Customer Review: While Collin's "Good to Great" is a great book "The Breakthrough Company" is much better and more practical for most business people. It deals with the practical success criteria for "start-up" and small to medium firms. I have read it twice and already given away about a dozen copies.
Customer Review: I'm a grad student with IT background and want to become a management consultant or a CEO.
This is not a coffe-table book. The best is to have a business encyclopedia by the hand when reading it (i recommend Business: The ultimate resource,2nd).
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Customer Review: Innovation is one of the buzz words that has appeared in the business community a lot in the past many years. Every company wants to be an innovator, but many people mistakenly believe that innovation is the art of creating better products (think iPod, for example). But there are many more ways to... more info
Customer Review: I downloaded this audio book expecting to garner some new ideas for marketing and business. I didn't exactly get that, but I got a lot more. Mr.Deutschman's book is about the psychology of change. He clearly lays out very compelling examples of people, businesses and cultures that have to... more info
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Customer Review: "After many years, I've finally come to view excellence as the enduring pursuit of balanced strategy and execution." Content Chapter 1: Business Excellence; the author exhibits a fairly nice model of business excellence balancing Strategy and Execution. Chapter 2: The Biggest Problem... more info
Customer Review: Information is very useful. Cases help understanding the material. Although, some companies presented in the cases no longer exist. So if you need to write a review, please make sure you check updated information.
Customer Review: After hearing Frans Johansson speak, I purchased his book. I was very inspired by him and his work. The intersections that he talks about are not easily recognized but if you can apply this to business, your profits will soar. I highly recommend this book that combines ideas and encourages you to... more info
Customer Review: I bought this book because it was required reading for a class. It's pretty common sense stuff. It's alright, but if you can borrow it from a friend, go that route.