Authors

Ma rk Wilcox (mark@redt hreadconsulting.co.uk)

is the founder of the UK-based consulting firm, RedThread Consulting. Its clients include Sony, Roche, the British Army, Sony Ericsson, Bombardier and Hilton Hotels. Prior to launching RedThread, Mark spent twenty five years working in the corporate world. His career began as a maintenance electrician for Rowntree Mackintosh and then Nestle. His work as a trade union representative led him to develop a passionate interest in training and development. He worked in various management development roles for Rowntree Mackintosh, Nestle, the Albert Fisher Group and Cattles group of businesses. He then joined Sony Europe where he was responsible for talent development programmes and later became the Director of People and Organizational development covering 9,000 employees in 23 countries. Mark has an MBA from Bradford University, an MSc in occupational psychology and a first degree in psychology.

Jonas Ridderstråle (knightray@swipnet.com) is the co-author of two of the bestselling business books of the last decade: Funky Business and Karaoke Capitalism (both co-authored with Kjell Nordström). He is also the co-author of Funky Business Forever. Jonas is one of the most popular management speakers in the world and is one of the Thinkers 50, a ranking of the world’s most influential management thinkers. He was formerly based at the Stockholm School of Economics.