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  • The must-read summary of Richard C. Whiteley's book: "The Customer Driven Company: Moving from Talk to Action".This complete summary of the ideas from Richard C. Whiteley's book "The Customer Driven Company" shows that customer satisfaction is the key to a long-term, successful business. In his book, the author explains the seven fundamentals of a customer driven business. Successful companies will...
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  • The must-read summary of Richard E. Brand's book: "Contrary Investing for the 90s: How to Profit by Going Against the Crowd".This complete summary of the ideas from Richard E. Brand's book "Contrary Investing for the 90s" explains the theory behind the concept of contrary investing. In his book, the author demonstrates how anticipating the general market and staying ahead of...
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  • The must-read summary of Richard E. S. Boulton, Barry D. Libert and Steve M. Samek's book: "Cracking The Value Code: How Successful Business Are Creating Wealth in the New Economy". This complete summary of the ideas from Richard E. S. Boulton, Barry D. Libert and Steve M. Samek's book "Cracking The Value Code" shows that successful organisations are creating value...
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  • The must-read summary of Richard J. Connors' book: "Warren Buffett on Business: Principles of the Saga of Omaha".This complete summary of the ideas from Richard J. Connors' book "Warren Buffett on Business" shows that in order to run a business like Warren Buffett you need to treat and communicate with both your employees and your stockholders fairly and consistently as...
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  • The must-read summary of Richard Koch's book: "The 80/20 Individual: How to Accomplish More by Doing Less - the Nine Essentials of 80/20 Success at Work".This complete summary of the ideas from Richard Koch's book "The 80/20 Individual" shows that none of us are productive all the time: the 80/20 principle states that 80% of the results we achieve come...
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  • The must-read summary of Richard Rumelt's book: "Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters".This complete summary of the ideas from "Good Strategy Bad Strategy" explains what strategy is and exposes the three elements of a good strategy: diagnosis, guiding policy, and coherent actions, thus effectively providing you with the tools necessary to identify, devise and implement a...
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  • The must-read summary of Richard Tedlow's book: "Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American".This complete summary of the ideas from Richard Tedlow's book "Andy Grove" tells the wonderful rags to riches story of Andy Grove. It describes his early childhood in war-torn Hungary and the humble beginnings of his career, right to his successful central position in Silicon...
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  • The must-read summary of Rita Gunther McGrath's book: "The End of Competitive Advantage: How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business".This complete summary of the ideas from Rita Gunther McGrath's book "The End of Competitive Advantage" shows that maintaining a competitive advantage in today's dynamic and ever-changing marketplace is no longer the best business strategy. The author...
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  • The must-read summary of Rita McGrath and Ian MacMillan's book: "Marketbusters: 40 Strategic Moves that Drive Exceptional Business Growth".This complete summary of the ideas from Rita McGrath and Ian MacMillan's book "Marketbusters" explains how a "marketbuster" is defined as a powerful strategic move that alters the competitive landscape in such a way that it puts your company on the road...
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  • The must-read summary of Robbie Kellman Baxter's book: "The Membership Economy: Find Your Superusers, Master the Forever Transaction and Build Recurring Revenue".This complete summary of the ideas from Robbie Kellman Baxter's book "The Membership Economy" highlights the fact that more and more corporate giants (like Apple and Amazon) are re-thinking their business models to go from selling individual products to...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Bloom's book: "The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers at Their 4 Decisive Moments".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Bloom's book "The New Experts" presents the four key customer contact moments: first contact, transaction, continued use of the product and advocacy (repeat customers). In his book, the author explains very specific ways...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Cooper's book: "Get Out Of Your Own Way: The Five Keys to Surpassing Everyone’s Expectations”. This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Cooper's book "Get Out of Your Own Way" shows that some individuals and teams achieve what others consider to be impossible. This summary highlights that the biggest barrier to accomplishing your dreams...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Cooper's book: "The Other 90%: How to Unlock Your Vast Untapped Potential for Leadership and Life".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Cooper's book "The Other 90%" is based on the fact that human beings only use a fraction of the potential power of their personal intelligence and spirit - 10% or less. That...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Fulmer and Jay Conger's book: "Growing Your Company's Leaders: How Great Organizations Use Succession Management to Sustain Competitive Advantage".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Fulmer and Jay Conger's book "Growing Your Company's Leaders" shows that due to the fact it is now commonplace for executives to change from one organisation to another during...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert G. Allen's book "Multiple Streams of Income: How to Generate a Lifetime of Unlimited Wealth". This complete summary of the ideas from Robert G. Allen's book "Multiple Streams Of Income" explains how you can achieve financial independence in three phases, and provides you with detailed explanations about each of them. In other words, this clear...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert G. Hagstrom's book: "The Warren Buffett Way: Investment Strategies of the World Greatest Investor".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert G. Hagstrom's book "The Warren Buffett Way" reveals the approach behind the success of one of the most successful stock market investors: focus on the value of the business and its market price. In...
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