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The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Seasoned Whitehall watchers often
remark: "It wouldn't have been like this if Jeremy Heywood were
still around." ... How could it be that the effectiveness of the
once-revered civil service had become reliant on a single man?'
Guardian 'This book should be read in a similar spirit to Mantel's
masterpieces - as a portrait of an exceptional man who was always
at the centre of events ... Invaluable' Guardian As a young civil
servant, Jeremy Heywood's insightful questioning of the status quo
pushed him to the centre of political power in this country for
more than 25 years. He directly served four Prime Ministers in
various roles including as the first and only Permanent Secretary
of 10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Secretary and the Head of the
Home Civil Service. He was at the centre of every crisis from the
early 1990s until 2018 and most of the key meetings. Invariably,
when faced with a new policy initiative a Prime Minister's first
response would be: 'but what does Jeremy think?' Jeremy worked up
until his death, retiring just a few days before he died from lung
cancer in October 2018. This book began as a joint effort between
Jeremy and his wife Suzanne - working together in the last months
of his life. Suzanne completed the work after his death. In a time
of political uncertainty, this extraordinary book offers an
unforgettable and unprecedented insight into political
decision-making, crisis management and the extraordinary role of
the civil service. It is also a moving celebration of Heywood's
life in the beating heart of UK politics, and a man who for so long
was the most powerful non-famous name in Britain. (Sunday Times
Bestseller, February 2021)
‘Grippingly vivid and pacey’ THE TIMES ‘A seven-year old girl
on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles
of sailing … a fantastic story of a truly Odyssean journey across
all the world’s great oceans – but is also the inspiring story
of the developing of a restless and inquiring mind’ SIMON
WINCHESTER 'An astonishing almost day-by-day account of [a]
hazardous journey and its legacy’ TELEGRAPH ‘This is a story of
an epic childhood journey, so exciting and so shocking it is hard
to know whether you’re reading about a dream or a nightmare…
Wavewalker is thrilling, horrifying, beautifully written – I
couldn’t put it down’ ED BALLS Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood
set sail with her parents and brother on a three-year voyage around
the world. What followed turned instead into a decade-long way of
life, through storms, shipwrecks, reefs and isolation, with little
formal schooling. No one else knew where they were most of the time
and no state showed any interest in what was happening to the
children. Suzanne fought her parents, longing to return to England
and to education and stability. This memoir covers her astonishing
upbringing, a survival story of a child deprived of safety,
friendships, schooling and occasionally drinking water… At
seventeen Suzanne earned an interview at Oxford University and
returned to the UK. From the bestselling author of What Does Jeremy
Think?, Wavewalker is the incredible true story of how the
adventure of a lifetime became one child’s worst nightmare –
and how her determination to educate herself enabled her to escape
‘A classic memoir of childhood. This is a book that every parent
should read to consider the consequences of their midlife crises,
and every child should read to learn how to deal with impossible
mums and dads, as well as boils and barnacles’ Mail on Sunday 5*
‘An electrifying story about an extraordinary childhood, and
Heywood tells it with remarkable clarity and assurance . . . an
engrossing book that pitches the reader into the highs and lows of
a young life spent in the “Wavewalker School of the Sea”’TLS
‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years,
over fifty thousand miles of sailing . . . a fantastic story of a
truly Odyssean journey across all the world’s great oceans –
but is also the inspiring story of the developing of a restless and
inquiring mind’ SIMON WINCHESTER, #1 Sunday Times bestselling
author ‘A jaw-dropping and thrilling real-life adventure on the
high seas’ SARAH BROWN ‘This is a story of an epic childhood
journey, so exciting and so shocking it is hard to know whether
you’re reading about a dream or a nightmare… Wavewalker is
thrilling, horrifying, beautifully written – I couldn’t put it
down’ ED BALLS Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her
parents and brother on a three-year voyage around the world. What
followed turned instead into a decade-long way of life, through
storms, shipwrecks, reefs and isolation, with little formal
schooling. No one else knew where they were most of the time and no
state showed any interest in what was happening to the children.
Suzanne fought her parents, longing to return to England and to
education and stability. This memoir covers her astonishing
upbringing, a survival story of a child deprived of safety,
friendships, schooling and occasionally drinking water… At
seventeen Suzanne earned an interview at Oxford University and
returned to the UK. From the bestselling author of What Does Jeremy
Think?, Wavewalker is the incredible true story of how the
adventure of a lifetime became one child’s worst nightmare –
and how her determination to educate herself enabled her to escape
A Practical Guide in Five Steps Most executives will lead or be a
part of a reorganization effort (a reorg) at some point in their
careers. And with good reason--reorgs are one of the best ways for
companies to unlock latent value, especially in a changing business
environment. But everyone hates them. No other management practice
creates more anxiety and fear among employees or does more to
distract them from their day-to-day jobs. As a result, reorgs can
be incredibly expensive in terms of senior-management time and
attention, and most of them fail on multiple dimensions. It's no
wonder companies treat a reorg as a mysterious process and
outsource it to people who don't understand the business. It
doesn't have to be this way. Stephen Heidari-Robinson and Suzanne
Heywood, former leaders in McKinsey's Organization Practice,
present a practical guide for successfully planning and
implementing a reorg in five steps--demystifying and accelerating
the process at the same time. Based on their twenty-five years of
combined experience managing reorgs and on McKinsey research with
over 2,500 executives involved in them, the authors distill what
they and their McKinsey colleagues have been practicing as an "art"
into a "science" that executives can replicate--in companies or
business units large or small. It isn't rocket science and it isn't
bogged down by a lot of organizational theory: the five steps give
people a simple, logical process to follow, making it easier for
everyone--both the leaders and the employees who ultimately
determine a reorg's success or failure--to commit themselves to and
succeed in the new organization.
The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Seasoned Whitehall watchers often
remark: "It wouldn't have been like this if Jeremy Heywood were
still around." ... How could it be that the effectiveness of the
once-revered civil service had become reliant on a single man?'
Guardian 'This book should be read in a similar spirit to Mantel's
masterpieces - as a portrait of an exceptional man who was always
at the centre of events ... Invaluable' Guardian As a young civil
servant, Jeremy Heywood's insightful questioning of the status quo
pushed him to the centre of political power in this country for
more than 25 years. He directly served four Prime Ministers in
various roles including as the first and only Permanent Secretary
of 10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Secretary and the Head of the
Home Civil Service. He was at the centre of every crisis from the
early 1990s until 2018 and most of the key meetings. Invariably,
when faced with a new policy initiative a Prime Minister's first
response would be: 'but what does Jeremy think?' Jeremy worked up
until his death, retiring just a few days before he died from lung
cancer in October 2018. This book began as a joint effort between
Jeremy and his wife Suzanne - working together in the last months
of his life. Suzanne completed the work after his death. In a time
of political uncertainty, this extraordinary book offers an
unforgettable and unprecedented insight into political
decision-making, crisis management and the extraordinary role of
the civil service. It is also a moving celebration of Heywood's
life in the beating heart of UK politics, and a man who for so long
was the most powerful non-famous name in Britain. (Sunday Times
Bestseller, February 2021)
'"Wavewalker," I said, exploring the edges of the word. This boat
would walk us over the waves, carrying us around the world and back
again' Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her family on
a three-year voyage around the world. What followed turned instead
into a decade-long way of life, through storms, shipwrecks, reefs
and isolation, with little formal schooling. Suzanne fought her
parents, longing to return to England and to education and
stability. This memoir covers her astonishing upbringing, a
survival story of a child in dire circumstances deprived of safety,
friendships, schooling, occasionally drinking water... At eighteen,
through resolve and resilience, Suzanne earned a place at Oxford
university and returned to the UK. From the bestselling author of
What Does Jeremy Think?, Wavewalker is the incredible true story of
how the adventure of a lifetime became one child's worst nightmare
- and how determination helped her escape.
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