Rich, shrewd, funny, engagingly conversational … will bring pleasure to many readers

Highly readable ... A wise work from which we will all learn

Handy at his best; humane, thoughtful and serious

His writing is both spiritual ... and practical: he makes you want to do something about your life, and at the same time convinces that you can, and furnishes you with some good examples of how to go about it ... So much of it will strike home ... Real inspiration ... excellent advice

Charles Handy is a true statesman in the field . . . a wizened dean of faculty for the world of independent thinkers

This latest offering is a joy to read. It is one of those rare things, a book by a management author that you want to devour at one sitting.

Handy has that rare gift among business writers - able to talk sense and leave out the jargon - This title will appeal to a very wide audience, because it is everything a business book should be - very readable and thought provoking.

This is great for anyone planning a speech or trying to get their message across at work

The Heaths push beyond what sounds like it should work and explain why it actually does

... an entertaining, practical guide to effective communication.

Smart, lively . . . such fun to read

Anyone interested in influencing others ... can learn from this book