Books that influenced me

The chief executive of Pulse Group chooses: The Miracle of Castel di Sangro, by Joe McGinniss; Good To Great, by Jim Collins; Winning, by Sir Clive Woodward; Moneyball, by Michael Lewis; Outliers: the Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell; and Power Inc, by David Rothkopf.

Books that influenced me

Mike SpicerPulse Group

Mike Spicer is chief executive of Pulse Group, an independent marketing communications agency with a unique philosophy – creating happy humans.

1 The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro

by Joe McGinniss, published by Sphere, 2000

The Miracle of Castel Di Sangrois a sporting tale for any purist out there – a tiny Italian hamlet, which scaled the heady heights of Serie B. It's your classic underdog story that we've seen told a thousand times on the screen, but is even more special when rooted entirely in reality. I do...

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