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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 Tom Rath and Barry Conchie's book “Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams and Why People Follow” This complete summary of the ideas from Tom Rath and Barry Conchie's book "Strengths Based Leadership" outlines the characteristics common to the best and most effective leaders and explains how you can identify and develop your personal strengths in an...
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  • The must-read summary of A. G. Lafley and Ram Charan's book: "The Game-Changer: How You Can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth with Innovation".This complete summary of the ideas from A. G. Lafley and Ram Charan's book "The Game-Changer" shows how every good business owner understands that innovation is the driver to future success. However, not all manage to incorporate innovation...
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  • The must-read summary of A. G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin's book: "Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works".This complete summary of the ideas from A. G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin's book "Playing to Win" explains that strategy involves making simple choices. In their book, the authors highlight the questions that you need to answer in order to develop...
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  • The must-read summary of Adam Brandenburger and Barry Nalebuff's book: "Co-Opetition: A Revolutionary Mindset That Combines Competition and Co-operation".This complete summary of the ideas from Adam Brandenburger and Barry Nalebuff's book "Co-Opetition" shows how to combine the advantages of competition and co-operation to create a new dynamic that can be used to generate profits and change your business environment for...
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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 Adrian Slywotzky and David Morrison's book: "How Digital is Your Business?: Creating the Company of the Future". This complete summary of the ideas from Adrian Slywotzky and David Morrison's book "How Digital is Your Business?" shows why every good business needs to fundamentally re-examine its processes in relation to digital technology. In their book, the authors...
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  • The must-read summary of Adrian Slywotzky and David Morrison's book: "The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow's Profits".This complete summary of the ideas from Adrian Slywotzky and David Morrison's book "The Profit Zone" shows how it is generally acknowledged that the company with the largest share of the market will ultimately generate the greatest profits....
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  • The must-read summary of Adrian Slywotzky and Karl Weber's book: "The Upside: The 7 Strategies for Turning Big Threats into Growth Breakthroughs".This complete summary of the ideas from Adrian Slywotzky and Karl Weber's book "The Upside" shows that the new strategic imperative in business is to find practical ways you can harness the upside growth potential of every moment of...
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  • The must-read summary of Adrian Slywotzky's and Richard Wise's book: "How To Grow When Markets Don't".This complete summary of the ideas from "How to Grow When Markets Don't" shows that for many years, the answer for growth creation was thought to be product innovation – a better product. However, as every company creates more and more products, ever faster, this...
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  • The must-read summary of Akash Karia's book: "How to Deliver a Great TED Talk: Presentation Secrets of the World's Best Speakers".This complete summary of the ideas from Akash Karia's book "How to Deliver a Great TED Talk" demonstrates how you can deliver a memorable TED talk or presentation. The author provides a formula that you can learn and apply that...
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  • The must-read summary of Akio Morita, Edwin Reingold and Mitsuko Shimomura's book: "Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony".This complete summary of the ideas from Akio Morita, Edwin Reingold and Mitsuko Shimomura's book "Made in Japan" tells the story behind the fascinating journey of Sony, right from its early rocky stages to their status as a world leader. In their...
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  • The must-read summary of Al Ries and Jack Trout's book "Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind".This complete summary of the ideas from Al Ries and Jack Trout's book "Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind" shows how effective product positioning has an impact on the perceptions of the target market. The authors show how all of the elements of product positioning...
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