The 80/20 Manager

Richard Koch is the bestselling author of The 80/20 Principle, which has sold three quarters of a million copies and been published in thirty-one languages. He is also a highly successful entrepreneur and investor, whose ventures have included Filofax, Plymouth Gin, Belgo and Betfair. He was formerly a partner of Bain & Company and co-founder of LEK Consulting. He is British and lives in Gibraltar.

"The 80/20 Principle is the cornerstone of results-based living. Read this new book and use it."—Tim Ferriss,author of The Four-Hour Work Week
"All the strands of Koch's uniquely powerful thinking poured into one volume. Packed with counterintuitive advice, this is the rare business book that can genuinely transform your life and work prospects. It's already given me a stack of invaluable ideas."—Tom Butler-Bowdon,author ofNever Too Late To Be Great
"It's time for managers to stop wasting time on bureaucracy and start working on the few things that count to create value. This book shows precisely how."—Jim Lawrence, CEO, Rothschild North America
"The genius of the 80/20 Principle is that it is counter-intuitive. The genius of Richard Koch is that he makes the counter-intuitive accessible. Read this book and you will enjoy it. Live this book and you will find it a game-changer."—Matthew Kelly,author of The Dream Manager
"Richard Koch sees so clearly that good management and leadership come from within, and that liberating talent in yourself and in others is the key to success. This is a must-read book for anyone who wants to be a great leader and achieve extraordinary results."—Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury, Chairman, Environment Agency
"A great book, completely different fromThe 80/20 Principle, written exclusively for managers, and intensely practical."—Professor Andrew Campbell, Director, Ashridge Strategic Management Centre
"Simple ideas that can turn your business and your life around. I highly recommend it."—Al Ries,author of War in the Boardroom
"A lively presentation that effectively combines ways to improve leadership with business problems and solutions."
---Kirkus Reviews
"Koch provides a step-by-step guide to greater efficiency, helping readers with topics including mentoring, leveraging influence, finding meaning and direction, developing strategy, and consistently pursuing the biggest goals with the smallest effort....This easy-to-follow, substantive work helps readers develop a managerial style that's truly worthwhile."
---Publishers Weekly
"A notch above most management tomes.... Here is a book that you've been waiting for: A serious management text that encourages you to cultivate laziness. No, not a true do-nothing indolence, but an intelligent, strategic laziness. A laziness that gives you ample time to think creatively and act decisively on the matters that are really important." -- Charles Crumpley,Los Angeles Business Journal