David Bolchover is a British author and commentator. The focus of his writing has ranged from the modern workplace to football. His most recent book, a biography of the football coach and
Holocaust
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; a ...
survivor
Bela Guttmann
Bela may refer to:
Places Asia
* Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Bela, a small village near Bhandara, Maharashtra, India
*Bela, another name for the biblical city Zoara
*Bela, Dang, in Nepal
*Bela, Janakpur, ...
, was shortlisted for the
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
The William Hill Sports Book of the Year is an annual British sports literary award sponsored by bookmaker William Hill. The award is dedicated to rewarding excellence in sports writing. It was first awarded in 1989, and was devised by Graham ...
award.
Theory
In his management writing capacity, he is known for his criticism of the abuse of the concept of “talent” in the workplace, which he believes has been designed to raise the pay of eminently replaceable but well-positioned employees. He has also set out the theory that artificially high
remuneration in the finance sector and in the upper reaches of the corporate world is detrimental to
innovation
Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services. ISO TC 279 in the standard ISO 56000:2020 defines innovation as "a new or changed entity ...
, as the pursuit of risk-free wealth is seen by many employees to be preferable to the perils of
entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values th ...
. In his book, "Pay Check", he expounds and further develops these ideas, concluding that capitalism has been captured by a new “talent” class of employees, who extract the lion's share of the rewards within the system without contributing anything new or taking any risk.
Research and influence
In his biography of Bela Guttmann, Bolchover established previously unknown details about what happened to him during the Holocaust. He has also carried out research on the Jewish international footballers murdered in the Holocaust.
Much of Bolchover's research on management has focused on professional sports. He has written that the greater transparency and meritocracy of sport has created higher management standards than in the corporate world.
Bolchover also coined the term “The Living Dead” to describe demotivated, disengaged employees, a group he believes is much larger than generally recognised.
Books
* The Greatest Comeback (2017)
*Pay Check (2010)
* The Living Dead (2005)
* The 90-Minute Manager (2002)
References
External links
David Bolchover’s website
British writers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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