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This complete summary of the ideas from Pete Mazany's book "Teamthink: Team New Zealand" presents a "vision-driven" model for managing extraordinary teams, projects and organisations. This model for successful project management was exemplified by the success of Team New Zealand in winning the 1995 America's Cup. In his book, the author explains that there are four components to this project model and when each of those components is in place, high-quality...
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The must-read summary of Stephen Flynn's book: "The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation".
This complete summary of "The Edge of Disaster" by Stephen Flynn outlines the author's argument that America has learned very little from the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina, and has become a vulnerable nation. He advocates for better infrastructure, more resilience and immediate preparation to ensure a safer future.
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The must-read summary of Gary Hamel's book: "What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition and Unstoppable Innovation".
This complete summary of the ideas from Gary Hamel's book "What Matters Now" reveals the importance of reinventing management methods in order to create organisations that are ready for the future. The author highlights the five challenges that companies will face in the future and the changes...
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The must-read summary of Peter Senge's book: "The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization".
This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Senge's book "The Fifth Discipline" shows how important it is to learn faster than the competition. In his book, the author explains how you can get rid of obstacles that stop your company from learning and create a learning organisation. By mastering the principles detailed by Serge,...
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This complete summary of "Applied Economics" by Thomas Sowell, a renowned American economist and social theorist, presents his examination of the decisions made in American politics and the impact they have on the economy. In his book, the author presents his arguments alongside researched evidence and his own experience, to show how similar decisions have produced similar outcomes elsewhere in the world.
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The must-read summary of Guy Kawasaki's book: "Enchantment: The Key to Attracting People to Your Company".
This complete summary of the ideas from Guy Kawasaki's book "Enchantment" shows that even if you have an insanely great mousetrap, the world will not beat a path to your door. Everyone's busy doing their own thing. In practice, the greater your mousetrap is, the harder it will be to get people to embrace it because it will be so different to...
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The must-read summary of Cynthia Rabe's book: "The Innovation Killer: How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine - And What Smart Companies Are Doing About It".
This complete summary of the ideas from Cynthia Rabe's book "The Innovation Killer" shows that thinking innovatively is a challenge for many organisations because it requires a rather delicate balancing act. On the one hand, creative ideas need to draw on some specific and well established...
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The must-read summary of Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom's book: "The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations".
This complete summary of the ideas from Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom's book "The Starfish and the Spider" shows how most companies in the past were 'spiders', with rigid hierarchies and a well-defined corporate structure. But nowadays, new 'starfish' companies are emerging with leaderless structures and...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Vance Trimble's book "Overnight Success" tells how, in 1970, Frederick Smith envisioned a streamlined fleet of aeroplanes that could deliver packages anywhere overnight, and how he transformed that idea into a billion-dollar industry. In his book, the author reveals the obstacles that the company had to overcome, including how to finance the first official flight. This summary gives readers an insight into the...
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The must-read summary of Gary Millet and Blaine Millet's book: "Creating and Delivering Totally Awesome Customer Experiences: The Art and Science of Customer Experience Mapping".
This complete summary of the ideas from Gary Millet and Blaine Millet's book "Creating and Delivering Totally Awesome Customer Experiences" shows that when customers are delighted, they become more loyal to your business and they will go out of their way to recommend you...
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The must-read summary of Richard Rumelt's book: "Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters".
This complete summary of the ideas from "Good Strategy Bad Strategy" explains what strategy is and exposes the three elements of a good strategy: diagnosis, guiding policy, and coherent actions, thus effectively providing you with the tools necessary to identify, devise and implement a good strategy.
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The must-read summary of Stan Davis and Bill Davidson's book: "2020 Vision: Transform Your Business Today to Succeed in Tomorrow's Economy".
This complete summary of the ideas from Stan Davis and Bill Davidson's book "2020 Vision" shows that companies are under pressure to constantly update themselves and their products to keep up with adjustments in technology. Over the next 30 years the challenges that face today's businesses will be so dramatic...
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The must-read summary of Ricardo Semler's book: "The Seven-Day Weekend: Finding The Work/Life Balance".
This complete summary of the ideas from "The Seven-Day Weekend" exposes the origins of ingrained habits in the business world and explains how changing them might be for the better. This useful summary provides you with the tools necessary to identify said habits in your company and to implement changes that will benefit both your business and...
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The must-read summary of Donald Mitchell and Carol Coles' book: "The Ultimate Competitive Advantage: Secrets of Continually Developing a More Profitable Business Model".
This complete summary of the ideas from Donald Mitchell and Carol Coles' book "The Ultimate Competitive Advantage" shows that the most successful companies are consistently experimenting to improve and reinvent their business models. This usually has the potential to generate far...
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The must-read summary of Alfred P. Sloan Jr.'s book "My Years with General Motors: How General Motors Was Built Into the Largest Corporation in the World".
This complete summary of the ideas from Alfred P. Sloan Jr.'s book "My Years with General Motors" shares Alfred P. Sloan Jr.'s experience as a CEO of General Motors from 1923 to 1946. In his book, the author explains the policies and processes he used at General Motors to make it the number one...
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