4 min read ⌚ The Making of Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs is the most powerful investment bank in the world. It generates revenue of almost $40 billion on a yearly basis, and, in 2016, its total assets worth almost $1 trillion. In “The Partnership,” Charles D. Ellis tells its story from the very beginning. About Charles […]
3 min read ⌚ Read our summary of “Leadership Without Easy Answers” and find out the role and significance of authority and the need for change and adaptation. About Ronald A. Heifetz Ronald A. Heifetz is an author and the founder of Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership. “Leadership Without Easy Answers Summary” If you have educated […]
2 min read ⌚ Strategic Lessons For Corporate Warfare Read “Patton on Leadership” and pick the brain of one of the most controversial World War II leaders – General George S. Patton. About Alan Axelrod Alan Axelrod is an author of many books on career development, history, and management, among which is the bestseller, “Elizabeth I […]
3 min read ⌚ Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Wall Street represents the cradle of financial experts. You could either lose all your money or find some gaps in the market, which could be filled in with brand-new practices. Such simple plan led to the rise of Salomon and ultimately played a significant role […]
3 min read ⌚ There are so many things wrong with HR. “Why We Hate HR” tries to examine most of them. About Keith H. Hammonds Keith H. Hammonds is a former Fast Company’s executive and is currently COO and president at Solutions Journalism Network. “Why We Hate HR Summary” Nowadays HR is the “talk of […]
2 min read ⌚ The Power of Positive Relationships What could a person possibly learn form the techniques used to train killer whales? As you will see in “Whale Done” – many things! About Ken Blanchard, Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins and Jim Ballard Ken Blanchard is a bestselling author and Chairman of the Board of […]
3 min read ⌚ How to Tame Your Investors…and Not Lose Your Company If you are looking for funds to support your company, you have probably considered entering the venture capital market. In our short summary of “Angels, Dragons and Vultures” we acquaint you with what you might expect to find there. About Simon Acland […]
3 min read ⌚ Southwest Airlines’ Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success Southwest Airlines is the world’s largest low-cost airline. And management consultants Kevin and Jackie Freiberg have written “Nuts!” to teach you how they got there. And what you can take away from it. About Kevin and Jackie Freiberg Kevin and Jackie Freiberg are […]
4 min read ⌚ How to Lead the Way to Success If you think that leadership is about bossing around – you’re ignoring most of human history. Military general didn’t boss around – but led men. And that’s why you need to lead men too. John Adair says: “Not Bosses But Leaders.” And we say: “Aye, […]
4 min read ⌚ We’ve featured summaries of short books before on our site. One of them was no more than 32 pages! This one’s may be even shorter. And even though more than a century old, it still is as motivational as ever. So, we present to you the summary of Elbert Hubbard’s popular essay […]
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