The Unauthorized Guide To Doing Business the Alan Sugar Way
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The Unauthorized Guide To Doing Business the Alan Sugar Way: 10 Secrets of the Boardroom's Toughest Interviewer

The Unauthorized Guide To Doing Business the Alan Sugar Way: 10 Secrets of the Boardroom's Toughest Interviewer

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Alan Sugar is a business legend. When it comes to business, Sugar is both feared and fearless. Shrewd businessman, inspirational figure and sweet-talking star of The Apprentice, this man knows how to strike a deal. The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Alan Sugar Way draws out the universal lessons from Alan Sugar's remarkable success and identifies 10 strategies that can be applied to any business or career: Don't push or shove Start a revolution Know your customer Stay true to your values Learn from your mistakes Drive a hard bargain Invest in the right people Lead from the front Win as a team Hire in haste, repent at leisure Want to be the best? The secrets of phenomenal success are in your hands. Check out the other Unauthorized Guides in this series: Richard Branson; Duncan Bannatyne; Jamie Oliver; Bill Gates; and Philip Green.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements ix The Life and Times of Alan Sugar 1 One: Don’t Push or Shove 15 With a reputation for being belligerent, Alan Sugar may not take any prisoners or suffer fools lightly, but one thing is for sure – he is no bully Two: Start a Revolution 29 As a young entrepreneur, Sugar blasted onto the scene, crashed through corporate and class barriers, and revolutionized the business world forever Three: Know Your Customer 45 A natural wheeler and dealer, Sugar has built up an empire from scratch by instinctively knowing exactly what his customer wants Four: Stay True to Your Values 61 Alan Sugar has based his whole career and personal life around a core set of traditional values, to which he credits his success Five: Learn from Your Mistakes 77 From business mogul to football chairman to media personality, Sugar has had his fair share of ups and downs, but he has managed to recover from the troubled times with grace and dignity Six: Drive a Hard Bargain 91 As one of the world’s toughest negotiators, Sugar has never been shy of driving a hard bargain to get what he wants Seven: Invest in the Right People 107 Sugar considers people to be a company’s most important asset and values loyalty and honesty above all else Eight: Lead from the Front 121 A born leader, Sugar motivates and inspires his team by using clear, direct communication, coupled with an inclusive management style Nine: Win as a Team 137 Both a leader and a team player, Sugar understands the importance of working as a united front in order to achieve that all-important goal Ten: Hire in Haste, Repent at Leisure 155 Sugar uses clever interviewing tactics to test and challenge his prospective employees His hiring model may be tough, but it always gets him the right person for the job How to Negotiate the Alan Sugar Way 173 The Last Word 181 Notes 185 Index 189


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781907312441
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Capstone Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 218 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: 10 Secrets of the Boardroom's Toughest Interviewer
  • Width: 137 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1907312447
  • Publisher Date: 19 Mar 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 255 gr


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