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Accomplishment
- Author
- Michael Barber
- Narrator
- Rupert Farley
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 1 April 2021
- Run Time
- 11 hours 44 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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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.
© Michael Barber 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Critics Review
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Full of unexpected insights and personal anecdotes . . . Sir Michael is a quietly inspirational leader
Independent
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An excellent analysis that reveals that high accomplishment has a signature pattern that reoccurs from sport to politics to business to government. Few people are better placed to describe this pattern than Michael Barber - who has stellar achievements in all these fields
Matthew Syed
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Details
- Author
- Michael Barber
- Narrator
- Rupert Farley
- Duration
- 11 hours 44 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 April 2021
- ISBN
- 9780241537534
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Advice on careers and achieving success, Project management, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Soft skills and dealing with other people, Social and cultural history, Reportage, journalism or collected columns
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. 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.© Michael Barber 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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