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  • Complete summary of Bill McGowan's book: "Pitch Perfect: How to Say It Right the First Time, Every Time".This summary of the ideas from Bill McGowan’s book "Pitch Perfect" gives advice on how to make your presentations engaging and influential. According to McGowan, there are Seven Principles of Persuasion that you can use to make your presentations more effective and entertain...
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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 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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  • Smarts

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    The must-read summary of Chuck Martin, Peg Dawson and Richard Guare's book: "Smarts: Are We Hardwired for Success?".This complete summary of the ideas from Chuck Martin, Peg Dawson and Richard Guare's book "Smarts" shows that there are 12 executive skills that help you get stuff done. Most people are strong in two or three areas and weak in others. Effective...
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  • The must-read summary of Dave Lakhani's book: "How to Sell When Nobody's Buying (And How to Sell Even More When They Are)".This complete summary of the ideas from "How to Sell When Nobody's Buying" shows that it’s a tough time to sell. To make matters worse, many managers today were trained 20-30 years ago with methods conceived 50 years ago....
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  • The must-read summary of David Allen's book: "Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work & Life".This complete summary of the ideas from David Allen's book "Ready for Anything" explains that maximum productivity means making something good happen with the minimum effort possible. Also, since things don't always go according to plan, improving productivity means being more flexible and able...
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  • The must-read summary of David D'Alessandro and Michele Owens' book: "Executive Warfare: 10 Rules of Engagement for Winning Your War for Success".This complete summary of the ideas from David D'Alessandro and Michele Owens' book "Executive Warfare" shows how being smart, hard-working and able to generate results will generally get you promoted when you first begin working for an organization. However,...
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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 Joel Kurtzman, Glenn Rifkin and Victoria Griffith's book: "MBA in a Box: Practical Ideas from the Best Brains in Business".This complete summary of the ideas from Joel Kurtzman, Glenn Rifkin and Victoria Griffith's book "MBA in a Box" shows that, at one level, business isn’t as difficult to master as the business schools and other sellers...
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  • The must-read summary of Larry Myler's book: "Indispensable by Monday: Learn the Profit-Producing Behaviors that Will Help Your Company... and Yourself".This complete summary of the ideas from Larry Myler's book "Indispensable by Monday" shows how, in today's climate, it's vital to make yourself indispensable at work. By making a big financial contribution to the company, and being able to quantify...
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  • The must-read summary of Mark Wiskup's book: "Presentation S.O.S.: From Perspiration to Persuasion in 9 Easy Steps".This complete summary of the ideas from Mark Wiskup's book "Presentation S.O.S." argues that being able to give a powerful presentation that connects with the audience and moves them to action is one of the great natural highs offered by the world of business....
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  • The must-read summary of Michael D. Chafetz's book: "Smart for Life: How to Improve Your Brain Power at Any Age".This complete summary of the ideas from Michael D. Chafetz's book "Smart for Life" shows that the human brain is exactly like a muscle - the more exercise it gets, the better it performs and the quicker and sharper it becomes....
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Cooper's book: "Get Out Of Your Own Way: The Five Keys to Surpassing Everyone’s Expectations”. This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Cooper's book "Get Out of Your Own Way" shows that some individuals and teams achieve what others consider to be impossible. This summary highlights that the biggest barrier to accomplishing your dreams...
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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 Stephen R. Covey and Jennifer Colosimo's book: "Great Work Great Career: How to Create Your Ultimate Job and Make an Extraordinary Contribution". This complete summary of the ideas from Stephen R. Covey and Jennifer Colosimo's book "Great Work Great Career" shows that now is the perfect time to be creating a great career for yourself –...
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  • The must-read summary of Tom Hurson's book: "Think Better: Your Company's Future Depends on It...and So Does Yours".This complete summary of the ideas from Tom Hurson's book "Think Better" shows how success in your personal or professional life is not so much a function of what you know, but how well you think. In his book, the author reveals that...
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