Jo Owen is a British leadership writer, keynote speaker, and social entrepreneur. He writes books on leadership, management, business, and personal development. He is best known for How to Change the World (2025), How to Manage (2009), and Leadership Skills Handbook (2012).
In 2026, How to Change the World won the Axiom Best Business Book of the Year award. Six of his books have also been selected as WHS Business Book of the Month.
Jo Owen studied Modern History at the University of Cambridge, where he earned an MA. He later completed an MSc and an MBA in Business Administration at London Business School. Alongside his writing career, he founded eight charities, including Teach First, which became the UK's largest graduate recruiter.
He began writing about leadership and management during his business career. He has published 23 books in more than 100 editions. His books have been translated into eight languages. He has also worked as a keynote speaker and leadership coach. His talks cover leadership, artificial intelligence, organisational change, and tribal societies.
He has appeared on the BBC, CNN, and Teachers TV. He presented two series of Head for Business. His work has also been featured in Fortune, the Financial Times, and Forbes.
Several of Owen's books have been updated through multiple editions. How to Manage (2009), Global Teams: How to Lead (2016), and Leadership Skills Handbook (2012) have each reached six editions. Myths of Leadership (2010) and How to Influence (2013) have both appeared in two editions. Management Stripped Bare (2000) has reached a third edition.
His books cover leadership, management, finance, coaching, and workplace skills. How to Change the World (2025) examines social and organisational change. Quantitative Easing (2013) and The Wrong Sort of Money (2011) focus on business and finance. The Mindset of Success (2012), Smart Work (2009), Smart Leadership (2015), and Smart Thinking (2017) discuss personal and professional development.
The Tribal Code (2014), Tribal Business School (2018), and Death of Modern Management (2019) examine organisational culture and management practices. His wider bibliography also includes How to Coach (2015), How to Sell (2019), Power at Work (2022), Resilience (2014), Impact (2021), Rules of Management (2008), Rules of Leadership (2007), Hard Core Management (2001), and Mobile MBA (2004).
Jo Owen has been the UK's number one leadership author for more than a decade. He is the only writer to have received the Chartered Management Institute Gold Medal four times.
Photo credit: www.koganpage.com
In 2026, How to Change the World won the Axiom Best Business Book of the Year award. Six of his books have also been selected as WHS Business Book of the Month.
Jo Owen studied Modern History at the University of Cambridge, where he earned an MA. He later completed an MSc and an MBA in Business Administration at London Business School. Alongside his writing career, he founded eight charities, including Teach First, which became the UK's largest graduate recruiter.
He began writing about leadership and management during his business career. He has published 23 books in more than 100 editions. His books have been translated into eight languages. He has also worked as a keynote speaker and leadership coach. His talks cover leadership, artificial intelligence, organisational change, and tribal societies.
He has appeared on the BBC, CNN, and Teachers TV. He presented two series of Head for Business. His work has also been featured in Fortune, the Financial Times, and Forbes.
Several of Owen's books have been updated through multiple editions. How to Manage (2009), Global Teams: How to Lead (2016), and Leadership Skills Handbook (2012) have each reached six editions. Myths of Leadership (2010) and How to Influence (2013) have both appeared in two editions. Management Stripped Bare (2000) has reached a third edition.
His books cover leadership, management, finance, coaching, and workplace skills. How to Change the World (2025) examines social and organisational change. Quantitative Easing (2013) and The Wrong Sort of Money (2011) focus on business and finance. The Mindset of Success (2012), Smart Work (2009), Smart Leadership (2015), and Smart Thinking (2017) discuss personal and professional development.
The Tribal Code (2014), Tribal Business School (2018), and Death of Modern Management (2019) examine organisational culture and management practices. His wider bibliography also includes How to Coach (2015), How to Sell (2019), Power at Work (2022), Resilience (2014), Impact (2021), Rules of Management (2008), Rules of Leadership (2007), Hard Core Management (2001), and Mobile MBA (2004).
Jo Owen has been the UK's number one leadership author for more than a decade. He is the only writer to have received the Chartered Management Institute Gold Medal four times.
Photo credit: www.koganpage.com
years of life: 6 February 1958 – present
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