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  • The must-read summary of Richard Koch's book: "The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More With Less". This complete summary of the ideas from Richard Koch's book "The 80/20 Principle" shows that 80% of the results in any system will flow from just 20% of the efforts. Further demonstrating that the key to success is to expand on this 20%,...
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  • The must-read summary of Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko’s book: “The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealth”. This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko’s book “The Millionaire Next Door” reveals the secret to joining the ranks of America’s wealthy. The authors explain that traditional methods for becoming rich...
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  • A must-read summary of Michel Robert and Bernard Racine's book: "e-Strategy Pure & Simple: Connecting Your Internet Strategy To Your Business Strategy".This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Robert and Bernard Racine's book "e-Strategy Pure & Simple" shows that many CEOs are baffled by the Internet, and are delegating their decisions about an Internet strategy to consultants and IT...
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  • Complete summary of Bill McGowan's book: "Pitch Perfect: How to Say It Right the First Time, Every Time".This summary of the ideas from Bill McGowan’s book "Pitch Perfect" gives advice on how to make your presentations engaging and influential. According to McGowan, there are Seven Principles of Persuasion that you can use to make your presentations more effective and entertain...
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  • Complete summary of Eileen Shapiro and Howard Stevenson's book: "Make Your Own Luck: 12 Practical Steps to Taking Smarter Risks in Business".This summary of the ideas from Eileen Shapiro and Howard Stevenson's book "Make Your Own Luck" explains how "predictive intelligence" is your ability to act in the face of uncertainty to make your own luck and destiny. In their...
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  • Complete summary of Michael LeBoeuf's book: "The Millionaire in You: Ten Things You Need to Do Now to Have Money and the Time to Enjoy It".This summary of the ideas from Michael LeBoeuf's book "The Millionaire in You" shows that, for most people, the goal is not simply to achieve millionaire status, but to have sufficient time and money to...
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  • Complete summary of Tom Peters' book: "The Brand You 50: Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an "Employee" into a Brand that Shouts Distinction, Commitment and Passion!".This summary of the ideas from Tom Peters' book "The Brand You 50" suggests that the paradigm of an employee working for a company on a corporate payroll is increasingly outdated. Even if you...
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  • Th must-read summary of James O'Loughlin's book: "The Real Warren Buffett: Managing Capital, Leading People".This complete summary of the ideas from James O'Loughlin's book "The Real Warren Buffett" tells the story of Warren Buffett, who served for 37 years as chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway. During that time, the company’s market value has grown from $600 million to...
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  • The must-read summary Michael Hammer's book: "The Agenda: What Every Business Must Do to Dominate the Decade".This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Hammer's book "The Agenda" shows that consumers are now in the driving seat of the economy, and every successful business will assimilate this fact and act accordingly. In his book, the author explores nine critical items...
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  • The must-read summary of Bruce Judson's book: "Go It Alone: The Secret to Building a Successful Business On Your Own"This complete summary of the ideas from Bruce Judson's book "Go It Alone" shows that the era of the go-it-alone entrepreneur has arrived. Specifically, technology in the form of e-mail, the World Wide Web and a broad array of off-the-shelf and...
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  • The must-read summary of Jack Welch and John Byrne's book: "Jack: Straight from the Gut, The Autobiography". This complete summary of the ideas from Jack Welch and John Byrne's book "Jack" shows that Jack Welch joined General Electric in 1960. From 1981 to 2001, he served as chairman and CEO of the company . In his book, he takes the...
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  • The must-read summary of Michael Gelb and Sarah Caldicott's book: "Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of America’s Greatest Inventor"This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Gelb and Sarah Caldicott's book "Innovate Like Edison" shows that Thomas Edison is the greatest innovator in American history: he generated a record-breaking 1,093 US patents and 1,293 international patents over 62 successive...
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  • The must-read summary of Roger Van Oech's book: " A Whack On The Side Of The Head: How You Can Be More Creative".This complete summary of the ideas from Roger Van Oech's book "A Whack On The Side Of The Head" shows that creative thinking can yield extremely positive results, and at the best of times can lead to innovative...
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  • The must-read summary of Timothy Ferriss' book: "The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich".This complete summary of the ideas from Timothy Ferriss' book "The 4-Hour Workweek" introduces you to the lifestyle of people who have decided against the 9-5 jobs and have organised their lives according to a set of rules that allows them to...
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  • The must-read summary of "Write Your Business Plan: Get Your Plan in Place and Your Business Off the Ground" by the staff of Entrepreneur Media, inc.This complete summary of the ideas from "Write Your Business Plan" by the staff of Entrepreneur Media, inc. explains just how important it is to have a solid business plan. It is the business plan...
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  • The must-read summary of Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennungton's book: “The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 weeks than Others Do in 12 Months”.This complete summary of the ideas in Brian P. Moran’s and Michael Lennungton’s book “The 12 Week Year” explains that for many companies, December is the best sales month of the year as everyone...
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