Twilight of the gurus

Twilight of the gurus, Schumpeter, The Economist, 25th April 2015

Pieces by Schumpeter in The Economist on management writers are usually thought provoking.  This week he suggests that the management guru industry has ground to a halt.  The same people make the top of the list of leading thinkers in business in 2013 and 2011, and many recent publications are new editions of existing texts, including Red Ocean Traps by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne which we reviewed in March.

Winners and how they succeed

Winners and how they succeed by Alastair Campbell

 

Alastair Campbell became well known in the UK as Tony Blair’s press advisor during the period before and during the Labour government from 1997 to 2007. 

He has written a number of previous books, mainly focusing on his time in Downing Street.  This new book is a departure and analyses what it is that leads to people becoming winners in the different fields of politics, sport and business.