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Des Dearlove (born 1963) is a British business journalist and management theorist, known for his work on the history and state-of-the-art of management theory. An internationally recognized expert and commentator on management thinking, for over two decades Dearlove has championed the leading management ideas through Thinkers50, the first global ranking of management thinkers, which he co-founded in 2001 with
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
. Thinkers50 is a mission-drive organization which aims to be the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking, and sharing the leading management and business ideas of our age: ideas that can make a real difference in the world. Dearlove is a former columnist to '' The (London) Times,'' and contributing editor to
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. He was the co-editor (with Stuart Crainer) of the ''Financial Times Handbook of Management''. Dearlove and Crainer are the authors of a number of books, including ''Generation Entrepreneur'' (
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); ''Gravy Training: Inside the Business of Business Schools'' (
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), and ''The Ultimate Book of Business Thinking'' (
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). Dearlove has taught at leading business schools, including
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, and the Said Business School at
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, where he is an associate fellow. He is an adjunct professor at IE Business School. Under the pen name of D.D. Everest, Dearlove is also the author of the Archie Greene trilogy of children’s books (
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). In 2014, ''Archie Greene and the Magician’s Secret'' was shortlisted for the
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.


Selected publications

* ''Actions Speak Louder'' (with
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and Deborah Snow),
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, 1992 * ''Key Management Decisions,'' FT Pitman, 1998 * ''The Interim Manager'' (with
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), FT Pitman, 1999 * ''The Ultimate Business Guru Book'', (with
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
)
Capstone CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) is a lunar orbiter that will test and verify the calculated orbital stability planned for the Lunar Gateway space station. The spacecraft is a 12- ...
, 1997 * ''Gravy Training: Inside the Business of Business School,'' (with
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
) Jossey Bass, 1999 * ''The Ultimate Book of Business Brands,'' (with
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
)
Capstone CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) is a lunar orbiter that will test and verify the calculated orbital stability planned for the Lunar Gateway space station. The spacecraft is a 12- ...
, 1999 * ''MBA Planet'' (with Stuart Crainer), Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2000 * ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'' (ed. second edition)'','' FT Pitman, 2000 * ''Generation Entrepreneur'' (with
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
),
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, 2000 * ''Business Minds'' (with Tom Brown,
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
and Jorge Nascimento Rodrigues), FT Prentice Hall, 2001 * ''Firestarters!'' (with
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
), Financial Times Prentice Hall'','' 2001 * ''The Financial Times Guide to Business Travel'', (edited with
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
), 2001 * ''The Career Adventurer’s Fieldbook'' (with Steve Coomber and
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
), Capstone, 2002 * ''The Ultimate Book of Business Thinking'', Capstone, 2003 * ''Business, the Universe and Everything'' (with
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
), Capstone, 2003 * ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'' (ed. with
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
, third edition), Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2004 * ''The Business World Atlas'' (with
Stuart Crainer Stuart Crainer (born 1962) is an author, editor, adviser and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Thinkers50, the global platform for management ideas. His book credits include ''The Financial Times Handbook of Management'', ''The Management Cen ...
), Meteor Press, 2006 * ''Archie Greene and the Magician’s Secret'', (under the pen name of D.D Everest)
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, 2014 * ''Archie Greene and the Alchemist’s Curse'', (under the pen name of D.D Everest)
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, 2016 * ''Archie Greene and the Raven’s Spell'', (under the pen name of D.D Everest)
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, 2017 * ''Dear CEO'' (with Stuart Crainer, editors), Bloomsbury, 2017


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Des Dearlove & Stuart Crainer, co-founders of Thinkers50
1960s births Living people British male journalists British business theorists Alumni of the University of Southampton Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-journalist-stub