Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Fear 9

2 Freedom 29

3 Flexibility 51

4 Failure 73

5 Faith 97

6 Fortune 121

7 Fortitude 143

8 Focus 163

9 Fun 187

10 Future 207

On Groundless Ground 227 Acknowledgements 235 About Michael Tobin 237

About the Author

Michael Tobin, OBE is leading the field in a fresh way of thinking about how to manage in business. As Chief Executive, Michael Tobin OBE led TelecityGroup plc, a leading FTSE250 Technology company from 2002 to 2014. Michael has over 28 years' experience in senior roles across the telecommunications and technology sector. He joined Redbus in 2002 delisting it from the main market to AIM, and then took it private. After engineering the merger with TeleCity, and the acquisition of Globix he successfully re-listed TelecityGroup in October 2007. Subsequently he acquired businesses in Manchester, Helsinki, Dublin, Sofia, Istanbul and Warsaw transforming the company from a GBP6m market cap in 2002 to being a top performer in the FTSE250 worth over GBP1.6Bn, being recognised as Britain's Most admired Tech Company in 2012.
Michael is a regular speaker at events such as: TEDex and the World Economic Forum. He is active in Government and charity work and sits on the board of The Prince's Trust. He has won numerous awards including London Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year, twice, and Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of The Year.

Reviews

a fun and breezy read (PeopleManagement, April 2014) His book is a refreshing antidote to the blandness ofso many how I made it big business books. In it, hecommends a very different style of leadership to the usual,preferring instinct, quirkiness and chance-taking over the usualmanagement-speak. (IDG Connect, April 2014) A wonderful read. Not for thefaint-hearted. (Dialogue, June 2014) well worth reading as it will challenge your'norms' and make you think about how you really can get the bestout of your people. (CMI Book Club, July 2014)