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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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The must-read summary of Robert Kriegel's book: "How to Succeed in Business Without Working So Damn Hard: Rethinking the Rules, Reinventing the Game".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Kriegel's book "How to Succeed in Business Without Working So Damn Hard" shows that it's possible to be more productive, create more profit and be happier by working less hours, but in a more direct way. This summary takes this principle and splits it...
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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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The must-read summary of Roger Connors and Tom Smith's book: "Change the Culture, Change the Game: The Breakthrough Strategy for Energizing Your Organization and Creating Accountability for Results".
This complete summary of the ideas from Roger Conners and Tom Smith's book "Change the Culture, Change the Game" explains that culture is at the heart of every organisation. According to the authors, if you want to change your results, you must start...
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The must-read summary of Chip and Dan Heath's book: "Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard"
This complete summary of the ideas from "Switch" shows that our rational mind often fights with our emotional mind, because the latter prefers instant gratification and the former is better at long-term planning. In this summary, discover how you can engage both in order to initiate changes successfully and easily. Change is only three steps away.
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This complete summary of the ideas from Gary Neilson and Bruce Pasternack's book "Results" shows that in just the same way as DNA forms the basic building blocks of all living organisms in nature, business organisations are similarly built as unique combinations of four basic building blocks: decisions, motivators, information and structure. In their book, the authors explain that whatever an organisation achieves is the combined result of the daily...
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The must-read summary of Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan's book: "Confronting Reality: Doing What Matters to Get Things Right".
This complete summary of the ideas from Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan's book "Confronting Reality" shows that confronting reality means changing the purpose and direction of your business on a regular basis, in order to reflect ongoing changes which occur in the marketplace. Most businesses try and get by on the assumptions...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Arthur Rubinfield and Collins Hemingway's book "Built for Growth" shows that great national and international retail success stories don't happen by accident. It isn't just a case of opening a store, making that store run well and then duplicating that first store ad infinitum. Instead, retail brands that win long-term have been designed for rapid growth right from the outset. All of the necessary elements have...
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The must-read summary of Gil Dorland and John Dorland's book: "Duty, Honor, Company: West Point Fundamentals for Business Success".
This complete summary of the ideas from Gil Dorland and John Dorland's book "Duty, Honor, Company" shows how most people agree that business is war, with the primary goal of winning market share and making money. In their book, the authors explain how you can study the strategies that succeed in military battles in order...
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The must-read summary of Brian Tracy's book: "Full Engagement! Inspire, Motivate, and Bring Out the Best in Your People".
This complete summary of the ideas from Brian Tracy's book "Full Engagement!" shows that managers today expect to generate high return on equity but also to maximise the returns on the human capital invested in business. This summary highlights that to bring out the best in people you need to motivate them and influence them on...
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The must-read summary of David D'Alessandro and Michele Owens' book: "Executive Warfare: 10 Rules of Engagement for Winning Your War for Success".
This complete summary of the ideas from David D'Alessandro and Michele Owens' book "Executive Warfare" shows how being smart, hard-working and able to generate results will generally get you promoted when you first begin working for an organization. However, once you get to senior management level, these...
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The must-read summary of Thomas Davenport, Laurence Prusak and James Wilson's book: "What's the Big Idea? Creating and Capitalizing on the Best Management Thinking".
This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas Davenport, Laurence Prusak and James Wilson's book "What's the Big Idea?" shows that when it comes to implementing new management ideas in an organisation, it's not the business gurus who really count. The most important people are the "idea...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Gregg Lederman's book "Engaged!" explains that customers love doing business with companies which have a highly motivated workforce that is enthusiastically dedicated to delivering a great experience. In his book, the author provides three things that must be done in order to reach that goal and how you can achieve them to give your customers the best experience possible and keep them coming back again and again.
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The must-read summary of Gino Wickman and Mark Winter's book: "Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Gino Wickman and Mark Winter's book "Rocket Fuel" shows that the best way to grow a business is by linking a "Visionary" up with an "Integrator". While visionaries can see the future they are aiming for, integrators know how to get there. Companies...
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The must-read summary of Dave Anderson's book: "If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown: 10 Hard-Charging Strategies for Leading in Politically Correct Times".
This complete summary of the ideas from Dave Anderson's book "If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown" shows that political correctness is draining the health and vitality out of many businesses because it encourages managers to patronise weak performers, thus dis-incentivising employees to achieve...
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The must-read summary of Julie Morgenstern's book: "When Organizing Isn't Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life".
This complete summary of the ideas from Julie Morgenstern's book "When Organizing Isn't Enough" shows that organizing works just fine when you know where you want to go but you aren't really sure how you can actually get there. There are, however, times when organizing alone isn't enough. In her book, the author explains that, in...
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The must-read summary of Tom DeMarco's book: "Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork and the Myth of Total Efficiency".
This complete summary of the ideas from Tom DeMarco's book "Slack" shows that companies who constantly insist on efficiency are actually creating an environment where they limit flexibility, reduce the capacity for creativity and increase burnout in employees. In his book, the author explains that effective managers should be able...
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The must-read summary of Brian Tracy's book: "Million Dollar Habits: Proven Power Practices to Double and Triple Your Income".
This complete summary of the ideas from Brian Tracy's book "Million Dollar Habits" shows that there is a direct correlation between the habits you choose and the results you achieve in all areas of your life. To take control of your destiny and change the results, you need to deliberately choose different and better habits....
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The must-read summary of Josh Linkner's book: "Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity".
This complete summary of the ideas from Josh Linkner's book "Disciplined Dreaming" shows that most companies already have systems in place that dictate almost everything that needs to be done. In his book, the author explains that this can only give businesses limited success and it is vital that they demystify creativity and put...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Bill Jensen's book "The Simplicity Survival Handbook" shows that to accomplish more, you should find tangible ways to do less of the stuff that doesn't matter and more of the stuff that does. In his book, the author explains that, in practical terms, this means simplifying things and getting back to the basic, productive activities which will generate the bulk of the value that you personally add. This summary...
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