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  • The must-read summary of Brian Tracy's book: "Full Engagement! Inspire, Motivate, and Bring Out the Best in Your People".This complete summary of the ideas from Brian Tracy's book "Full Engagement!" shows that managers today expect to generate high return on equity but also to maximise the returns on the human capital invested in business. This summary highlights that to bring...
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  • The must-read summary of Charles J. Pellerin's book: "How NASA Builds Teams: Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers, and Project Teams". This complete summary of the ideas from Charles J. Pellerin's book "How NASA Builds Teams" shows that team building must take account of the personalities and expertise of the individual members. Scientists and technical experts often respond to...
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  • The must-read summary of Chris Zook and James Allen's book: "Repeatability: Build Enduring Businesses for a World of Constant Change".This complete summary of the ideas from Chris Zook and James Allen's book "Repeatability" shows that repeating what has already proved successful is the key to growth, as it prevents companies from failing due to their complexity. In their book, the...
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  • The must-read summary of Christopher Witt's book: "Real Leaders Don't Do PowerPoint: How to Sell Yourself and Your Ideas".This complete summary of the ideas from Christopher Witt's book "Real Leaders Don't Do PowerPoint" shows that when leaders speak, they're not generally trying to dazzle their audience with their mastery of presentation technology. In reality, leaders speak to make a difference,...
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  • The must-read summary of Constantinos Markides and Paul Geroski's book: "Fast Second: How Smart Companies Bypass Radical Innovation to Enter and Dominate New Markets".This complete summary of the ideas from Constantinos Markides and Paul Geroski's book "Fast Second" demonstrates that the firms which develop and pioneer radical innovations are rarely the ones that ultimately end up dominating the markets they...
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  • The must-read summary of Dan S. Kennedy's book: "How to Succeed in Business by Breaking all the Rules: A Plan for Entrepreneurs".This complete summary of the ideas from Dan S. Kennedy's book "How to Succeed in Business by Breaking all the Rules" points out that most business books give “rules for success”. However, the research suggests that in fact, people...
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  • The must-read summary of Daniel F. Spulber's book: "The Market Makers: How Leading Companies Create and Win Markets".This complete summary of the ideas from Daniel F. Spulber's book "The Market Makers" highlights an important question: "How do leading companies create markets for themselves?" In his book, the author explains that market makers create and manage consumer markets for goods and...
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  • The must-read summary of Danny Miller and Isabelle Le-Breton-Miller's book: "Managing for the Long Run: Lessons in Competitive Advantage from Great Family Businesses".This complete summary of the ideas from Danny Miller and Isabelle Le-Breton-Miller's book "Managing for the Long Run" shows how in every systematic study, Family Controlled Businesses (FCBs) have been shown to outperform public companies in terms of...
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  • The must-read summary of Daryl Conner's book: "Leading at the Edge of Chaos: How to Create the Nimble Organization".This complete summary of the ideas from Daryl Conner's book "Leading at the Edge of Chaos" shows that being nimble is now a key element of any sustainable competitive advantage that an organisation may attempt to secure and defend. Nimbleness is not...
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  • The must-read summary of Dave Anderson's book: "If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown: 10 Hard-Charging Strategies for Leading in Politically Correct Times". This complete summary of the ideas from Dave Anderson's book "If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown" shows that political correctness is draining the health and vitality out of many businesses because it encourages managers to patronise...
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  • The must-read summary of Dave Marcum, Steve Smith and Mahan Khalsa's book: "BusinessThink: Rules For Getting It Right – Now and No Matter What!" This complete summary of the ideas from Dave Marcum, Steve Smith and Mahan Khalsa's book "BusinessThink" shows that today, everyone in a business organization needs to be able to think logically and effectively. Therefore, what’s needed...
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  • The must-read summary of Dave Ulrich, Jack Zenger and Norm Smallwood's book: "Results-Based Leadership: How Leaders Build the Business and Improve the Bottom Line".This complete summary of the ideas from Dave Ulrich, Jack Zenger and Norm Smallwood's book "Results-Based Leadership" highlights that a leader's effectiveness can be measured by a simple equation - effective leadership is based on 4 Key...
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  • The must-read summary of David C. Robertson and Bill Breen's book: "Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry".This complete summary of the ideas from David C. Robertson and Bill Breen's book "Brick by Brick" explains innovation through the story of the LEGO Group. LEGO was founded in 1932 and through sheer...
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  • The must-read summary of David D'Alessandro and Michele Owens' book: "Executive Warfare: 10 Rules of Engagement for Winning Your War for Success".This complete summary of the ideas from David D'Alessandro and Michele Owens' book "Executive Warfare" shows how being smart, hard-working and able to generate results will generally get you promoted when you first begin working for an organization. However,...
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  • The must-read summary of David Goldsmith and Lorrie Goldsmith's book: "Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future".This complete summary of the ideas from David Goldsmith and Lorrie Goldsmith's book "Paid to Think" shows how managers are paid to think about the twelve core activities where they add value as a leader. In their book, the authors highlight...
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  • The must-read summary of David Magee's book: "How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World’s Greatest Car Company" This complete summary of the ideas from David Magee's book "How Toyota Became #1" shows that the criteria and qualities leading to Toyota’s rise to the top had little to do with sales results or profit margins. This summary points out...
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