2016.03.27 商人约翰-廷普森

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Kirsty Young's castaway is the businessman, John Timpson.

He is chairman of his eponymous high street retailers and the business is in his blood: started by his great-grandfather in 1865 it is now run by one of his sons.

Although he fulfilled his family's expectations by running the family firm, he's a man who ploughs his own furrow as all his staff are given the day off on their birthday, and can use the company's holiday homes for free. A proponent of what he calls 'upside down management', his employees, all of whom are called 'colleagues', enjoy an unusual degree of autonomy in the running of the individual shops and 10% of the company's employees have spent time in prison.

Married to his late wife Alex for over 47 years, together they fostered 90 children. He has written several books on leadership and pens a weekly business advice column.



商人约翰-廷普森

他是他的同名高街零售商的主席，这个企业流淌着他的血液：由他的曾祖父在1865年开始，现在由他的一个儿子经营。

虽然他通过经营家族公司实现了家族的期望，但他是一个自己耕耘的人，因为他的所有员工在生日时都会放假一天，并可以免费使用公司的度假屋。作为他所谓的 "颠倒管理 "的倡导者，他的员工，都被称为 "同事"，在个人商店的经营方面享有不同寻常的自主权，公司10%的员工曾在监狱中度过。

他与已故妻子亚历克斯结婚超过47年，他们一起培养了90个孩子。他写了几本关于领导力的书，并撰写了一个每周商业建议专栏。