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  • The must-read summary of David Butler and Linda Tischler's book: "Design to Grow: How Coca-Cola Learned to Combine Scale & Agility (And How You Can Too)"This complete summary of the ideas from David Butler and Linda Tischler's book "Design to Grow" shows that scale and agility are essential components for a successful business, but many companies struggle to achieve both....
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  • The must-read summary of David Stauffer's book: "It's a Wired, Wired World: Business the AOL Way".This complete summary of the ideas from David Stauffer's book "It's a Wired, Wired World" shows that AOL has been able to achieve impressive preeminence in such a highly competitive marketplace, despite not being created until 1985. The company’s longevity and ability to move forward...
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  • The must-read summary of Davie Bovet and Joseph Martha's book: "Value Nets: Breaking the Supply Chain to Unlock Hidden Profits".This complete summary of the ideas from Davie Bovet and Joseph Martha's book "Value Nets" shows how the concept of "value nets" bring supply chain management and performance into the digital business era. In their book, the authors explain how a...
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  • The must-read summary of Deborah Perry Piscione's book: "Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Everyone Else Can Learn from the Innovation Capital of the World".This complete summary of the ideas from Deborah Perry Piscione's book "Secrets of Silicon Valley" shows how we can all learn something from the world's most prosperous and successful group of companies. In this book, the author...
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  • The must-read summary of Don Maruska's book: "How Great Decisions Get Made: 10 Easy Steps for Reaching Agreement on Even the Toughest Issues".This complete summary of the ideas from Don Maruska's book "How Great Decisions Get Made" shows that businesses decisions are often surrounded by fear; employees are scared to express an opinion and they feel threatened by change imposed...
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  • The must-read summary of Don Peppers and Martha Rogers' book: "Return on Customer: Creating Maximum Value from Your Scarcest Resource".This complete summary of the ideas from Don Peppers and Martha Rogers' book "Return on Customer" presents their concept of the same name, which is a new business metric designed to measure the amount of value that a business creates by...
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  • The must-read summary of Don Tapscott, Alex Lowy and David Ticoll's book: "Blueprint To The Digital Economy: Creating Wealth in the Era of E-Business". This complete summary of the ideas from Don Tapscott, Alex Lowy and David Ticoll's book "Blueprint To The Digital Economy" shows that the digital economy – computers teamed with communication networks – has the potential to...
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  • The must-read summary of Donald Laurie's book: "Venture Catalyst: The Five Strategies for Explosive Corporate Growth".This complete summary of the ideas from Donald Laurie's book "Venture Catalyst" shows that, regardless of the ebb and flow of the economy, business leaders are responsible for achieving two sometimes conflicting goals: meeting Wall Street expectations and developing new technologies and products. In his...
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  • The must-read summary of Donald Mitchell and Carol Coles' book: "The Irresistible Growth Enterprise: Breakthrough Gains from Unstoppable Change".This complete summary of the ideas from Donald Mitchell and Carol Coles' book "The Irresistible Growth Enterprise" shows that irresistible forces arise from time to time that permanently alter the general business climate. The usual corporate reaction to the arrival of these...
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  • The must-read summary of Doug Hall's book: "Jump Start Your Business Brain: Scientific Ideas and Advice that Will Immediately Double Your Business Success Rate".This complete summary of the ideas from Doug Hall's book "Jump Start Your Business Brain" shows that success in business is not random, but the result of a well-researched, well-thought out and well-applied framework to get the...
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  • The must-read summary of Doug Sundheim's book: "Taking Smart Risks: How Smart Leaders Win When Stakes Are High".This complete summary of the ideas from Doug Sundheim's book "Taking Smart Risks" shows that when you stay in your comfort zone indefinitely, you really don’t feel alive. Thus to keep growing, you have to work towards achieving challenging goals which force you...
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  • The must-read summary of Edward Lawler III and Christopher Worley's book: "Built to Change: How to Achieve Sustained Organizational Effectiveness".This complete summary of the ideas from Edward Lawler III and Christopher Worley's book "Built to Change" shows that the most valuable company in today's ever-evolving society is one that can change rapidly. In their book, the authors explain how doing...
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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 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 Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg and Alan Eagle's book: "How Google Works: The Rules for Success in the Internet Century".This complete summary of the ideas from Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg and Alan Eagle's book "How Google Works" demonstrates how the power has shifted in companies due to the “Internet Century”. Individuals known as ‘smart creatives’ can now...
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