Tim Waterstone at SPEAKERS for BUSINESS

Tim Waterstone

Guerilla tactics from a UK business veteran

Overview

“All the best entrepreneurial companies are simple in organisation… You shouldn’t go for endless wins; just concentrate on what matters and do it.”

In 1982, Tim Waterstone founded his eponymous bookshop chain. In 1998, he sold it for £300m. Today, Waterstone’s is the largest business of its kind in Europe, employing 4,500 people. Yet the key lesson for executives to learn from its success, he says, is to think continually like an underdog. As the founder of several organisations and an adviser to many more, Tim can speak authoritatively on topics such as management and leadership. What’s more, he can serve every helping of rich advice with a sparkling anecdote from a life spent in business. The chief benefit of his events, however, is that they light a fire in your belly, encouraging you to challenge the received wisdom of your industry and fight for customer needs.

Tim's talks explore;

Management
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
The business of winning

You can find further information on possible speeches at 'session ideas'.

He is based in London and offers a telephone briefing prior to any event.