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Peter Cook

Goodreads Author

Born

March 24, 1958

Website

http://www.academy-of-rock.co.uk

Twitter

AcademyOfRock

Genre

Business, Psychology, Music

Influences

Charles B. Handy, Tom Peters, Peter M. Senge ...more

Member Since

February 2008

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/academyofrock

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I don't take myself too seriously, but people tell me I'm rather good at what I do (That's Anglo Saxon for Excellent :-) In the spirit of talking myself up, here's what I do in the day and evening:

Business and Organisation Development, much better Training and Development and Executive / Business Coaching at http://www.humdyn.co.uk

Keynote Speaker / Facilitator / Anchorman for Conferences and Corporate events that mix business with music for a big difference at http://www.academy-of-rock.co.uk

18 years in Science leading R&D teams, 18 years in academia, 18 years developing and running a business, all my life playing music.

My work has featured on BBC One TV, BBC Radio 4, Radio 2, The Guardian, The FT, Bloomberg TV, The Independent and in film ...more

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Peter Cook's Blog

Runrig – An enduring legacy

Check this new article out on Runrig at Scottish Bylines.

If music is to mean anything in our lives it must have a root. Sure, we also consume music as aural wallpaper in shopping centres, at the gym, at leisure and so on, but music which stays with us often has something more to it than just a backdrop to modern living. There is a long history of music that reflects cultures, and another lineag

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Peter Cook’s books

Average rating: 4.32 · 28 ratings · 7 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Sex, Leadership and Rock'n Roll: Leadership lessons from the Academy of Rock 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Music of Business - Business Excellence Fused with Music 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Practice Creativity 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Punk Rock People Management - A no-nonsense guide to hiring, inspiring and firing staff it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars