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The UK is a nation of great managers, but terrible leaders, working within corporate cultures that are resistant to change. These are the views of ebusiness consultant Rene Carayol.

By editorial@silicon.com

Published: 11 May 2001 13:10 BST

Carayol, the former IT boss at IPC Media and Pizza Hut, has a new book out called Corporate Voodoo which is a must-read for all people on every rung of the corporate ladder, and silicon.com is exclusively offering you the opportunity to buy the book at a 20 per cent discount (http://www.silicon.com/goto-CV-st ).

The book considers well-known and successful UK corporations such as Orange, Tesco, Virgin and Vodafone - all known for their strong bosses.

Now CEO of a consultancy Voodoo, Carayol draws on his career, pulling few punches and claiming Corporate Voodoo isn't a business book, "it's a provocative look at work and life".

A video interview with Rene Carayol is available in our CIO channel http://www.silicon.com/a44248

Corporate Voodoo is available now. Published by Capstone. A 20-track accompanying CD is also available.

silicon.com is offering its readers a 20 per cent discount on the £14.99 cover price. For more information, including our exclusive serialisation http://www.silicon.com/goto-CV-st

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