Summaries of books about Business & Finance:
Holacracy
The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World
Brian J. Robertson
The book introduces a system of organizational governance that replaces traditional hierarchical structures with a decentralized management style, empowering individuals through clear rules and distributed authority. It outlines practical methods for decision-making and accountability, aiming to make organizations more agile, transparent, and effective.
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
Susan M. Weinschenk
The book combines insights from psychology and behavioral science to provide designers with practical guidelines on how to effectively influence user behavior and decision-making through design. It covers a range of topics including how people see, remember, think, feel, and interact with technology, offering actionable tips to create more intuitive and engaging designs.
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Zillow Talk
Rewriting the Rules of Real Estate
Spencer Rascoff|Stan Humphries
The book delves into the world of real estate, leveraging unique data and anecdotes to challenge traditional wisdom and offer new insights on buying, selling, and renting homes. It provides readers with actionable advice and unveils surprising truths about what really drives property values and how to navigate the real estate market effectively.
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Learning to See
Value Stream Mapping to Add Value and Eliminate MUDA
Mike Rother
The book provides a detailed guide on using value stream mapping as a tool to visualize and understand the flow of materials and information as a product makes its way through the value stream. It offers practical steps to identify and eliminate waste (muda) in processes, thereby improving efficiency and delivering greater value to customers.
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The Lost Art of Closing
Winning the Ten Commitments That Drive Sales
Anthony Iannarino
The book provides a guide for sales professionals on how to secure commitments at each stage of the sales process, rather than focusing solely on the final close. It outlines ten essential commitments, from gaining a prospect's time to achieving consensus within the client's organization, that are crucial for advancing and ultimately closing a deal.
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The Art of Action
How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results
Stephen Bungay
The book explores the challenges leaders face in executing strategy and offers a framework for overcoming the disconnect between strategic plans and real-world outcomes. It draws on historical military strategies, particularly the Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz, to provide insights into effective leadership and decision-making in complex and uncertain environments.
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The Contrarian
Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power
Max Chafkin
The book delves into the life and career of billionaire investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, exploring his influence in Silicon Valley and his role in shaping the tech industry. It examines Thiel's contrarian approach to business and politics, including his support for Donald Trump and his strategies for accumulating power and wealth.
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Platform Scale
How an emerging business model helps startups build large empires with minimum investment
Sangeet Paul Choudary
The book provides a comprehensive guide on how startups can leverage platform-based business models to scale rapidly with minimal investment, by facilitating exchanges between producers and consumers. It delves into the design principles, growth strategies, and underlying economics that enable platforms to thrive in the digital ecosystem.
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Negotiating the Impossible
How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts
Deepak Malhotra
The book provides strategies and insights for resolving seemingly intractable conflicts by delving into principles of negotiation through real-world examples and case studies. It emphasizes the importance of framing, process, and empathy in overcoming obstacles and achieving successful outcomes in difficult negotiations.
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The Mind of the Leader
How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results
Rasmus Hougaard|Jacqueline Carter
The book presents a leadership framework based on mindfulness, selflessness, and compassion, arguing that these mental qualities are essential for effective leadership in the modern world. It combines research, real-world examples, and practical exercises to help leaders cultivate these traits to improve their leadership skills and achieve better outcomes for their teams and organizations.
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