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The must-read summary of Michael Gerber's book: "The E-Myth Manager: Why Management Doesn't Work - And What to Do about It".
This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Gerber's book "The E-Myth Manager" explains the concept of the entrepreneurial myth, which states that because someone knows how to do the technical work of a business, they also tend to assume they know how to build a business that works. In practice, most businesses fail because...
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The must-read summary of Keith McFarland's book: "The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers".
This complete summary of the ideas from Keith McFarland's book "The Breakthrough Company" shows how only a few companies break through to become truly big - most markets are controlled by three or four big players. In his book, the author investigates the reason behind this. Keith McFarland reveals the results of his...
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The must-read summary of Jason Jennings' book: "Think Big Act Small: How America's Best Performing Companies Keep the Start-up Spirit Alive".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jason Jennings' book "Think Big Act Small" reveals the results of a study that was carried out in order to identify the organisations that were growing revenue and profits by 10% for at least ten years. Based on these results, Jason Jennings has compiled this guide...
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The must-read summary of Daniel F. Spulber's book: "The Market Makers: How Leading Companies Create and Win Markets".
This complete summary of the ideas from Daniel F. Spulber's book "The Market Makers" highlights an important question: "How do leading companies create markets for themselves?" In his book, the author explains that market makers create and manage consumer markets for goods and services. They operate the market mechanisms of exchange,...
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The must-read summary of Stephanie Culp's book: "Conquering the Paper Pile-Up: How to Sort, Organize, File and Store Every Piece of Paper in Your Home or Office".
This complete summary of the ideas from Stephanie Culp's book "Conquering the Paper Pile-Up" shows how nowadays, everyone is finding themselves buried under a never-ending pile of paperwork which is slowly taking over their lives. Everyone is currently looking for a simple solution that...
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The must-read summary of Fred Crawford and Ryan Matthews' book: "The Myth of Excellence: Why Great Companies Never Try to Be the Best at Everything".
This complete summary of the ideas from Fred Crawford and Ryan Matthews' book "The Myth of Excellence" shows that many businesses fall into the trap of trying to be all things to all people and instead end up becoming just the same as everyone else. In their book, the authors explain that this happens...
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The must-read summary of Joe Calhoon's book: "The 1 Hour Plan for Growth: How a Single Sheet of Paper Can Take Your Business to the Next Level".
This complete summary of the ideas from Joe Calhoon's book "The 1 Hour Plan for Growth" shows that many businesses and business people spend their time continually doing something, but not contributing to company growth. In his book, the author presents a simple solution: set aside one hour and write your...
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The must-read summary of Bob Prosen's book: "Kiss Theory Goodbye: Five Proven Ways to Get Extraordinary Results in Any Company".
This complete summary of the ideas from Bob Prosen's book "Kiss Theory Goodbye" shows that there is never a shortage of good business plans that should work, however, almost no businesses live up to their potential. In his book, the author suggests five building blocks to narrow the gap between your business plan and your...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Ram Charan's book "Profitable Growth Is Everyone's Business" argues that, while breakthrough technologies and new business models get all the good press, often the combined effect of a number of smaller growth initiatives can be far greater. In his book, the author reveals that the key to making these small changes happen is to engage everyone in the organisation in the quest, rather than just the senior management....
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The must-read summary of Tim Berry's book: "The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan".
This complete summary of the ideas from Tim Berry's book "The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan" demonstrates how the formal business plan is no longer used in today's business world. That is why you need a plan that will grow and evolve with your business. In his book, the author explains how your business will benefit from a simple business plan that you can plan as you go....
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The must-read summary of Michael Treacy's book: "Double-Digit Growth: How Great Companies Achieve It - No Matter What".
This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Treacy's book "Double-Digit Growth" shows how growth is like oxygen for businesses - it's essential. Growing companies thrive and attract all the best talent and resources whereas shrinking companies tend to wither and die. In his book, the author explains how smart managers will...
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The must-read summary of Mark W. Johnson's book: "Seizing the White Space: Business Model Innovation for Growth and Renewal".
This complete summary of the ideas from Mark W. Johnson's book "Seizing the White Space" shows that businesses that are successful in the long term are adept at negotiating "white space" - the area outside of their current competencies and core activity. In his book, the author explains that every business can expand into...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Quint Studer's book "Results that Last" investigates what generates genuinely exceptional results. The usual list of suspects really doesn't make sense: firstly, outstanding products or services are helpful but competitors can and do clone these easily; secondly, employees may be good, even very good, but people leave organisations every day; thirdly, individual leaders also come and go. In his book, the author...
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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 Chris Zook's book: "Unstoppable: Finding Hidden Assets to Renew the Core and Fuel Future Growth".
This complete summary of the ideas from Chris Zook's book "Unstoppable" shows that, sooner or later, every company tends to reach a point at which its historical rate of growth flattens out. When you reach this junction, you have to decide whether or not to move to a new and different core business. In his book, the author explains...
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The must-read summary of Joel Schuman's book: "Getting Bigger by Growing Smaller: A New Growth Model for Corporate America".
This complete summary of the ideas from Joel Schuman's book "Getting Bigger by Growing Smaller" shows how today's companies need a smarter way to grow. It is no longer useful to focus on major investments or acquisitions - the best place to look for future growth is actually in small entrepreneurial initiatives and ideas which...
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The must-read summary of Chris Zook and James Allen's book: "Profit from the Core: Growth Strategy in an Era of Turbulence".
This complete summary of the ideas from Chris Zook and James Allen's book "Profit from the Core" reveals the results of a study that was carried out to answer the question: "How do you grow a business profitably in a sustainable manner?". The analysis showed that companies which focus on their core business grow profits and...
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The must-read summary of Mike Schultz and John Doerr's book: "Professional Services Marketing: How the Best Firms Build Premier Brands, Thriving Lead Generation Engines, and Cultures of Business Development Success".
This complete summary of the ideas from Mike Schultz and John Doerr's book "Professional Services Marketing" states that, at one time, professional services firms could grow steadily on the strength of repeat business and client referrals...
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The must-read summary of Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi's book: "The Essential Advantage: How to Win with a Capabilities Driven-Strategy".
This complete summary of the ideas from Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi's book "The Essential Advantage" shows how everyone in business tries to earn and then sustain an essential advantage – to be doing things their competitors can't match. The companies which succeed in doing this in the long run are...
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The must-read summary of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book: "Alignment: Using the Balanced Scorecard to Create Corporate Synergies".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book "Alignment" shows that most organisations consist of multiple departments and operating units which are run by highly trained individuals. Whilst each unit operates consistently and efficiently, the collaboration between units...
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