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The must-read summary of Louis Uchitelle's book: "The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences".
This complete summary of "The Disposable American" by Louis Uchitelle, an award-winning reporter, outlines his assessment of layoffs in America. He explains the ways in which these are counterproductive, however he also admits that some of them are necessary. He argues that the government should intervene in the policies and encourage companies...
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The must-read summary of Mark Murphy's book: "Hundred Percenters: Challenge Your Employees to Give it Their All and They'll Give You Even More".
This complete summary of the ideas from Mark Murphy's book "Hundred Percenters" shows that in order to motivate your employees to be 100% workers, you need to be a 100% leader. In this summary you will find an analysis of the style and decisions of 125,000 managers, and discover that the two most important...
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The must-read summary of Chris Ducker's book: "Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive and Build Your Dream Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Chris Ducker's book "Virtual Freedom" details how many new entrepreneurs believe they have to do everything themselves. This method is impossible for a long period of time. According to Ducker, entrepreneurs should hire virtual staff to manage...
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The must-read summary of Dave Ulrich, Jack Zenger and Norm Smallwood's book: "Results-Based Leadership: How Leaders Build the Business and Improve the Bottom Line".
This complete summary of the ideas from Dave Ulrich, Jack Zenger and Norm Smallwood's book "Results-Based Leadership" highlights that a leader's effectiveness can be measured by a simple equation - effective leadership is based on 4 Key Leadership Attributes and 4 Key Stakeholder Groups....
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This complete summary of the ideas from Dayle M. Smith's book "The Eleven Keys to Leadership" shows that leaders are not born, they are made, and leadership skills can be learned. In his book, the author takes the reader through each key skill, demonstrating why it is important and how to acquire it. This summary offers a practical guide to developing your leadership skills in order to become an inspiring leader.
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The must-read summary of Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton's book: "The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent, and Accelerate Performance".
This complete summary of the ideas from Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton's book "The Carrot Principle" presents the results of a study on workplace productivity. This study has shown there are tangible and quantifiable financial benefits to be derived from...
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The must-read summary of Richard Branson's book: "The Virgin Way: Everything I Know About Leadership".
This summary of the ideas from Richard Branson's book "The Virgin Way" tells all about 'The Virgin Way' of managing a business and leading a team. Their basic motto is: "If you don't enjoy it, don't do it.". According to Branson, there is no point thinking about the past or looking into the future. All it takes is doing what you enjoy. This summary...
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The must-read summary of Stephen Covey's book: "The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness".
This complete summary of the ideas from Stephen Covey's book "The 8th Habit" presents the updated version of the author's previous book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". In his new book, Covey explains that the eighth habit is not an add-on, but rather something that can enhance all the other areas. The eighth habit of "Voice" encourages readers...
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The must-read summary of Rodd Wagner and James Harter's book: "12: The Elements of Great Managing".
This complete summary of the ideas from Rodd Wagner and James Harter's book "12: The Elements of Great Managing" identifies 12 fundamental requirements which make a good manager based on the responses of over a million employee interviews. Stating clear common objectives, providing sufficient training, giving appropriate feedback, encouraging personal...
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The must-read summary of William Joyce, Nitrin Nohria and Bruce Roberson's book: "What Really Works: The 4+2 Formula for Sustained Business Success".
This complete summary of the ideas from William Joyce, Nitrin Nohria and Bruce Roberson's book "What Really Works" asks a fundamental question: "What is the secret to sustained business success?" In their book, the authors reveal the research they carried out in order to answer this question, which...
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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 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 Simon Sinek's book: "Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't".
This complete summary of the ideas from Simon Sinek's book "Leaders Eat Last" states that true leadership is all about putting the lower employees first. Real leaders take care of team members and focus on their well-being. According to Sinek, leaders can create a Circle of Safety around their team to make sure that they protect their...
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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 Tom Rath and Barry Conchie's book "Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams and Why People Follow"
This complete summary of the ideas from Tom Rath and Barry Conchie's book "Strengths Based Leadership" outlines the characteristics common to the best and most effective leaders and explains how you can identify and develop your personal strengths in an efficient way, thus providing you with the opportunity to learn...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Susan Annunzio's book "Contagious Success" shows that an in-depth study of 3,000 knowledge workers around the world was carried out to attempt to identify the management behaviors which accelerate profitable growth. Although 77% of these respondents claimed they belonged to a high-performing work group, only 10% of them actually belonged to work groups that generated profitable new products, services or processes....
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The must-read summary of David Maister's book: "Practice What You Preach: What Managers Must Do to Create a High Achievement Culture".
This complete summary of the ideas from David Maister's book "Practice What You Preach" asks a fundamental question: "Is there a statistical correlation between employee attitudes and financial success for a business? And if there is, what is the correct sequence — do employee attitudes drive financial success or...
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The must-read summary of Jeff Hoffman and David Finkel's book: "Scale: Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jeff Hoffman and David Finkel's book "Scale" shows that budding entrepreneurs must build their business the right way in order to succeed. To do this, they must reduce the company's reliance on themselves so that the business can grow and eventually be sold. This is what...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Rusty Rueff and Hank Stringer's book "Talent Force" shows how few businesses make the effort to create a true talent force, rather than a workforce. In their book, the authors explain that the people within an organization will always be the differentiator, more than marketing, brand recognition or even its products. This summary presents specific strategies and techniques that every good business should use...
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The must-read summary of Marcus Buckingham's book: "The One Thing You Need to Know:...About Great Managing, Great Leading and Sustained Individual Success".
This complete summary of the ideas from Marcus Buckingham's book "The One Thing You Need to Know" provides the key to being a great manager: never forget that everyone who reports to you is a unique individual. In his book, the author explains that your job is to capitalise on employees' individualities...
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