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The must-read summary of Scott Belsky's book: "Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality".
This complete summary of the ideas from Scott Belsky's book "Making Ideas Happen" shows that while raw ideas are easy to come by, it's much harder to translate them into action. Many people view the success of ideas as luck, or a reflection on the idea itself, but more often than not it's the implementation process that makes...
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The must-read summary of Paul Nutt's book: "Why Decisions Fail: Avoiding the Traps and Blunders that Lead to Debacles".
This complete summary of the ideas from Paul Nutt's book "Why Decisions Fail" shows that in order to make better decisions and avoid the debacles, you need to avoid the three blunders and seven traps that can lead to bad decisions. In his book, the author details each of these traps and blunders and how you can learn to spot and...
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This complete summary of "The Irrational Economist" presents a multi-faceted examination of the developments in decision-making over the last few decades. The book looks at irrational behaviours, crisis management and the influence of individual behaviour on collective decisions.
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• Understand decision-making in an uncertain and dangerous context
• Expand your knowledge of politics, economics and psychology
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The must-read summary of Kenneth McGee's book: "Heads Up: How to Anticipate Business Surprises and Seize Opportunities First".
This complete summary of the ideas from Kenneth McGee's book "Heads Up" shows how there is no such thing as a genuine "surprise" in business - every potential disaster-in-the-making has some advance warnings. In his book, the author explains that the key to picking up these signs is to use real-time data to your advantage,...
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The must-read summary of J. Edward Russo and Paul Schoemaker's book: "Winning Decisions: Getting It Right the First Time".
This complete summary of the ideas from J. Edward Russo and Paul Schoemaker's book "Winning Decisions" shows that in order to make effective business decisions, you need a decision-making process that is structured, sound and consistent. In their book, the authors present a four-stage process for making decisions that will help...
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The must-read summary of Robert Miller and Gary Williams' book: "The 5 Paths to Persuasion: The Art of Selling Your Message".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Miller and Gary Williams' book "The 5 Paths to Persuasion" shows that there are five types of decision makers: followers, charismatics, skeptics, thinkers and controllers. In their book, the authors explain how knowing this can help revolutionize your business life: knowing how...
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The must-read summary of Gary Klein's book: "Intuition at Work: Why Developing Your Gut Instincts Will Make You Better at What You Do".
This complete summary of the ideas from Gary Klein's book "Intuition at Work" shows that about 90% of the critical decisions a person actually makes will generally be based more on their "gut feelings" about the right thing to do than hard data. Yet intuition is an undervalued facet of business decisions. This summary...
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The must-read summary of Mark Morgan, Raymond Levitt and William Malek's book: "Executing Your Strategy: How to Break It Down and Get It Done"
This complete summary of the ideas from Mark Morgan, Raymond Levitt and William Malek's book "Executing Your Strategy" shows that the days when executives could concentrate on formulating a brilliant corporate strategy which was then left to others to execute are probably gone forever. Today, corporate strategy...
29) Summary: Your Strategy Needs a Strategy: Review and Analysis of Reeves, Haanaes and Sinha's Book
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The must-read summary of Martin Reeves, Knut Haanaes and Janmejaya Sinha's book: "Your Strategy Needs a Strategy: How to Choose and Execute the Right Approach".
This complete summary of the ideas from Martin Reeves, Knut Haanaes and Janmejaya Sinha's book "Your Strategy Needs a Strategy" explains that strategy is not a one-size-fits-all concept; it must be adapted based on your personal needs and the current market. Once you have assessed the market...
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The must-read summary of Inder Sidhu's book: "Doing Both: Capturing Today's Profit and Driving Tomorrow's Growth".
This complete summary of the ideas from Inder Sidhu's book "Doing Both" answers one of the biggest questions in business: should we focus on the present or the future? In his book, the author explains how many companies struggle to find a balance between this optimise vs. innovate debate. Drawing from his own experience at world-class...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Raynor's book "The Strategy Paradox" shows that whenever you develop a strategy to achieve a specific objective, you are also automatically making some implicit assumptions about what the future market forces will be. If that forecast of future market conditions turns out to be incorrect, then your strategy which had a reasonable chance of success might turn out to be an absolute failure. In his book,...
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The must-read summary of Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz's book: "Fail Fast, Fail Often: How Losing Can Help You Win".
This complete summary of the ideas from Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz's book: "Fail Fast, Fail Often" explains how acting instead of overthinking will bring you more success and joy. Successful people are not afraid of making mistakes and failing; they get out there, try out new things and find out what works and what doesn't....
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The must-read summary of Michael Mauboussin's book: "Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition".
This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Mauboussin's book "Think Twice" reveals the reasons why people sometimes make bad decisions. In his book, the author explains that this comes down to the mental software that is hardwired into the human brain. Most of us would rather do whatever comes to mind first rather than properly calibrating...
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The must-read summary of Phil Rosenzweig's book: "The Halo Effect...and the Eight Other Business Delusions that Deceive Managers".
This complete summary of the ideas from Phil Rosenzweig's book "The Halo Effect" shows how success in business is actually far more elusive than most business books, gurus and best-selling professors would have you believe. In his book, the author explains how the problem lies in the fact that many authors offer a "quick...
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The must-read summary of Edward de Bono's book: "Six Action Shoes: A Brilliant New Way to Take Control of Any Business or Life Situation".
This complete summary of the ideas from Edward de Bono's book "Six Action Shoes" provides the practical and useful "six action shoes" framework for making decisions about the best course of action in any situation. In his book, the author explains that each shoe type and colour represents a different style of...
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The must-read summary of David Mattson's book: "The Sandler Rules: 49 Timeless Selling Principles and How to Apply Them".
This complete summary of the ideas from "The Sandler Rules" explains the rules of efficient selling originally introduced by David H. Sandler and exposes how you can use them to improve your sales skills. In this useful summary, you will find, amongst other things, an explanation of the three ego states present in each person...
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The must-read summary of Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble's book: "The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge".
This complete summary of the ideas from Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble's book "The Other Side of Innovation" shows that companies are struggling to make innovation happen. Some give their workers free time to come up with new ideas, some have detailed processes for closing the loop between ideas and execution,...
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The must-read summary of Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff's book: "The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and in Life".
This complete summary of the ideas from Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff's book "The Art of Strategy" shows how game theory can be relevant and applicable to contexts other than academia, as it aids strategic thinking. In their book, the authors explain the basic rules of game theory, breaking down each...
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The must-read summary of Carmine Gallo's book: "The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success ".
This complete summary of the ideas from Carmine Gallo's book "The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs" talks about Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple, the electronic powerhouse. Steve Jobs is widely regarded as one of the most successful innovators in history and Gallo shows in his book how he pulls that...
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The must-read summary of Charles J. Givens' book: "Financial Self-Defense: How to Win the Fight for Financial Freedom".
This complete summary of the ideas from Charles J. Givens' book "Financial Self-Defense" shows that anyone can become a professional at the wealth-building process, simply by applying the correct strategies at every decision-making point - again and again. In his book, the author highlights that financial self-defense means to...
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