Summaries of books about Management & Leadership:
#AskGaryVee
One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness
Gary Vaynerchuk
The book compiles insights and advice from Gary Vaynerchuk's online Q&A show, covering topics such as entrepreneurship, social media strategy, and marketing. It offers practical wisdom on building a personal brand, investing in oneself, and navigating the digital landscape to achieve business success.
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The Power of a Positive Team
Proven Principles and Practices that Make Great Teams Great
Jon Gordon
The book provides insights and strategies for building cohesive, successful teams by fostering positivity, unity, and a shared vision among members. It emphasizes the importance of leadership, communication, and overcoming challenges together through actionable principles and real-world examples.
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I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
Insider Business Tips from a Former Mob Boss
Thomas Nelson, Michael Franzese, Dave Hoffman
The book provides business advice and strategies drawn from the author's experiences in the mob, juxtaposing underworld tactics with legitimate business practices. It offers insights into leadership, money management, and negotiation, emphasizing the importance of making offers that are beneficial to all parties involved.
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Finding My Virginity
The New Autobiography
Richard Branson
The book chronicles the personal and professional life of the entrepreneur since his last autobiography, detailing his experiences in launching new businesses, personal challenges, and adventures. It offers insights into his unique philosophy on life, leadership, and his continued quest to push boundaries and innovate across various industries.
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Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews 2/E
Douglas Max|Robert Bacal
The book provides a comprehensive collection of ready-to-use performance phrases designed to help managers effectively convey the strengths and weaknesses of their employees during a review. It includes phrases tailored to a variety of performance levels, competencies, and skill sets, aiming to facilitate clear and constructive feedback.
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Good To Great And The Social Sectors
A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great
Jim Collins
The monograph extends the concepts of the original "Good to Great" framework to non-profit, educational, and governmental organizations, emphasizing that these sectors can also achieve greatness by adapting the principles to their unique contexts. It discusses the importance of disciplined people, thought, and action, and the critical role of leadership in driving social sector organizations from good to great.
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The Peter Principle
Why Things Always Go Wrong
Laurence J. Peter|Raymond Hull
The book introduces the concept that in hierarchical organizations, employees tend to be promoted until they reach their level of incompetence, where they no longer perform effectively. It explores the consequences of this principle on organizational efficiency and employee satisfaction, suggesting that it is a pervasive issue in many workplaces.
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The Business Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
DK
The book distills the essential concepts of business and economics into accessible, visually engaging explanations, covering topics from entrepreneurship and management to economics and globalization. It features key ideas from influential business thinkers and leaders, presented in a clear, concise format with infographics and illustrations to help readers understand complex ideas quickly.
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Start with No
The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know
Jim Camp
The book challenges traditional win-win negotiation strategies, advocating instead for a system where "No" is the starting point, empowering negotiators to maintain their objectives and not compromise out of fear or pressure. It provides a framework for disciplined, systematic negotiation, emphasizing thorough preparation, setting and maintaining boundaries, and focusing on the other party's problems to create valuable solutions.
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Smartcuts
The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking
Shane Snow
The book explores how innovators and successful individuals use lateral thinking to solve problems and achieve rapid progress, bypassing traditional steps and hierarchies. It presents a series of principles and real-world examples to illustrate how thinking differently and embracing shortcuts can lead to more efficient and impactful results.
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