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  • The must-read summary of Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones and Beth Axelrod's book: "The War for Talent: Surviving in the Era of Competitive Recruiting".This complete summary of the ideas from Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones and Beth Axelrod's book "The War for Talent" shows that the key determinant of any organisation’s long-term success is its talent pool. Research has proved that finding...
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  • The must-read summary of Edward de Bono's book: "Six Action Shoes: A Brilliant New Way to Take Control of Any Business or Life Situation".This complete summary of the ideas from Edward de Bono's book "Six Action Shoes" provides the practical and useful "six action shoes" framework for making decisions about the best course of action in any situation. In his...
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  • The must-read summary of Edwin C. Bliss' book: "Doing It Now: Action, No Excuses". This complete summary of the ideas from Edwin C. Bliss' book "Doing It Now" shows that highly successful people never procrastinate - they always find a way to get the most important things done, and to do them now. In fact, overcoming the tendency to procrastinate...
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  • The must-read summary of Elayne Snyder's book: "Persuasive Business Speaking: How to Make Memorable Business Presentations".This complete summary of the ideas from Elayne Snyder's book "Persuasive Business Speaking" shows that for every presentation they make, business speakers should be thoroughly prepared, brief and interesting. In her book, the author explains the importance of each of these features and how you...
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  • The must-read summary of Elton B. Sherwin, Jr.'s book: "The Silicon Valley Way: Discover the Secret of America's Fastest Growing Companies".This complete summary of the ideas from Elton B. Sherwin, Jr.'s book "The Silicon Valley Way" describes how the experienced and successful Silicon Valley decision makers have developed a set of questions in order to evaluate the viability of new...
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  • The must-read summary of Eric Reis' book: "The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses"This complete summary of the ideas in Eric Reis' book "The Lean Startup" shows that most startups tend to burn through their resources and then disappear because they never get around to seeing what their potential customers think of what...
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  • The must-read summary of Ethan Rasiel and Paul Friga's book: “The McKinsey Mind: Understanding and Implementing the Problem-Solving Tools and Management Techniques of the World’s Top Strategic Consulting Firm”. This complete summary of the ideas from "The McKinsey Mind" explores the reasons behind the tremendous success of the eponymous strategic consulting firm, and presents the structured problem-solving process each McKinsey...
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  • The must-read summary of Florence Stone's book: "The Oracle of Oracle: The Story of Volatile CEO Larry Ellison and the Strategies Behind His Company's Phenomenal Success".This complete summary of the ideas from Florence Stone's book "The Oracle of Oracle" tells the fascinating story of Larry Ellison. He is an American business magnate and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, the...
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  • The must-read summary of Ford R. Myers' book: "Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring: Take Charge of Your Career, Find a Job You Love, and Earn What You Deserve!".This complete summary of the ideas from Ford R. Myers' book "Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring" shows that you can find a great...
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  • The must-read summary of Frank Felberbaum and Rachel Kranz's book: "The Business of Memory: Fast-Track Your Career with Supercharged Brainpower".This complete summary of the ideas from Frank Felberbaum and Rachel Kranz's book "The Business of Memory" shows that everyone has a photographic memory. The problem is that this perfect recall of new information usually only lasts about one-tenth of a...
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  • The must-read summary of Fred "Chico" Lager's book: "Ben & Jerry's: The Inside Scoop, How Two Real Guys Built a Business with a Social Conscience and a Sense of Humor". This complete summary of the ideas from Fred "Chico" Lager's book "Ben & Jerry's: The Inside Scoop" tells the story of Fred "Chico" Lager's experiences in creating this brilliant business....
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  • The must-read summary of Fred Crawford and Ryan Matthews' book: "The Myth of Excellence: Why Great Companies Never Try to Be the Best at Everything".This complete summary of the ideas from Fred Crawford and Ryan Matthews' book "The Myth of Excellence" shows that many businesses fall into the trap of trying to be all things to all people and instead...
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  • The must-read summary of Frederic Maxwell's book: "Bad Boy Ballmer: The Man Who Rules Microsoft".This complete summary of the ideas from Frederic Maxwell's book "Bad Boy Ballmer" shows how many people don’t realize that Steve Ballmer works so closely alongside Bill Gates at Microsoft that they almost act as a single unit. In his book, the author explains how the...
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  • The must-read summary of Frederick Allen's book: "Secret Formula: How Brilliant Marketing and Relentless Salesmanship Made Coca-Cola the Best-Known Product in the World".This complete summary of the ideas from Frederick Allen's book "Secret Formula" tells how Coca-Cola co-founder Robinson and early investor Candler realised early on that their only intellectual property was the trademark name. In his book, the author...
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  • The must-read summary of G. Richard Shell and Mario Moussa's book: "The Art of Woo: Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas".This complete summary of the ideas from G. Richard Shell and Mario Moussa's book "The Art of Woo" shows that selling ideas involves a different strategy to selling objects: you must use “relationship-based persuasion” which isn’t based on coercion...
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  • The must-read summary of Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares' book: "Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers".This complete summary of the ideas from Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares' book "Traction" states that there are lots of start-ups trying to be successful today. According to Weinberg and Mares, the start-ups that manage to reach success are the ones that create ‘traction’...
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