Richard Buchanan

Who is McLaren's greatest nemesis? What disappoints Ocado about their competitors? What wakes Google up at 4am? Why does Wimbledon sweat the small stuff? Wild Thinking will provide readers with the confidence to run their business differently, through unique access to thinking from the most original organizations in business today. The most successful businesses in the world are singular in their goals, yet they express them in many different and creative ways, allowing them to own a space that's distinctly theirs. This book provides access to previously untold stories of how brand leaders at some of the most interesting global businesses solve their biggest challenges. Including interviews with Google, Ocado, McLaren, Comic Relief, V&A, National Trust, Dropbox and more, each chapter of Wild Thinking explores a different question about life and work, ending with a single-minded point of view to help you consider your business from a new perspective. It's hard to keep up and stand out in constantly growing and changing markets. To succeed you need absolute clarity about what your brand and business offers; it's time to break the rules.

Who is McLaren's greatest nemesis? What disappoints Ocado about their competitors? What wakes Google up at 4am? Why does Wimbledon sweat the small stuff? Wild Thinking will provide readers with the confidence to run their business differently, through unique access to thinking from the most original organizations in business today. The most successful businesses in the world are singular in their goals, yet they express them in many different and creative ways, allowing them to own a space that's distinctly theirs. This book provides access to previously untold stories of how brand leaders at some of the most interesting global businesses solve their biggest challenges. Including interviews with Google, Ocado, McLaren, Comic Relief, V&A, National Trust, Dropbox and more, each chapter of Wild Thinking explores a different question about life and work, ending with a single-minded point of view to help you consider your business from a new perspective. It's hard to keep up and stand out in constantly growing and changing markets. To succeed you need absolute clarity about what your brand and business offers; it's time to break the rules.

Who is the enemy? The enemy is us! Every organisation is filled with people— owners, managers, workers—who worry about the 'enemies' that could bring about the end of their employment. They anxiously focus on other employers, the government, regulators and countless others, yet despite popular belief, these are not the biggest threats faced by employers. When Customers Think We Don't Care rewrites everything you thought you knew about marketing and customer service. In its markedly different approach, this book shows you how the demise of every for-profit, not-for-profit and government department that has failed, or ever will fail, is caused not by outsiders, but by their own people who drive away the customers who would otherwise support them. Fortunately, these same people can prevent this from happening. When Customers Think We Don't Care provides a step-by-step approach to avoiding such self-destruction by every organisation's 'enemy within'. Learn how to keep customers, for your employees' welfare— and yours!