangible and long lasting results, and improve the performance of your business. Setting this out in the context of a taking control of your working week is a nice touch.”
ANDREW WILKES – PARTNER, SMITH & WILLIAMSON
“At Capital we kept Manno away from the music but he did his best to keep me away from the money!!”
CHRIS TARRANT – TV PERSONALITY
“It’s very rare to find a business book that is a real page turner, the Monday Revolution is one of them. All too often, business books are written with little context, but the real-world stories David provides throughout this book, help provide great examples of how to (or how not to) put the advice into action. A must read for any CEO/Entrepreneur interested in a very comprehensive guide to operating at the highest level.”
PAUL THOMAS – CEO, LEAD FORENSICS
“Being on a board and working with David was fun, whilst the serious side of business got done. Read this book and have fun while absorbing the serious matter.”
PETER WILLIAMS – CHAIRMAN, SUPERDRY PLC
“Building a business is relentless hard work, and you are supposed to have all the answers all the time – and of course you don’t. That’s why you need David, and if you can’t get him, then get his book. He is smart, highly commercial, direct, uncompromising and, annoyingly, usually right. Keep this book by your desk and use it regularly. Its great advice, but not always easy to implement – but then building a business isn’t easy.”
ANDREW GRANT – FOUNDER, TULCHAN COMMUNICATIONS LLP
“Packed with stories, case studies and immediate actions you can take NOW, this book is a must read, whether you’re running an established company or building a new enterprise.”
PAUL LINDLEY – FOUNDER, ELLA’S KITCHEN
“You could spend your life savings on business books by celebrity authors and academics building their reputation. This one is different. It’s a candid digest of supremely practical reflections by a highly effective leader with nothing to prove. I recommend it to you.”
RICHARD EYRE – CHAIRMAN, NEXT 15 PLC
“Journeys start with steps, weeks start with days. Mondays are often tough, this book helps you make them your friend, not foe. It’s time to #LoveMonday”
WILL KING – FOUNDER, KING OF SHAVES.
“In The Monday Revolution David advises ‘hanging out with the right people pays dividends’. I hung out with David for many years and relished being the fortunate recipient of a multitude of his lessons. Dividends can be achieved for anyone interested in business by simply reading this book.
The Monday Revolution is a reflection of David’s inspiring, wise, humorous and music loving character. It’s a brilliant precis of the best business lessons and applicable to any sector, at any time.
The Monday Revolution is the best business short-cut; take it.
Business people consistently fall into the same pitfalls, experience and mistakes are seemingly the best way to learn, until now! Learn business lessons the easy way – read David’s book.”
MARTINA KING – CEO, FEATURE SPACE
“This isn’t just a helpful book about business; it’s a helpful book about life.”
KEITH REID – LYRIST, ’A WHITER SHADE OF PALE’
“David Mansfield has been a sharp and insightful business leader, advisor and commentator in a multitude of environment over many years. In The Monday Revolution , his humanity, humour and pragmatism are combined with his commercial savvy and business acumen so that all can benefit from his cleverly and clearly written suggestions. With the excellent, action-oriented summaries at the end of each chapter, I challenge anyone to come away from The Monday Revolution without a bag full of helpful new ways of conducting their daily life.”
WILLIAM ALEXANDER – CONSULTANT, SPENCER STUART
“I have benefited from David’s wise words many times over the years, even if I haven’t always wanted to hear them. This book is full of useful lessons on business and life. Roll on The Monday Revolution .”
JAMES CLAYTON – FILM PRODUCER, CHAIRMAN, BEANO STUDIOS

First published in Great Britain by Practical Inspiration Publishing, 2020
© David Mansfield, 2020
The moral rights of the author have been asserted
ISBN 978-1-78860-148-1 (print)
978-1-78860-147-4 (epub)
978-1-78860-146-7 (mobi)
All rights reserved. This book, or any portion thereof, may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the author.
Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material. The publisher apologises for any errors or omissions and would be grateful if notified of any corrections that should be incorporated in future reprints or editions of this book.
Contents
Introducing The Monday Revolution
PEOPLE
1. Who’s in charge around here? Good leader, bad leader
2. The Horse’s Mouth: Communication from you
3. Join us, there’s a Pret next door: Hiring
4. Sticks and carrots: Pay and reward
5. Who’s made the cut? Building high-performance teams
NUMBERS
6. Numbers, it’s a game you know: Measurement matters
7. Pass the spreadsheet: Data. Wood. Data. Trees. Data.
8. I’m not paying that: The price is right?
9. Black holes: Disappearing money and how to avoid it
SELLING
10. A sales story or two: No sales, no business
11. Right message, right place, right time: Making the most of marketing money
12. We made the shortlist! Improving the odds of winning a pitch
13. Cross-selling: Theory to practice without losing your temper
14. It’s showtime! High-impact seminars and events
15. Getting to know you: How to look even more attractive
16. It could be love: Relationships that count for something
ORGANISATION
17. Sorry, I’m in a meeting: Spending time doing the right stuff
18. I need help, with my help: Independent advice
19. Fast digital: Mandatory transformation. No exceptions.
20. How did that happen? Screw-ups and left-field moments
21. Deft decisions: Evidence-based. Always.
GROWING
22. I want one of those! Acquisitions
23. Buried treasure: Discovering a new business in your business
24. Who’s your friend? Partnerships and pitfalls
25. Three-year plans and other nonsense: The tyranny of prediction
EVERYTHING
The Monday Revolution conclusion: One step at a time
Viva la Revolución! An Afterword
Introducing The Monday Revolution
L iberation! Freedom from the shackles of mundane mediocrity! There’s no bloodshed involved here but there will be metaphorical battles fought. Because your personal revolution will challenge the established way of getting things done. You’ve had enough of the way things are in your business life and you’re going to revolutionise the working week.
Your revolution is, in many respects, a silent one you’ve decided to adopt as your own special way of effective working. You will need to develop your own tailor-made revolution appropriate to your own situation and circumstances. There’s no particular need to share the fact you’re on a mission of improvement and change.
The Monday Revolution could significantly change your business life. There are limitless opportunities to raise your game and that of your organisation, but where to start? The Monday Revolution outlines simple ways of cutting through everyday challenges to achieve immediate results. Of course, it’s not a repair manual and you’ll need to work out how to apply the case studies and