Books in the Collins Business Essentials series

When the head of Columbia Pictures, David Begelman, got caught forging Cliff Robertson''s name on a $10,000 check, it seemed, at first, like a simple case of embezzlement. It wasn''t. The incident was the tip of the iceberg, the first hint of a scandal that shook Hollywood and rattled Wall Street. Soon powerful studio executives were engulfed in controversy; careers derailed; reputations died; and a ruthless, take-no-prisoners corporate power struggle for the world-famous Hollywood dream factory began.First published in 1982, this now classic story of greed and lies in Tinseltown appears here with a stunning final chapter on Begelman''s post-Columbia career as he continued to dazzle and defraud . . . until his last hours in a Hollywood hotel room, where his story dramatically and poignantly would end.

In this Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller Michigan Business School guru and worldwide consultant Noel Tichy brings his special brand of organisational transformation to a practical level that guarantees a leader at every level of an organisation. Why do some companies consistently win in the marketplace while others struggle from crisis to crisis? The answer says Noel Tichy is that winning companies possess a Leadership Engine a proven system for creating dynamic leaders at every level. Technologies products and economies constantly change. To get ahead and stay ahead companies need agile flexible innovative leaders who can anticipate change and respond to new realities swiftly. Tichy explains that everyone has untapped leadership potential that can be developed winning leaders and winning organisations have figured out how to do this. In this acclaimed bestseller Tichy offers colourful and insightful bestpractice examples from dozens of leaders gathered from decades of research and practical experience.