7 min read ⌚ 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance Have you discovered your strengths? Well, then, Marcus Buckingham says: “Go, Put Your Strengths to Work!” Who Should Read “Go Put Your Strengths to Work”? And Why? Best-case scenario: Those who have done their homework and are already familiar with “First, Break All the Rules” […]
Category: Career Skills
Death by Meeting Summary
6 min read ⌚ A Leadership Fable… About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business Ready for another business fable? Well, who isn’t? Especially if it is by Patrick Lencioni, one of the masters of the genre. In “Death by Meeting” he tries to find a solution to “the most painful problem in business”: Uninspiring, boring, time-wasting […]
Business-Dō Summary – Hiroshi Mikitani
7 min read ⌚ The Way to Successful Leadership You can translate this book’s title – “Business-Dō” – into “The Dao of Business.” Its author? A billionaire. Need anything more? Who Should Read “Business-Dō”? And Why? If you want to be successful in your business, read this book. It offers 10 principles you’ll certainly want to follow. […]
The Evolution of Cooperation Summary
6 min read ⌚ The Way to Successful Leadership It can be said with some confidence that developing into a self-motivated and compassionate leader requires mental resilience. Not all individuals can cope with the burden that derives from such responsible decision-making. In this book summary, we try to use the Prisoner’s Dilemma matrix to encapsulate the […]
How to Be a Power Connector Summary
6 min read ⌚ The 5+50+100 Rule for Turning Your Business Network into Profits Do you want to be successful? Of course, you do! A few decades old news flash: Success is not just about having an innovative idea and some luck along the way. It’s also about having a vast network. And according to Judy […]
The 12 Week Year Summary
7 min read ⌚ More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 months Want to hear a strange thing? There’s absolutely no reason why you should adhere to an annual plan! Just like there’s no reason you should have an 8-hour workday: something not only Tim Ferris, but also the Bushmen known full […]
The Slight Edge Summary
7 min read ⌚ Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success The only person you are destined to become” – supposedly said Ralph Waldo Emerson once – “is the person you decide to be. Jeff Olson’s “The Slight Edge” should help you transform your decision into reality. Who Should Read “The Slight Edge”? And Why? According to its […]
Emotional Value Summary
5 min read ⌚ Creating Strong Bonds with Your Customers Well, every company will face imminent disaster if the managers cannot devise a strategy that can keep expanding the loyal base of clients! In this technically advanced and competitive market, that’s harder than you can imagine. This book examines some fundamental principles that you should keep […]
The Culture Map
7 min read ⌚ Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business: How People Think, Lead, and Get Things Done Some time ago, business went global. Culture, however, didn’t. Erin Meyer’ “The Culture Map” is your guide to effortlessly transcend the cultural barriers and acquire the much-needed skills to “decode cultures foreign to your own.” Who Should […]
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 Summary
7 min read ⌚ A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World Are you an angsty teenager or a somewhat lost student in your early twenties? What would you give for a crash course of no more than 200 pages which may help you find – and even make – your place in the […]
