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The must-read summary of Napoleon Hill's book: "Think and Grow Rich: The Way to Personal Achievement".
This complete summary of the ideas from Napoleon Hill's book "Think and Grow Rich: The Way to Personal Achievement" shows that every achievement begins with an idea. The author states that wealth comes from turning this idea into something that people are willing to pay for, which is only achieved by thinking. Find out how you can use your own power...
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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 be financially successful without being chained to a desk. Discover how time and mobility...
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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 business concepts. In his book, the author presents 44 questions...
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The must-read summary of Josh Kaufman's book: "The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume".
This complete summary of the ideas from Josh Kaufman's book reveals the author's belief that an MBA is not worth your time and money, and you would be far better off educating yourself in business by taking advantage of the thousands of business books that are published worldwide every year. Josh Kaufman believes that in order to...
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The must-read summary of Joel Barker and Scott Erikson's book: "Five Regions of the Future: Preparing Your Business for Tomorrow's Technology Revolution".
This complete summary of the ideas from Joel Barker and Scott Erikson's book "Five Regions of the Future" shows that new technology falls into one of five well-defined regions. In their book, the authors explain how you can make smart decisions about which technologies will ultimately transform...
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The must-read summary of Walid Mougayar's book: "Opening Digital Markets: Battle Plans and Business Strategies for Internet Commerce".
This complete summary of Walid Mougayar's book "Opening Digital Markets" shows that the development of Internet-based commerce is still in its early days. The implications of this development are significant for everyone, but particularly for business managers who are charged with the responsibility of successfully...
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The must-read summary of Richard C. Whiteley's book: "The Customer Driven Company: Moving from Talk to Action".
This complete summary of the ideas from Richard C. Whiteley's book "The Customer Driven Company" shows that customer satisfaction is the key to a long-term, successful business. In his book, the author explains the seven fundamentals of a customer driven business. Successful companies will create a consumer vision, treat their feedback...
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The must-read summary of C. Richard Weylman's book: "The Power of Why: Breaking Out in a Competitive Marketplace".
This complete summary of the ideas from C. Richard Weylman's book "The Power of Why" shows that the conventional approach to selling was developing a Unique Selling Proposition. In this book, the author suggests that a better idea would be to develop a Unique Value Promise instead, which articulates the value, personal benefits and the...
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The must-read summary of Jeremy Scahill's book: "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army".
This complete summary of "Blackwater" by Jeremy Scahill, an award-winning bestseller, presents his insight on the powerful private American army operating in international war zones. It is the explosive story of a company who came from rural America to become one of the most powerful participants in the Iraq War.
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The must-read summary of Frances Cairncross' book: "The Company of the Future: How the Communications Revolution is Changing Management".
This complete summary of the ideas from Frances Cairncross' book "The Company of the Future" shows how the internet is forever changing how good companies will be structured and managed in the future. Irrespective of how the dot-coms are valued in the stock market, great changes are occurring as companies integrate...
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The must-read summary of Dr. Frank Luntz's book: "Win: The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary".
This complete summary of the ideas from Dr. Frank Luntz's book "Win" shows the nine principles that make the difference between the people that excel and those that do fine. This summary explains that winners are never satisfied with their status quo but are always trying to move everything they're involved with from the...
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The must-read summary of Noah St. Jonathan's book: "The Secret Code of Success: 7 Hidden Steps to More Wealth and Happiness".
This complete summary of the ideas from Noah St. Jonathan's book "The Secret Code of Success" shows that there are currently flaws in the conventional approach to achieving success. In his book, the author explains that the problem lies in the fact that this approach only deals with the "how-to" aspects of success in your...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Sarah McGinty's book "Power Talk" shows that in business, you are what you say, as spoken language is the most influential type of business communication. Thus, being a good communicator means understanding how a situation dictates what style of speech will be most effective and how the style of speech used, in turn, influences the business situation that arises. Knowing the two basic business language styles...
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The must-read summary of Robert Irwin's book : "Buy, Rent & Hold: How to Make Money in a ''Cold'' Real Estate Market".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Irwin's book "Buy, Rent & Hold" shows that investing in real estate is deceptively simple. This summary explains that, all you need to know is summed up in the strategy Buy – Rent – Hold. That is: 1. Buy property when the market is tracking downwards before it reaches the bottom;...
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The must-read summary of Glenn Beck's book: "Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government".
This complete summary of "Arguing with Idiots" by Glenn Beck, a conservative political commentator, analyses his guide to winning arguments on many of America's most hotly-debated issues. He explores how to win debates against "people with big mouths but small minds" on a variety of topics from gun control to healthcare.
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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 do whatever comes to mind first rather than properly calibrating...
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The must-read summary of Vic Johnson's book: "52 Mondays: The One-Year Path to Outrageous Success & Lifelong Happiness".
This complete summary of the ideas from Vic Johnson's book "52 Mondays" shows that an awful lot can happen in a year. In his book, the author explains that if you want to progress towards a goal, even just a few steps a week make all the difference. This summary will teach you just how much the combined impact of 52 weeks of small...
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The must-read summary of Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao's book: "Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling For Less".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao's book "Scaling Up Excellence" shows you how you can look at a part of your organisation that is working well and get all the other parts to follow. According to Sutton and Rao, this can be difficult to scale up and implement but it is possible. By following...
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The must-read summary of Philip Evans and Thomas Wurster's book: "Blown to Bits: How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy".
This complete summary of the ideas from Philip Evans and Thomas Wurster's book "Blown to Bits" argues that within most traditional business models, there is a trade-off between richness and reach. In their book, the authors highlight that the Internet has the ability to remove this trade-off by being able to...
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The must-read summary of Grady Means and David Schneider's book: "MetaCapitalism: The e-Business Revolution and the Design of 21st-Century Companies and Markets".
This complete summary of the ideas from Grady Means and David Schneider's book "Metacapitalism" shows that MetaCapitalism was the optimum design for the companies and markets of the twenty-first century which would be reshaped by the e-Business revolution. In their book, the authors explain...
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