Business

  • 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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  • 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Brand You 50" suggests that the paradigm of an employee working for a company on a corporate payroll is increasingly outdated.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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  • 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 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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  • The must-read summary of Gary Keller and Jay Papasan's book “The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results”.This complete summary of the ideas in Gary Keller and Jay Papasan’s book “The One Thing” explains that, surprisingly enough, the best way to achieve incredible results is to do less. The key is to focus on actions that will rule...
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  • The must-read summary of Ricardo Semler's book “Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World’s Most Unusual Workplace”.This complete summary of the ideas from Ricardo Semler's book "Maverick" explores the reasons behind the amazing success of the company Semco. Founded in Brazil in 1952, its revenues had risen by 600% in 1993, despite the fact that Brazil was in recession. The...
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  • The must-read summary of Adam Grant's book: "Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success".This complete summary of the ideas from Adam Grant's book "Give and Take" shows how success depends on how you interact with others.In the world of work, there are three types of people: takers, who maximise reward from every transaction, matchers; who give only as much...
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  • The must-read summary of Adrian C. Ott's book: "The 24-Hour Customer: New Rules for Winning in a Time-Starved, Always-Connected Economy".This complete summary of the ideas from Adrian C. Ott's book "The 24-Hour Economy" shows that "time is money" is an outdated concept. In his book, the author explains that time is now far more important when consumers make decisions. People...
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  • The must-read summary of Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton's book: "The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent, and Accelerate Performance".This complete summary of the ideas from Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton's book "The Carrot Principle" presents the results of a study on workplace productivity. This study has shown there are tangible and...
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  • The must-read summary of Alan Lakein's book “How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life: How to Achieve More Than You Ever Thought Possible”This complete summary of the ideas from Alan Lakein's book “How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life” highlights that to waste your time is to waste your life, but conversely to master...
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  • The must-read summary of Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder's book: "The Idea-Driven Organization".This complete summary of the ideas from Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder's book "The Idea-Driven Organization" details how the best ideas to improve a business often come from the front-line. According to Robinson and Schroeder, you should listen to these ideas and apply them. This is exactly what...
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  • The must-read summary of Alex Hiam's book: "Making Horses Drink: How to Lead and Succeed in Business".This complete summary of the ideas from Alex Hiam's book "Making Horses Drink" shows that, in a commercial setting, your employees are your horsepower - the people with the potential to take the company to great results. In this book, the author explains that...
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  • The must-read summary of Alfred P. Sloan Jr.'s book "My Years with General Motors: How General Motors Was Built Into the Largest Corporation in the World".This complete summary of the ideas from Alfred P. Sloan Jr.'s book "My Years with General Motors" shares Alfred P. Sloan Jr.'s experience as a CEO of General Motors from 1923 to 1946. In his...
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  • The must-read summary of Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz’s book: “Lean Analytics: Using Data to Build a Startup Faster”. This complete summary of the ideas from Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz’s book “Lean Analytics” shows how you can definitively determine what to sell and find out what customers really want to buy. The authors explain how you can turn questions...
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