The Reconnected Leader: An Executive's Guide to Creating Responsible, Purposeful and Valuable Organizations - Tapa blanda

"Pickavance, former HR director of Morrisons and now at Grant Thornton, is a man on a mission: to put people back at the heart of business relationships. The Reconnected Leader is a barnstorming manifesto that hides a multitude of detail. He criticises the disposable workforces and distant execs that have become commonplace and urges a radical rethink: employee ownership, limited (but not non-existent) hierarchies and a new relationship with customers are just a few of the well-argued and convincingly sketched alternatives on offer in this intelligent read." (People Management 2015-01-03)

"Pickavance tackles the growing 'disconnection' between business leaders and the wider world in which they operate. And the man behind the Labour party's report into zero-hours contracts doesn't pull any punches, touching on the growing gulf between boards and stakeholders, executive pay, ungovernably large supply chains and the two-tier UK labour market...it's certainly a galvanizing read. Pickavance writes with passion and his business background gives him credibility. It should be required reading for leaders." (HR Magazine)

"The Reconnected Leader offers a meaningful and well-thought out perspective from the typical business objective of maximizing shareholder revenue, to issues that speak of inspiring ideals. Pickavance wants to encourage business owners to move away from the individual 'my company is only here to make money' attitude and connect with a deeper purpose intended to create and foster longer-lasting relationships." (Charles Franklin, Small Biz Trends)

"A thoughtful assessment of a truly massive, possibly scary situation that has the real and serious chance of changing life as we and certainly our children will know it. The author gives an eight-step process for more ethical and interconnected management that may help manage the change, creating a shared sense of purpose, responsibility, enterprise and value along the way for our global corporate citizens." (Darren Ingram, Darren Ingram Media)

"A superbly presented instruction manual and guide that is as informed and informative as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking. An invaluable addition to the personal reading lists of corporate executives, and a seminal contribution to professional, academic, and community library business management reference collections." (Mason's Bookshelf, Midwest Book Review, Reviewer's Bookwatch)