Accomplishment: How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things

by Michael Barber

Overview

Michael Barber has spent many years advising governments, businesses and major sporting teams around the world on how to achieve ambitious goals on time. In this book he applies the wisdom he has gained from dealing with large, complex organizations and elite athletes to help anyone tackle their most challenging goals. Drawing on the stories of historic visionaries and modern heroes - from Galileo to Rosa Parks, Harold Macmillan to Paula Radcliffe - Barber uses personal anecdote and proven strategy to map the route to success and navigate the difficulties that arise along the way. Whatever it is that you aspire to do - run a marathon, transform a school or provide a business of public service to millions - this book will inspire you to get going and to bridge the gap between hope and reality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141991276
Publisher:	Penguin Random House UK
Publication date:	04/01/2023
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	777,107
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Sir Michael Barber has worked for over twenty years in education and government reform and improvement. He served as advisor to the UK Prime Minister from 2001-5 and is a global expert on education reform and the implementation of large-scale system change. His previous books include How to Run a Government.