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This complete summary of "The Sages" by Charles R. Morris, a prominent writer on law, economics and finance, presents his analysis of the track record of the three "Sages" and how they successfully predicted the financial crisis. The author argues for the importance of consistent values when navigating today's globalized, dangerous world, and distills wisdom from these three key advisers to President Obama.
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The must-read summary of Robert Pino's book: "Corporate Aikido: Unleash the Potential Within Your Company to Neutralize Competition and Seize Growth".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Pino's book "Corporate Aikido" applies the martial art of aikido to business by using resources to build your own corporation's strengths rather than to respond to the actions of competitors. In his book, the author explains that corporate aikido makes...
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The must-read summary of John Nesheim's book: "The Power of Unfair Advantage: How to Create It, Build It, and Use It to Maximum Effect".
This complete summary of the ideas from John Nesheim's book "The Power of Unfair Advantage" shows that when a company has an unfair advantage in business, it is no longer required to compete against everyone else on a level playing field. Instead, it loads the dice in its own favor, and makes success more likely....
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The must-read summary of Al Ries and Laura Ries' book: "The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR".
This complete summary of the ideas from Al Ries and Laura Ries' book: "The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR" shows that none of the recent business success stories have spent much money on advertising. Instead, companies such as Starbucks and PlayStation have invested in public relations. In their book, the authors explain the key differences...
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The must-read summary of Peter Cohan's book: "e-Stocks: Finding the Hidden Blue Chips Among the Internet Impostors".
This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Cohan's book "e-Stocks" shows Internet stocks should not be permanently avoided, despite the dot.com crash of 2000. According to Peter Cohan, Internet stocks are still worth the investment with a disciplined approach. At the heart of the investment strategy must be a search for Internet...
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The must-read summary of Raghuram G. Rajan's book: "Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy".
This complete summary of "Fault Lines" by Raghuram G. Rajan, a globally renowned economist, shows how the serious flaws in the economy were to blame for the global financial crisis. He warns readers that these fractures have not been fixed and that there is a possibility that another devastating crisis could strike if action is...
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This complete summary of "Three Billion New Capitalists" by Clyde V. Prestowitz, a prominent economist, presents his insight into the economic future of America and the world, and shows that America faces a serious competitor, since wealth and power are shifting to Asia.
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The must-read summary of Lawrence Hrebiniak's book: "Making Strategy Work: Leading Effective Execution and Change".
This complete summary of the ideas from Lawrence Hrebiniak's book "Making Strategy Work" shows how the strategies that fail often do so not because the ideas are bad, but because the implementation is bad. To get an organisation to put a chosen strategy into place successfully, a unified and integrated approach to execution is required....
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The must-read summary of Barbara and Elizabeth Pagano's book: "The Transparency Edge: How Credibility Can Make or Break You in Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Barbara and Elizabeth Pagano's book "The Transparency Edge" shows that, in the wake of numerous high-profile business and accounting disasters, transparency delivers clear and compelling business benefits. In their book, the authors highlight the advantages of an honest and...
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The must-read summary of Brian Tracy's book: "Advanced Selling Strategies: The Proven System of Sales Ideas, Methods and Techniques Used by Top Salespeople Everywhere".
This complete summary of the ideas from Brian Tracy's book "Advanced Selling Strategies" shows how the best way of improving your sales strategy is to learn from the best. The author highlights the key steps for developing a relationship with a client and preparing them for a sale....
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The must-read summary of Bernd Schmitt and Laura Brown's book: "Build Your Own Garage: Blueprints and Tools to Unleash Your Company's Hidden Creativity".
This complete summary of the ideas from Bernd Schmitt and Laura Brown's book "Build Your Own Garage" explains how in business, garages are considered to be the places where good ideas can be grown into new businesses. In their book, the authors state that every company needs an in-house garage,...
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The must-read summary of Dean Graziosi's book: "Be a Real Estate Millionaire".
This complete summary of the ideas from Dean Graziosi's book "Be a Real Estate Millionaire" shows how easy it can be to make money through real estate! The experienced author provides his own techniques for finding the hidden value of real estate and the key to understanding the market cycle. If you follow his advice on minimising risk and maximising profit, there'll be nothing...
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The must-read summary of Deborah Meier's book; "Many Children Left Behind: How the No Child Left Behind Act is Damaging Our Children and Our Schools".
This complete summary of "Many Children Left Behind" presents the argument that the No Child Left Behind legislation in 2002 undermines the public school system and limits the education of under-privileged children even more so than previously.
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The must-read summary of Kishore Mahbubani's book: "The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East".
This complete summary of "The New Asian Hemisphere" by Kishore Mahbubani, a former diplomat and public policy expert, presents his explanation of the rise of Asia in terms of economic success and recognition around the globe, and the West's attitudes towards this. He also puts forward potential future scenarios of acceptance...
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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 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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This complete summary of "Come Hell or High Water" by Michael Eric Dyson, an American academic and specialist on social issues, examines his account of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on the community. He argues that their plight was largely ignored due to their poverty and the fact that the community was predominantly black, provoking an examination of American racial relations and the legacy of black suffering ever since slavery.
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This complete summary of the ideas from Robbie Kellman Baxter's book "The Membership Economy" highlights the fact that more and more corporate giants (like Apple and Amazon) are re-thinking their business models to go from selling individual products to offering memberships. These memberships generate recurring revenues and allow the customer to build a relationship with the company. Thanks to social media, it is now easier than ever for organisations...
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The must-read summary of Jason Fried and David Hansson's book: "Remote: Office Not Required".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jason Fried and David Hansson's book "Remote" shows that now is the right time for allowing more workers to do their work remotely, rather than keeping watch over them in a centralised office. Therefore, if you get your mindset right and put in place some robust operating rules for how remote work will happen, you...
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This complete summary of "The Shadow Party" by David Horowitz and Richard Poe, two notorious conservative authors, presents their belief that America's institutions and values are under attack by the infiltration of liberal politicians into the Democratic Party. They believe that these people seek to undermine the war on terror and destabilize the nation through radical regime change.
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