This ebook offers a summary of «FIRST, BREAK ALL THE RULES», by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. Managing employees productively is exceptionally hard to achieve. It takes a deft touch to be able to balance all the competing interests: the company's, the customer's, the employee's and the mana...
A wonderful summary of the rags to riches story by Richard Tedlow. The book describes Andy Grove's early childhood in war-torn Hungary, and how his departure along with thousands of other refugees landed him in America. From his humble beginnings his career led him to a central position in silicon v...
This work offers a summary of the book «AOL.COM: How Steve Case Beat Bill Gates, Nailed the Netheads and Made Millions in the War for the Web» by Kara Swisher. This summary starts with the story of Bill Von Meister, a telecommunications entrepreneur. In his early days von Meister's career looked ...
This work offers a summary of the book «BEATING THE MARKET, 3 MONTHS AT A TIME: A Proven Investing Plan Everyone Can Use» by Gerald Appel and Marvin Appel. Gerald Appel is publisher of Systems and Forecasts, an investment newsletter. He is also founder of Signalert, an investment advisory firm wi...
12: The Elements of Great Managing is the long-awaited sequel to the 1999 runaway bestseller First, Break All the Rules. Grounded in Gallup's 10 million employee and manager interviews spanning 114 countries, 12 follows great managers as they harness employee engagement to turn around a failing call...
This work offers a summary of the book «A NEW BRAND WORLD: 8 Principles for Achieving Brand Leadership in the 21st Century» by Scott Bedbury. Scott Bedbury is the CEO of Brandstream, a global brand development consulting practice. Before that, he was senior vice president of marketing at Starbuck...
This work offers a summary of the book «ABCs OF e-LEARNING: Reaping the Benefits and Avoiding the Pitfalls» by Brooke Broadbent. With computers and Internet being so widely accessible, the digital space a perfect vehicle for cost-effective learning. Electronic learning, or e-Learning as it is kno...
This work offers a summary of the book «A STAKE IN THE OUTCOME: Building a Culture of Ownership for the Long-Term Success of Your Business» by Jack Stack and Bo Burlingham Jack Stack is president and CEO of SRC Holdings Corporation (formerly Springfield ReManufacturing Corporation), an employee owne...
This work offers a summary of the book «THE SPEED OF TRUST: The One Thing That Changes Everything» by Stephen M. Covey. Stephen M. Covey is CEO of CoveyLink Worldwide, a learning and consulting practice. He is the son of Stephen R. Covey, the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Ste...
This work offers a summary of the book «YES! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Persuasive» by Noah Goldstein, Steve Martin and Robert Cialdini. When it comes to your ability to persuade others, sometimes just a small and subtle change can have a huge impact on your success in being more persuas...
This work offers a summary of the book "Talent is overrated" by Geoff Colvin. Talent is not born, it is made, argues Geoff Colvin. Outstanding performance is based on what researchers call «deliberate practice» - activities world-leaders do to achieve at the highest level. Others may begin delibe...
This work offers a summary of the book «THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON: Success Secrets of the Ancients» by George S. Clason. The Richest Man in Babylon is composed of a collection of parables all taking place in the ancient city of Babylon. The main message of The Richest Man in Babylon is that ahea...