Lord sheppard of didgemere biography of michael

In whatever direction the businessman Allen Sheppard had chosen to take his career, he would have been certain of one thing: that he was going to be in charge.

Such was his natural authority that those around him at companies such as Ford, British Leyland and Grand Metropolitan had no problem in accepting the same thing.

Once voted in a Sunday Times poll as “Britain’s toughest boss”, Sheppard, who has died aged 82, was in fact no hard driving, misanthropic manager, motivated entirely by the bottom line.

Allen John George Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere, KCVO (25 December – 25 March ) was a British industrialist and Conservative member of the.

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Lord Sheppard of Liverpool, who has died of cancer aged 75, was Anglican bishop of that city from to

Allen John George Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere was born on 25 December He was the son of John Baggott Sheppard and Lily Marjorie Palmer.

Lord Sheppard of Didgemere.

He could be surprisingly self-deprecating, had a sense of humour that was obvious in the twinkle in his eye, and would pull the leg of anyone of any rank in the social hierarchy, up to and including the Prince of Wales, with whom he worked through the Prince’s business charities.

Sheppard described his management style as a “loose grip on the throat”.

Those who worked with him knew exactly where they stood, and what was expected of them. But on the other hand he