How to: Be More Pirate

by Sam Conniff, Alex Barker

The time has come when breaking the rules is the right thing to do. Faced with chaotic leadership, growing inequality, business disruption and an impending climate crisis, Sam Conniff’s 2018 bestseller Be More Pirate was the rallying cry so many needed to hear. Now he has handed over the mic to the thousands of people who have turned the book into a movement. Enter the real life pirates. From healthcare to education to big business, mutiny in Manchester to the climate pirates of the Caribbean, How Be More Pirate captures their applied wisdom. Packed with relatable examples and practical, applicable tactics, it is a blueprint for causing good trouble. Whether you want to overcome personal limitations, upend the status quo in your line of work, or find some co-conspirators, this book will help you to be more radical, relentless, and ambitious in your life and work. The only certainty is uncertainty, it’s how we respond that matters, so now is the time for pirates. Join the movement and reclaim your power, purpose and potential. #BeMorePirate.

220 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 4, 2020

About the author

Sam Conniff Allende is a multi-award winning serial social entrepreneur, and co-founder and former CEO of Livity, Don’t Panic and Live Magazine. Since starting his entrepreneurial career aged 19, Conniff Allende has mentored thousands of talented young entrepreneurs and hustlers around the world.

Sam is an acclaimed public speaker, an advocate of ‘business as unusual’ or corporate responsibility and accountability, and a purpose-driven strategy consultant to brands such as Red Bull, Unilever and PlayStation.

Sam has refined the concepts explored in Be More Pirate by delivering workshops to senior executives in the HQ’s of Google and Facebook, and to hundreds of socially conscious young entrepreneurs and innovators from the townships of South Africa, Baltimore, Athens and in London, his hometown.

Reviews

[Marc Buckley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the first book be more pirate and now Sam and Alex have outdone themselves to build a tribe and gone into detail of How to Be More Pirate. Great book with practical help and examples. I interviewed Alex Barker on my Podcast Inside Ideas about this book and the original and we go into depth about pirate code and examples. To hear please go to Inside Ideas on YouTube or watch at this link here https://youtu.be/on55iz8hi_I
Highly recommend this book for all those wanting to make a change in their world especially one of more equality with working conditions worthy of you.


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https://www.innovatorsmag.com/pioneer...
https://www.innovatorsmag.com/inside-...
https://medium.com/inside-ideas/alexa...

[Zahida Zahoor · Rating 1 out of 5]

150 pages summed up:

Challenge the status quo: Don’t accept rules just because they exist—question them, especially if they’re outdated or unjust.
Rewrite your own rules: Pirates created their own codes of conduct—this book encourages you to do the same in work and life.
Be bold, not reckless: True rebellion involves strategic, ethical risk-taking that aims to improve systems rather than destroy them.
Build a crew: Collaboration and shared values are essential—pirates weren’t lone wolves, they built communities.
Purpose over profit: Prioritize meaningful change over personal or financial gain.
Lead by example: Act with integrity and courage; lead change rather than waiting for permission.
Turn rebellion into a force for good: Use your actions to create positive impact in your community, workplace, or society.

[Tony Balfour · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this without reading Be More Pirate. I suspect this was a mistake.

This book felt a little too long on self congratulations and a little short on actionable ideas. I need to go back and read the first book. I'm confident it'll make more sense then.

[Lefteris Heretakis · Rating 5 out of 5]

The manual to create change in turbulent times. If you are looking for inspiration for action, then buy this book!