Success against the odds
Subtitle: five lessons in how to achieve the impossible, the story of Teach First
By: Brett Wigdortz
Publisher: Short Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [London?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781780721309
Subjects: Leadership; Success in business; Bildung; Chancengleichheit; Wohltätigkeitsorganisation; Teach First (Organization)
Description: "This is the story of how a tiny charity, which met constant resistance in its early years, turned itself into Britain's largest graduate recruiter. It now places 1260 new teachers each year in the most challenging schools in the country. ..."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Julia Cleverdon; title: Introduction; title: 1. The value of commitment (How to look at a problem without "boiling the ocean" ; How to write a business plan ; How to turn "No" into "Yes" ; Two steps in starting a new enterprise); title: 2. The value of integrity (How to be appointed CEO without any qualifications ; How to run a good offsite ; You can't change the world without balancing the books ; How to unite a team around values ; How to be a 28-year-old headteacher; title: Max's story); title: 3. The value of excellence (How to attract Generation Y ; How to create a new market ; How to gain market acceptance ; How to select leaders; title: How to be a cross-dresser; title: Sanju's story); title: 4. The value of collaboration (What is great teaching? ; How to build a wide coalition of support ; How to succeed against the odds ; How to lead); title: 5. The value of leadership (From the presidency to the pigsty; title: Ruth's story ; How to stop the gap: a dream of Britain in 2022); title: Conclusion.