Myself and Other More Important Matters

by Charles Handy

Long recognised as one of the world’s leading business thinkers (over two million copies of his books have been sold around the world), in “Myself and Other More Important Matters” he leaves the management territory he has so effectively and influentially mapped in the past to explore the wider issues and dilemmas - both moral and creative - raised by the turning points of his long and successful life. Here he investigates the big issues of how life can best be lived as they have emerged from the unfolding of his life and his unique and influential understanding of what really matters.

The New Philanthropists

by Charles Handy and Elizabeth Handy

Who are the new philanthropists? And how is their philanthropy ‘new’? In this remarkable and inspiring book, the eminent management writer Charles Handy and his wife Elizabeth, a portrait photographer, have collaborated to portray a new generation of practical philanthropists, men and women who have made their own fortunes and decided to move on from financial success to try to help those in need. They are doing so not simply by giving their money away to charities and agencies but by helping actively, working on the spot with the very people who need their aid, ensuring that the initiatives are sustainable in the longer term.

The Age of Unreason: New Thinking For A New World

by Charles Handy

If you put a frog in water and slowly heat it, the frog will eventually let itself be boiled to death. We, too, will not survive unless we actively respond to the radical way our world is changing.
“Here is an inspiring vision of an era of new discoveries, new enlightenment and new freedoms” - Association of Business Executives.
“It succinctly points out that change cannot be avoided and explains how we can turn it to our advantage. Invaluable to all those who wish to succeed and prosper” - Industrial Magazine.

The Empty Raincoat: Making Sense of the Future

by Charles Handy

Charles Handy reaches for a philosophy beyond the mechanics of business organisations, beyond material choices, to try to establish an alternative universe where work ethics can contain a natural sense of continuity, connections and sense of direction. With warmth, wit and the most challenging insights, Charles Handy seeks to turn paradox into real progress.

The Elephant and the Flea: Looking Backwards to the Future

by Charles Handy

Charles Handy’s bestselling book looks at how individuals (the fleas in his analogy) relate to multi-national conglomerates (the elephants). In addition to addressing how and why we work today, he covers a wide range of preoccupations and issues, including the increasing fear of big business.

Also available: ebook edition

Gods of Management: The Changing Work of Organisations

by Charles Handy

Charles Handy’s four gods symbolise the different styles of management to be found in businesses and organisations today. Zeus is a dynamic entrepreneur who makes snap decisions. Apollo is the god of order who defines staff through their job description and not personality. Athena is the goddess who recognises expertise and creates a task culture. Dionysus creates a culture where staff owe little allegiance to a manager. Each god represents different values and creates a differing culture. To be successful a leader, or manager, needs to be aware of the culture within their organisation and to be able to work to its strengths to create a productive and satisfying workplace.This is the essential handbook for understanding management styles, an essential analysis of the changing patterns of business.

The New Alchemists

by Charles Handy

The New Alchemists are people who ‘make something out of nothing’. They are not necessarily rich or famous but they have dreams and ideas and have the courage, vision and energy to realise them.