Accomplishment

For many years, Michael Barber has counselled national governments, companies and top sports teams around the world on reaching demanding targets by their deadlines. Here he takes what he learned working with sprawling institutions and elite competitors and applies it to the ambitions of anyone facing a difficult goal.

His examples span centuries and fields, moving from Galileo to Rosa Parks and from Harold Macmillan to Paula Radcliffe. Barber combines personal anecdotes with tested strategies to chart a route to success and to show how to handle the obstacles that appear along the way.

Whether the aim is finishing a marathon, turning around a school, or building a public service organization that reaches millions, the book is meant to get readers moving and to close the distance between what they hope for and what they can actually achieve.