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  • The must-read summary of Martin Reeves, Knut Haanaes and Janmejaya Sinha's book: "Your Strategy Needs a Strategy: How to Choose and Execute the Right Approach".This complete summary of the ideas from Martin Reeves, Knut Haanaes and Janmejaya Sinha's book "Your Strategy Needs a Strategy" explains that strategy is not a one-size-fits-all concept; it must be adapted based on your personal...
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  • The must-read summary of Matthew E. May's book: "In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing".This complete summary of the ideas from Matthew E. May's book "In Pursuit of Elegance" shows how every business is searching for a product or concept that is elegant, and which customers will love so much that they recommend it to all...
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  • The must-read summary of Michael Mauboussin's book: "Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition".This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Mauboussin's book "Think Twice" reveals the reasons why people sometimes make bad decisions. In his book, the author explains that this comes down to the mental software that is hardwired into the human brain. Most of us would rather...
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  • The must-read summary of Michael Raynor's book: "The Strategy Paradox: Why Committing to Success Leads to Failure (and What to Do About It).This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Raynor's book "The Strategy Paradox" shows that whenever you develop a strategy to achieve a specific objective, you are also automatically making some implicit assumptions about what the future market...
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  • The must-read summary of Michael Silverstein's book: "Treasure Hunt: Inside the Mind of the New Consumer".This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Silverstein's book "Treasure Hunt" shows how middle-class consumers now have far more tools available to help them make decisions about the products and services they choose to buy. Many are embarking on a personal “treasure hunt” to...
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  • The must-read summary of Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis' book: "Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls".This complete summary of the ideas from Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis' book "Judgment" shows how what divides average leaders from great ones is the ability to make excellent decisions in the face of ambiguity, conflicting demands and time pressure. By exercising sound judgment,...
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  • The must-read summary of Paul Nutt's book: "Why Decisions Fail: Avoiding the Traps and Blunders that Lead to Debacles".This complete summary of the ideas from Paul Nutt's book "Why Decisions Fail" shows that in order to make better decisions and avoid the debacles, you need to avoid the three blunders and seven traps that can lead to bad decisions. In...
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  • The must-read summary of Peter F. Drucker's book: "Management Challenges for the 21st Century: The Central Management Issues of Tomorrow".This complete summary of the ideas from Peter F. Drucker's book "Management Challenges for the 21st Century" shows how, in the last few years, the world has undergone massive social, economic and demographic change. Nowadays, executives must learn to react differently...
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  • The must-read summary of Phil Rosenzweig's book: "The Halo Effect...and the Eight Other Business Delusions that Deceive Managers".This complete summary of the ideas from Phil Rosenzweig's book "The Halo Effect" shows how success in business is actually far more elusive than most business books, gurus and best-selling professors would have you believe. In his book, the author explains how the...
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  • The must-read summary of Ram Charan's book: "Know-How: The 8 Skills that Separate People who Perform from Those Who Don't".This complete summary of the ideas from Ram Charan's book "Know-How" shows how the concept of "know-how" is defined as what separates leaders who deliver results from those who don’t. This is especially important in today’s market, where the current magnitude,...
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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 Robert Miller and Gary Williams' book: "The 5 Paths to Persuasion: The Art of Selling Your Message".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Miller and Gary Williams' book "The 5 Paths to Persuasion" shows that there are five types of decision makers: followers, charismatics, skeptics, thinkers and controllers. In their book, the authors explain how...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Mnookin's book: "Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight". This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Mnookin's book "Bargaining With the Devil" shows that in the business world, people and companies are often faced with conflict, and the emotions that surround these can make it hard to stand back and assess...
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  • The must-read summary of Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz's book: "Fail Fast, Fail Often: How Losing Can Help You Win".This complete summary of the ideas from Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz's book: "Fail Fast, Fail Often" explains how acting instead of overthinking will bring you more success and joy. Successful people are not afraid of making mistakes and failing; they...
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  • The must-read summary of Scott Belsky's book: "Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality".This complete summary of the ideas from Scott Belsky's book "Making Ideas Happen" shows that while raw ideas are easy to come by, it’s much harder to translate them into action. Many people view the success of ideas as luck, or a reflection on...
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