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The must-read summary of Charles Carlson's book: "Eight Steps to Seven Figures: The Investment Strategies Of Everyday Millionaires And How You Can Become Wealthy Too".
This complete summary of the ideas from "Eight Steps to Seven Figures" shows that ordinary working people can create a seven-figure net worth within their lifetimes solely through a long-term stock investment program - and without starting out with a large chunk of capital or any specialist...
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The must-read summary of Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton's book: "The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton's book "The Knowing-Doing Gap" raises a crucial question: why do elements such as education, training and business research generate so little change in what managers and organizations do? According to the authors, knowledge is good, but...
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The must-read summary of Chuck Martin, Peg Dawson and Richard Guare's book: "Smarts: Are We Hardwired for Success?".
This complete summary of the ideas from Chuck Martin, Peg Dawson and Richard Guare's book "Smarts" shows that there are 12 executive skills that help you get stuff done. Most people are strong in two or three areas and weak in others. Effective organisations recognise this and create teams that ensure all 12 skills are accounted for....
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The must-read summary of James Champy's book: "X-Engineering the Corporation: Reinventing Your Business in the Digital Age".
This complete summary of the ideas from James Champy's book "X-Engineering the Corporation" shows that the time is right for managers to achieve breakthrough performance by managing across multiple organisations (X-engineering) rather than simply attempting to optimise their own standalone business operations (re-engineering)....
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The must-read summary of Clay Shirky's book: "Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations".
This complete summary of the ideas from "Here Comes Everybody" shows that groups of people are incredibly hard to organise. That's why until now, only large corporations could generally afford to buy the tools and build the infrastructure required to sync the joint efforts of lots of people. According to author Clay Shirky, that's about...
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The must-read summary of David Edery and Ethan Mollick's book: "Changing the Game: How Video Games Are Transforming the Future of Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from David Edery and Ethan Mollick's book "Changing the Game" shows how the video game sector has become an enormous business and is about to enter yet another phase of growth as companies begin to use games to revolutionize the way they interact with customers and attract...
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The must-read summary of Adrian Slywotzky and Karl Weber's book: "The Upside: The 7 Strategies for Turning Big Threats into Growth Breakthroughs".
This complete summary of the ideas from Adrian Slywotzky and Karl Weber's book "The Upside" shows that the new strategic imperative in business is to find practical ways you can harness the upside growth potential of every moment of maximum risk to your organisation. If you can use these events to generate...
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The must-read summary of Vahan Janjigian's book: "Even Buffett Isn't Perfect: What You Can — and Can't — Learn from the World's Greatest Investor".
This complete summary of the ideas from Vahan Janjigian's book "Even Buffett Isn't Perfect" shows that it's easy to see why everyone is trying to decode the way Warren Buffett makes investment decisions: Buffett is quite simply the most successful investor in history. The only problem with trying...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Karl Albrecht's book "The Power of Minds at Work" shows that when intelligent people are assembled in an organisation, they will tend towards collective stupidity. In his book, the author explains that in order to offset this law, organizational intelligence is needed. In practical terms, organisational intelligence is the antidote to collective stupidity and a deliberate effort to multiply and take advantage...
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The must-read summary of Don Maruska's book: "How Great Decisions Get Made: 10 Easy Steps for Reaching Agreement on Even the Toughest Issues".
This complete summary of the ideas from Don Maruska's book "How Great Decisions Get Made" shows that businesses decisions are often surrounded by fear; employees are scared to express an opinion and they feel threatened by change imposed on them. This summary proposes a different way for businesses to approach...
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The must-read summary of Richard Koch's book: "The 80/20 Individual: How to Accomplish More by Doing Less - the Nine Essentials of 80/20 Success at Work".
This complete summary of the ideas from Richard Koch's book "The 80/20 Individual" shows that none of us are productive all the time: the 80/20 principle states that 80% of the results we achieve come from just 20% of our actions. In his book, the author explains nine guidelines that everyone...
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The must-read summary of Tren Griffin's book: "Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor".
This complete summary of the ideas from Tren Griffin's book "Charlie Munger" gives an insight into the mind of Charlie Munger, one of the world's most successful investors and Warren Buffet's long-term partner. The author explains the three elements that compose the framework used by Munger when making investments; principles, the "right stuff" and variables. This...
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The must-read summary of Gary Marks' book: "Rocking Wall Street: Four Powerful Strategies that Will Shake Up the Way You Invest, Build Your Wealth and Give You Your Life Back".
This complete summary of the ideas from Gary Marks' book "Rocking Wall Street" shows that a holistic approach to investment is more effective profit-wise and is less emotionally stressful. Do not let your portfolio run you! In his book, the author presents four strategies...
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The must-read summary of Harry M. Kraemer Jr.'s book: "From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership".
This complete summary of the ideas from Harry M. Kraemer Jr.'s book "From Values to Action" shows that leaders who base their strategies on values are more inspiring and motivational to others. The author reveals how you can influence others to make choices and decisions which are aligned with the values of the organisation....
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This complete summary of "John F. Kennedy on Leadership" by John A. Barnes presents his assessment of why John F. Kennedy was so respected and influential was because he was a hard working leader and not a natural born-politician. He also illustrates how all managers and business owners can benefit and learn from the 11 principles of JFK's leadership style.
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The must-read summary of Lee Cockerell's book: "Time Management Magic: How to Get More Done Every Day and Move From Surviving to Thriving".
This complete summary of the ideas from Lee Cockerell's book "Time Management Magic" explains that "most people are not overworked... they are under-organized". Lack of organization can make you feel like you have no time to get things done and affects both your personal and professional life. The author suggests...
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The must-read summary of David Rock's book: "Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long".
This complete summary of the ideas from David Rock's book "Your Brain at Work" shows that in order to deliver better performance in any setting, you need to first understand how you think. In his book, the author explains the five building blocks that will significantly improve your performance...
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The must-read summary of David Packard's book: "The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company".
This complete summary of the ideas from David Packard's book "The HP Way" tells the story behind the American giant company Hewlett-Packard. In his book, the author reveals the keys to the company's success and the obstacles that it had to overcome to become the world-class company that it is today. This summary also provides readers with an insight...
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The must-read summary of Keith Sawyer's book: "Group Genius: the Creative Power of Collaboration".
This complete summary of the ideas from Keith Sawyer's book "Group Genius" shows how collaboration is the real secret to breakthrough creativity. In his book, Keith Sawyer reveals that new ideas actually emerge from the bottom-up, from the creative efforts of a large number of people, each of whom nudges the idea forward or adds a little twist. What...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Ken Fisher and Lara Hoffmans' book "Debunkery" shows that in order to be a successful investor, you have to avoid the common errors most people make repeatedly. Investors usually demand absolutes but they don't exist — even the very best investors are only right about 70% of the time. In their book, the authors advise you to debunk all the conventional investment advice you hear on TV and do your own thinking....
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