JOHN HARVEY
- JONES
One of Europe's
most respected
and internationally
recognised
business leaders,
Sir John has
the rare ability
to make complex
business and
management
issues understandable
to a wide
range of differing
and multicultural
audiences.
He is one
of the very
few leaders
to have had
a series of
television
programmes
- The Trouble-shooter
series - built
around his
ability to
quickly identify
the problems
besetting
today's business,
in the fast
changing corporate
world of global
competition
and management
change. More
extraordinarily
these programmes
were broadcast
during peak
time schedules,
and attracted
an audience
across the
socio-economic
scale.
Sir John
began his
career in
the Royal
Navy, before
moving to
ICI, where
he eventually
became chairman
at a time
when the giant
British industrial
group was
in some difficulty.
Within 30
months Sir
John had doubled
the share
value and
turned a loss
into an annual
profit of
more than
£1 billion.
Knighted
in 1985, he
was also voted
(by his peers)
industrialist
of the Year
in 1986, 1987
and 1988.
He was voted
Motivator
of the Year
in 1992 and
received a
coveted BAFTA
Award (the
British Oscar)
for his television
work.
He has published
a number of
best selling
books, including,
Making It
Happen, Getting
It Together,
Managing to
Survive and
All Together
Now
His topics
include
Managing
into the 21st
century
The Leadership
imperative
Maximising
Growth and
Business Potential
Global Industrial
Trends
Developing
People in
the 1990's
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