Books that influenced me

In this article, Jim Lewcock, founder and CEO of The Specialist Works discusses the books that have influenced him the most.

Books that influenced me

Jim Lewcock

Jim set up The Specialist Works, a full-service ad agency in 2003. Having grown turnover by 81% over three years, Jim attributes the agency's success to the Authentic Entrepreneurial' culture shared across the company and its clients. Now with 150 staff, the business is multinational with eight offices in five countries. Clients include Ovo Energy, Boohoo, The White Company and Dyson.

1. What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School

By Mark McCormack Published by Profile Books, 1994

When I was young, dumb and full of ambition, this is the first business book...

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