Work and Days: Daily Wisdom From the Greeks and Romans to Get You Through Your Working Day

We may have advanced technologically and scientifically, but when it comes to raw intelligence we have progressed no further than the Greeks and the Romans. And when it comes to business and strategy, Greece and Rome could well be called the ‘Mothers of Invention’. We know the Ancient Greeks and Romans through their warfare, construction, science, oratory, technology, philosophy, drama and literature. But there were businessmen too. Traders, shopkeepers wholesalers, accountants, commercial travellers and so on. In this exciting new book we encounter famous names like Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Herodotus, Euripides, Cicero, Julius Caesar and Marcus Aurelius as well as many other clever thinkers from the past whose views on how to get through the working day are so contemporary you d think they were written yesterday.

You’ll discover an amazing emphasis on self-development, leadership techniques, the best use of time and the importance of caring for both our physical and mental health. Each day there is a small piece of wisdom from over one hundred of the world-class strategists, proven leaders, inspirational innovators, smart writers and successful power-brokers from the period of history that first taught us how to think and then taught us to lead and manage.

AUTHOR:
Described by Theodore Zeldin as \"one of our boldest business gurus,\" Andy Law is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. During his 40 years working first in advertising and then global business consulting, he has been profiled by the Harvard Business Review, has chaired plenary sessions at Davos, advised in Downing Street, shared the podium with world leaders, managed communications innovation for global companies and written a number of highly acclaimed business books. His first book, Open Minds, was described as \"a 20th century equivalent of John Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (1563), a business book which is literature.\"

SELLING POINTS:
• What the Ancient Greeks and Romans can teach us about succeeding in at work today
• Engaging, daily readings and inspirations on overcoming the challenges of work
• Unique self-help book for anyone who is seeking an alternative perspective on their work and career
• Written by a successful business practitioner who has had a lifetime interest in the Classics

ISBN: 9781912555109
Author: ZELDIN, THEODORE
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 18/04/2019
RRP: $37.99
Pages: 368
Dimension: 216mm X 138mm
Imprint: LID Publishing