"This is a management book with a difference; it acknowledges you might want a life outside work!" (PQ Magazine, September 2006)
"…punchy, clearly written, thought-provoking and optimistic read." (Public Service Magazine, September 2006)

"...helpful, down-to-earth and honest...its personal, anecdotal flavour makes for very easy reading...school leaders will find value in it." (Times Educational Supplement England, October 2006)

'I would place this book in the first division of works about leadership and coaching...' ( Training & Cocaching Today, November 2006)

“There is much to admire in the painstaking, accurate reportage of conversations and interviews and the detailed analysis, which produces some gems…”. (Manager, March 2007)

“Is it worth adding to my bulging management library? Definitely.”(Personnel Today, March 2007) 
 

"Shaw has a wealth of experience on which to draw…he identifies some essential principles of good leadership…I would recommend this book". (Edge, March 2007)

“…as I read, I found myself constantly reassessing my own hopes, fears and ambitions in a new role against his thought-provoking, but always optimistic, template.” (Credit Control, April 2007)