3 min read ⌚ Using the Techniques of the World’s Top Strategic Consultants to Help You and Your Business McKinsey & Company is well known for its problem-solving expertise. Read this book and learn how to do business “The McKinsey Way.” About Ethan M. Rasiel Ethan M. Rasiel holds a degree in business administration and worked […]
Category: Management
The Advantage Summary – Available in PDF
3 min read ⌚ Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business “The Advantage” takes an in-depth look at the reasons for the problems organizations face, and paves the path to a healthy corporate culture with useful and workable advice. About Patrick Lencioni Patrick Lencioni is a bestselling author and president of The Table Group consultancy. […]
Fish! Tales Summary
3 min read ⌚ Real-Life Stories to Help You Transform Your Work Place and Your Life: Bite-Sized Stories. Unlimited Possibilities In the business world, you may want to learn how to swim with the fishes, if you don’t want to, well, swim with the fishes. And Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, Harry Paul, and Philip Strand […]
Up the Organization Summary
5 min read ⌚ How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits Robert C. Townsend has been described as “a witty and incisive archenemy of corporate bureaucracy.” Unsurprisingly, his 1970 classic, “Up the Organization,” can be best recapped as “a general handbook against bureaucracies of all kinds.” Read on – for a longer […]
Together Is Better Summary
4 min read ⌚ “Together Is Better” is Simon Sinek’s third book, a short richly illustrated fable about three kids on a journey to a new playground. However, we felt that the talk it’s based upon is better structured and more appealing for now. So, we summarized it. About Simon Sinek Simon Sinek is a British-born […]
If It Ain’t Broke…Break It! Summary
3 min read ⌚ And Other Unconventional Wisdom for a Changing Business World “If It Ain’t Broke… Break It!” tells you why accepting change is the only way you can get ahead. About Robert J. Kriegel and Louis Patler Robert J. Kriegel, Ph.D., is an author, a former athlete, and former marketing and advertising executive. Louis […]
Naked Statistics Summary
2 min read ⌚ Stripping the Dread from the Data Numbers are everywhere. Learn the language of “Naked Statistics” and reap all the benefits that come with it. About Charles Wheelan Charles Wheelan is an author, economist, professor and political candidate. He has also written Naked Economics. “Naked Statistics Summary” Many number-based events and predictions rely […]
Execution Summary
3 min read ⌚ The Discipline of Getting Things Done Having a good strategy is not enough. To succeed, you need to work on your “Execution.” About Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan Larry Bossidy has formerly worked as an executive in three major American corporations and is currently chairman of Honeywell International. Ram Charan is an […]
Think Better Summary
5 min read ⌚ An Innovator’s Guide to Productive Thinking The ability to think well is something which makes humans, as a species, so unique in the animal kingdom. However, the ability to think better is something which makes certain humans innovators. Fortunately, you can learn how to do it. And that’s exactly what Tim Hurson’s […]
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy Summary
4 min read ⌚ An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade Have you ever wondered where the t-shirt you’re currently wearing came from? It’s time to find out! And there’s no better way to do that than reading Pietra Rivoli’s “The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy.” About Pietra Rivoli […]
