“For all the challenges surrounding us, the extraordinary range of accomplishment in the world is breathtaking, and surely there not just to be celebrated but to be learned from.”
— Sir Michael Barber
Michael’s latest book:
Accomplishment: How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things
Sir Michael Barber has worked for over 25 years in education, government reform and organisational improvement. He was the founder and first head of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit under UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
He is the founder of Delivery Associates, an advisory firm focussed on working with governments and organisations around the world to help them deliver improved outcomes for citizens. Michael stepped down as Chair of Delivery in April 2024.
He has published several books and leading publications including How to Run a Government: So that Citizens Benefit and Taxpayers Don’t go Crazy and Accomplishment: How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things .
Learn more about Michael’s background on the about page.
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Accomplishment: How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things
There is no secret formula for success, especially when tackling a new challenge. But what if there were a pattern you could follow? A way of mapping the route and navigating the obstacles that arise? In this book, Barber distils the wisdom he has gained to help readers tackle their most challenging plans.
Drawing on stories of historic visionaries and modern heroes – from Galileo to Rosa Parks and Gareth Southgate to Justin Trudeau – Accomplishment blends personal anecdote and proven strategy to trace a blueprint that can be applied to any area of life. Whatever it is that you aspire to do – run a marathon, transform a school or run a public service for millions – this book will inspire you to get going and to bridge the gap between vision and reality.
“An excellent analysis which reveals that high accomplishment has a signature pattern that reoccurs from sport to politics to business to government. Few people are better placed to describe this pattern than Michael Barber, who has stellar achievements in all of these fields.” – Matthew Syed
Find out more about all of Michael’s books in his library of work
