The Second Curve

The bracing manifesto of a forward-looking radical … The Second Curve successfully channels the energy and enthusiasm of the younger generation, in whom Handy places great hope … Handy’s prescience over the decades has earned him the right to dabble and, given his record, you would not want to bet against some of his radical ideas coming true. – Andrew Hill * Financial Times *Gentle but incisive … [Handy’s] voice is a reassuring, challenging presence. We should continue to listen to it. * Management Today *This book will get you thinking. * Daily Telegraph *Compelling and scalable. * Edge *Strong and original… It is impossible not to be impressed and a little daunted by so much energy and wisdom. * Irish Independent *Wise words, succinctly put – the work of a master. – Peter Cook * HR Zone *Still full of insights into the ever-changing world of work… Challenging received opinion, as he has done for decades. – Peter Day * BBC World Service *A fierce manifesto for radical political, corporate and social change. * The Financial Times *In this book Handy encourages us to think differently about organisational structures. He presents engaging, cogent arguments about the organisations that we know today in sectors such as politics, education, business and how they will need to be very different in 20 years’ time. * Marketing Week *

Charles Handy was a writer, broadcaster and teacher, as well as a former oil executive, an economist, a professor at the London Business School, the Warden of St. George’s House in Windsor Castle and the chairman of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. He was born in Co. Kildare in Ireland, the son of an archdeacon, and educated in Ireland, England (Oxford University) and the USA (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). His many books include The Empty Raincoat, Gods of Management, The Second Curve and 21 Letters.

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