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
Strategy+Business
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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'' (
FT.com); ''Gravy Training: Inside the Business of Business Schools'' (
Jossey-Bass
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), and ''The Ultimate Book of Business Thinking'' (
Capstone
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).
Dearlove has taught at leading business schools, including
IE Business School
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, and the
Said Business School
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at
Oxford University
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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 (
Faber & Faber
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).
In 2014, ''Archie Greene and the Magician’s Secret'' was shortlisted for the
National Book Award
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s.
Selected publications
* ''Actions Speak Louder'' (with
David Clutterbuck and Deborah Snow),
Kogan Page
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, 1992
* ''Key Management Decisions,'' FT Pitman, 1998
* ''The Interim Manager'' (with
David Clutterbuck), 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
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Capstone may refer to: Architecture
* Keystone (architecture), also known as a capstone
Brands and enterprises
* Capstone Investment Advisors, a US investment management firm
* Capstone Partners, an investment banking firm
* Capstone P ...
, 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
__NOTOC__
Capstone may refer to: Architecture
* Keystone (architecture), also known as a capstone
Brands and enterprises
* Capstone Investment Advisors, a US investment management firm
* Capstone Partners, an investment banking firm
* Capstone P ...
, 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 ...
),
FT.com, 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)
Faber & Faber
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, 2014
* ''Archie Greene and the Alchemist’s Curse'', (under the pen name of D.D Everest)
Faber & Faber
Faber and Faber Limited, commonly known as Faber & Faber or simply Faber, is an independent publishing house in London. Published authors and poets include T. S. Eliot (an early Faber editor and director), W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, Margaret S ...
, 2016
* ''Archie Greene and the Raven’s Spell'', (under the pen name of D.D Everest)
Faber & Faber
Faber and Faber Limited, commonly known as Faber & Faber or simply Faber, is an independent publishing house in London. Published authors and poets include T. S. Eliot (an early Faber editor and director), W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, Margaret S ...
, 2017
* ''Dear CEO'' (with Stuart Crainer, editors), Bloomsbury, 2017
References
External links
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)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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