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The capture of a king in the course of a battle was a relatively rare event. This, the climactic event of the Black Prince's first campaign as commander, came at the end of nearly a year of campaigning across the southwest of France.The battle of Poitiers in 1356 is less well known than more famous clashes such as Agincourt, however, Poitiers was no less dramatic, and equally important in terms of the course of the Hundred Years War. The capture of King Jean brought France to the brink of total defeat, and led to one of the most devastating and destructive periods in French history. It is not exaggeration to say that the battle of Poitiers changed the course of history for both France and England.In the summer of 1356 the Prince and his army drove northward towards the Loire, attacking once again deep into French territory.
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Over the past 20 years Morgen Witzel has established a international reputation for innovative thinking, teaching and clear incisive writing about a range of management issues.Morgen is an internationally known writer, lecturer and thinker on the problems of management. His 23 books have been published in numerous languages and have sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide. He has published more than 4,000 articles in publications including the Financial Times, Financial World, The Smart Manager, EFMD Global Quarterly and many others. For the past 12 years he has taught at the University of Exeter Business School and been part of the teaching faculty group at their innovative One Planet MBA Programme. He is a Fellow of the University's Centre for Leadership Studies. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.Morgen's writing, teaching, and consulting goes to the heart of what it means to be a manager today. He cuts through the superficial and the fads, and strips back the tasks and principles of management to their bare essence. What do people need to know in order to prosper in business today? How can they best face an uncertain future? What are the fundamental practices of good management that need to be observed, now and always? These are the questions his work strives to answer.Morgen Witzel grew up in rural British Columbia. His first job as a writer was as a summer journalist on the award-winning Salmon Arm Observer, an independently-owned newspaper in central British Columbia. He has a B.A. in History and a M.A in Renaissance History from the University of Victoria. About 25 years ago Morgen moved with his wife to Britain where he began work as a self-employed researcher, editor and writer. He is a partner (with Marilyn Livingstone) in the publishing services company, Western Writers' Block and the consulting and research company, Carucate Research Partnership. Morgen is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.Since moving to the UK Morgen has taught at London Business School and Exeter Business School where he has been a fellow for the past 12 years. He has worked with The Smart Manager (Mumbai) , the Winthrop Group, the Department of Trade and Industry's Business Link Directorate, The Business Support Network, Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young, European Business Forum (commissioning editor) , Cranfield School of Management, Durham University Business School, IMD Business School, the University of Guelph, the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, Barclays Bank and Bausch & Lomb UK.Morgen is a regular and popular lecturer for the One Planet MBA at the University of Exeter's Business School. He teaches on both the full and part time MBA programmes. His courses include: The Human Factor in Sustainable Organisations, Governance and Ethics in Business and (with Robin Mason) Economics for a Sustainable World.Morgen also teaches regularly on the Leadership Matters Courses at the University of Exeter's Strategy
