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Buisness Book Summaries

The New Rules of Retail
by Robin Lewis • 2010
Only three retail models will survive the next decade. Half of all brands will vanish.
3.80
314
The New Rules of Retail Summary
The New Rules of Retail
Only three retail models will survive the next decade. Half of all brands will vanish.
by Robin Lewis 2010 272 pages
3.80
314 ratings
The 80/20 Individual
by Richard Koch • 2002
Nine rules for turning the best sliver of your work into your whole career and paycheck.
3.61
292
The 80/20 Individual Summary
The 80/20 Individual
Nine rules for turning the best sliver of your work into your whole career and paycheck.
by Richard Koch 2002
3.61
292 ratings
The Passion Economy
by Adam Davidson • 2020
Nine rules for making your quirks pay, from an economy that no longer wants you interchangeable.
3.84
500+
The Passion Economy Summary
The Passion Economy
Nine rules for making your quirks pay, from an economy that no longer wants you interchangeable.
by Adam Davidson 2020 305 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Love as a Business Strategy
by Mohammad F. Anwar • 2021
The business case for love: how inclusion, trust, and forgiveness drive retention and innovation.
4.17
212
Love as a Business Strategy Summary
Love as a Business Strategy
The business case for love: how inclusion, trust, and forgiveness drive retention and innovation.
by Mohammad F. Anwar 2021 336 pages
4.17
212 ratings
The Positive Organization
by Robert E. Quinn • 2015
Replace the control-driven mental map with one built on purpose, authenticity, and growth.
3.78
121
The Positive Organization Summary
The Positive Organization
Replace the control-driven mental map with one built on purpose, authenticity, and growth.
by Robert E. Quinn 2015 168 pages
3.78
121 ratings
One Simple Idea
by Stephen Key • 2016
A simple tweak, a one-sentence pitch, and a $110 filing can earn lifelong royalties.
3.95
500+
One Simple Idea Summary
One Simple Idea
A simple tweak, a one-sentence pitch, and a $110 filing can earn lifelong royalties.
by Stephen Key 2016
3.95
500+ ratings
Master Mentors
by Scott Jeffrey Miller • 2021
Distilled from 30 top mentors: the leadership moves that work when your original strategy does not.
3.68
349
Master Mentors Summary
Master Mentors
Distilled from 30 top mentors: the leadership moves that work when your original strategy does not.
by Scott Jeffrey Miller 2021 256 pages
3.68
349 ratings
Focus Groups
by Richard A. Krueger • 1988
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
3.84
128
Focus Groups Summary
Focus Groups
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
by Richard A. Krueger 1988 320 pages
3.84
128 ratings
Rookie Smarts
by Liz Wiseman • 2014
The less you know, the better you learn. How to keep thinking like a newcomer.
3.94
500+
Rookie Smarts Summary
Rookie Smarts
The less you know, the better you learn. How to keep thinking like a newcomer.
by Liz Wiseman 2014 304 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Bankable Business Plans
by Edward G. Rogoff • 2003
A business plan that gets funded: how to build the case funders actually want to read.
3.96
1k+
Bankable Business Plans Summary
Bankable Business Plans
A business plan that gets funded: how to build the case funders actually want to read.
by Edward G. Rogoff 2003 258 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
How to Read a Financial Report
by John A. Tracy • 1980
Three reports, one story. Trace the numbers to see if a business thrives or deteriorates.
3.92
4k+
How to Read a Financial Report Summary
How to Read a Financial Report
Three reports, one story. Trace the numbers to see if a business thrives or deteriorates.
by John A. Tracy 1980 240 pages
3.92
4k+ ratings
The Right-Brain Business Plan
by Jennifer Lee. • 2011
Spreadsheets feel wrong for your creative work. A visual, paint-and-collage plan built on intuition.
4.03
500+
The Right-Brain Business Plan Summary
The Right-Brain Business Plan
Spreadsheets feel wrong for your creative work. A visual, paint-and-collage plan built on intuition.
by Jennifer Lee. 2011 240 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Confidence
by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic • 2013
Feeling able and being able barely correlate. The people who understand that run the world.
3.42
376
Confidence Summary
Confidence
Feeling able and being able barely correlate. The people who understand that run the world.
by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 2013 272 pages
3.42
376 ratings
Go It Alone!
by Bruce Judson • 2004
Build a substantial business alone by outsourcing everything but the one skill that makes you money.
3.92
1k+
Go It Alone! Summary
Go It Alone!
Build a substantial business alone by outsourcing everything but the one skill that makes you money.
by Bruce Judson 2004 240 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Free Time
by Jenny Blake • 2022
A three-person team, two uninterrupted days a week, and a manual that remembers it all.
4.15
308
Free Time Summary
Free Time
A three-person team, two uninterrupted days a week, and a manual that remembers it all.
by Jenny Blake 2022 336 pages
4.15
308 ratings
What Great Brands Do
by Denise Lee Yohn • 2013
The best brands stop pursuing customers and start attracting them. They build from the inside out.
3.91
365
What Great Brands Do Summary
What Great Brands Do
The best brands stop pursuing customers and start attracting them. They build from the inside out.
by Denise Lee Yohn 2013 272 pages
3.91
365 ratings
Hot Seat
by Jeff Immelt • 2021
Inheriting an icon, he faced 9/11, a financial meltdown, and the shadow of his predecessor.
3.97
500+
Hot Seat Summary
Hot Seat
Inheriting an icon, he faced 9/11, a financial meltdown, and the shadow of his predecessor.
by Jeff Immelt 2021 354 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Optimize
by Lee Odden • 2012
Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.
3.78
264
Optimize Summary
Optimize
Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.
by Lee Odden 2012 256 pages
3.78
264 ratings
Converted
by Neil Hoyne • 2022
Your best customers are hiding in your data. How to find them before your competitors do.
3.88
335
Converted Summary
Converted
Your best customers are hiding in your data. How to find them before your competitors do.
by Neil Hoyne 2022 240 pages
3.88
335 ratings
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in
by John Kay • 2009
Clean energy outcompetes fossil fuels on price. The smart money is shifting; the rest will follow.
3.95
500+
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in Summary
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in
Clean energy outcompetes fossil fuels on price. The smart money is shifting; the rest will follow.
by John Kay 2009 241 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Jack Welch and the GE Way
by Robert Slater • 1998
A CEO's handbook from Jack Welch's GE: be honest, move fast, and own your market or walk.
3.69
500+
Jack Welch and the GE Way Summary
Jack Welch and the GE Way
A CEO's handbook from Jack Welch's GE: be honest, move fast, and own your market or walk.
by Robert Slater 1998 328 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
Results Without Authority
by Tom Kendrick • 2006
Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.
3.84
3k+
Results Without Authority Summary
Results Without Authority
Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.
by Tom Kendrick 2006 288 pages
3.84
3k+ ratings
Right Away and All At Once
by Greg Brenneman • 2016
Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.
4.16
179
Right Away and All At Once Summary
Right Away and All At Once
Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.
by Greg Brenneman 2016 240 pages
4.16
179 ratings
Capital Ideas Evolving
by Peter L. Bernstein • 2007
Modern finance was built on the assumption that markets are rational. Human nature had other plans.
3.74
280
Capital Ideas Evolving Summary
Capital Ideas Evolving
Modern finance was built on the assumption that markets are rational. Human nature had other plans.
by Peter L. Bernstein 2007 312 pages
3.74
280 ratings
Creative, Inc.
by Meg Mateo Ilasco • 2010
From pricing to firing bad clients: the business manual creative freelancers actually need.
3.82
1k+
Creative, Inc. Summary
Creative, Inc.
From pricing to firing bad clients: the business manual creative freelancers actually need.
by Meg Mateo Ilasco 2010 184 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Chillpreneur
by Denise Duffield-Thomas • 2019
Break up with hustle culture: a guide for women who want profit without the burnout.
4.34
1k+
Chillpreneur Summary
Chillpreneur
Break up with hustle culture: a guide for women who want profit without the burnout.
by Denise Duffield-Thomas 2019 304 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization
by Jeffrey J. Fox • 1998
A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.
3.82
1k+
How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization Summary
How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization
A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.
by Jeffrey J. Fox 1998 192 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School
by Chris Haroun • 2015
The MBA skips people, politics, and burnout. These 101 lessons don't.
3.83
207
101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School Summary
101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School
The MBA skips people, politics, and burnout. These 101 lessons don't.
by Chris Haroun 2015 140 pages
3.83
207 ratings
Growing Great Employees
by Erika Andersen • 2006
How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.
4.00
5k+
Growing Great Employees Summary
Growing Great Employees
How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.
by Erika Andersen 2006 304 pages
4.00
5k+ ratings
212 The Extra Degree
by S.L. Parker • 2005
One extra mortgage payment shaves eight years off a loan. The small-effort, big-return principle.
3.76
1k+
212 The Extra Degree Summary
212 The Extra Degree
One extra mortgage payment shaves eight years off a loan. The small-effort, big-return principle.
by S.L. Parker 2005 62 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Groundswell
by Charlene Li • 2008
Customers now trust each other more than they trust your brand. The strategy for adapting.
3.75
5k+
Groundswell Summary
Groundswell
Customers now trust each other more than they trust your brand. The strategy for adapting.
by Charlene Li 2008 286 pages
3.75
5k+ ratings
The Invisible Touch
by Harry Beckwith • 2000
Specialists earn more even with made-up niches, and sacrifice builds loyalty faster than skill.
3.9
184
The Invisible Touch Summary
The Invisible Touch
Specialists earn more even with made-up niches, and sacrifice builds loyalty faster than skill.
by Harry Beckwith 2000 256 pages
3.9
184 ratings
Amaze Every Customer Every Time
by Shep Hyken • 2013
How a hardware chain beats the giants on service: 52 tactics your business can steal.
3.94
192
Amaze Every Customer Every Time Summary
Amaze Every Customer Every Time
How a hardware chain beats the giants on service: 52 tactics your business can steal.
by Shep Hyken 2013 240 pages
3.94
192 ratings
More Sales, Less Time
by Jill Konrath • 2016
Boost your sales without adding hours: reclaim attention, kill digital noise, close faster.
3.73
117
More Sales, Less Time Summary
More Sales, Less Time
Boost your sales without adding hours: reclaim attention, kill digital noise, close faster.
by Jill Konrath 2016 256 pages
3.73
117 ratings
What Motivates Me
by Adrian Gostick • 2014
A handful of core motivators determine your work happiness; find them and mold your job to fit.
3.72
229
What Motivates Me Summary
What Motivates Me
A handful of core motivators determine your work happiness; find them and mold your job to fit.
by Adrian Gostick 2014 272 pages
3.72
229 ratings
Applied Empathy
by Michael Ventura • 2018
Empathy structured for business: frameworks that surface hidden opportunities and align your team.
3.66
329
Applied Empathy Summary
Applied Empathy
Empathy structured for business: frameworks that surface hidden opportunities and align your team.
by Michael Ventura 2018 288 pages
3.66
329 ratings
SUPERBOSSES
by Sydney Finkelstein • 2016
What separates leaders who produce talent from those who manage it: the answer is teachable.
3.58
1k+
SUPERBOSSES Summary
SUPERBOSSES
What separates leaders who produce talent from those who manage it: the answer is teachable.
by Sydney Finkelstein 2016 272 pages
3.58
1k+ ratings
The Language of Trust
by Michael Maslansky • 2010
Why 'trust me' backfires and what to say instead: the language rules for selling to skeptics.
3.85
182
The Language of Trust Summary
The Language of Trust
Why 'trust me' backfires and what to say instead: the language rules for selling to skeptics.
by Michael Maslansky 2010 288 pages
3.85
182 ratings
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time
by Fortune Magazine • 2012
From Boeing's jet bet to Intel's chip campaign: how a handful of decisions reshaped business.
3.87
500+
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time Summary
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time
From Boeing's jet bet to Intel's chip campaign: how a handful of decisions reshaped business.
by Fortune Magazine 2012 209 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Escape from Cubicle Nation
by Pamela Slim • 2009
The escape plan from cubicle life: launch a business while you still have a paycheck.
3.84
5k+
Escape from Cubicle Nation Summary
Escape from Cubicle Nation
The escape plan from cubicle life: launch a business while you still have a paycheck.
by Pamela Slim 2009 352 pages
3.84
5k+ ratings
The Wall Street MBA, Third Edition
by Reuben Advani • 2006
An MBA's worth of corporate finance: value companies, decode financials, know when the numbers lie.
3.81
257
The Wall Street MBA, Third Edition Summary
The Wall Street MBA, Third Edition
An MBA's worth of corporate finance: value companies, decode financials, know when the numbers lie.
by Reuben Advani 2006 320 pages
3.81
257 ratings
LeaderShift
by Orrin Woodward • 2013
Divorced at fifty, a writer navigates dating apps, younger men, and the cost of staying visible.
4.39
1k+
LeaderShift Summary
LeaderShift
Divorced at fifty, a writer navigates dating apps, younger men, and the cost of staying visible.
by Orrin Woodward 2013 191 pages
4.39
1k+ ratings
The Best Story Wins
by Matthew Luhn • 2018
Pixar story secrets for the boardroom: why the best pitch doesn't feel like a pitch.
4.09
391
The Best Story Wins Summary
The Best Story Wins
Pixar story secrets for the boardroom: why the best pitch doesn't feel like a pitch.
by Matthew Luhn 2018 131 pages
4.09
391 ratings
Don't Send a Resume and (Oeb) Other Contrarian Rules to Help Land a Great Job
by Jeffrey J. Fox • 2001
Skip HR. Write the boss a proposal that proves your worth in dollars and close the deal.
3.74
250
Don't Send a Resume and (Oeb) Other Contrarian Rules to Help Land a Great Job Summary
Don't Send a Resume and (Oeb) Other Contrarian Rules to Help Land a Great Job
Skip HR. Write the boss a proposal that proves your worth in dollars and close the deal.
by Jeffrey J. Fox 2001 192 pages
3.74
250 ratings
Getting Started in Consulting
by Alan Weiss • 2000
A guide to launching a consulting practice where your fees match your impact, not your hours.
3.90
2k+
Getting Started in Consulting Summary
Getting Started in Consulting
A guide to launching a consulting practice where your fees match your impact, not your hours.
by Alan Weiss 2000 304 pages
3.90
2k+ ratings
Top of Mind (PB)
by John Hall • 2017
Help first, sell later: how to use content to become the first person your audience thinks of.
3.77
305
Top of Mind (PB) Summary
Top of Mind (PB)
Help first, sell later: how to use content to become the first person your audience thinks of.
by John Hall 2017 209 pages
3.77
305 ratings
Scaling Leadership
by Bob Anderson • 2019
Your habits often undercut you. Learn to break the pattern and develop leaders at scale.
4.15
192
Scaling Leadership Summary
Scaling Leadership
Your habits often undercut you. Learn to break the pattern and develop leaders at scale.
by Bob Anderson 2019 288 pages
4.15
192 ratings
Flash Foresight
by Daniel Burrus • 2010
The future hides certainties in plain sight. A method for spotting them and moving first.
4.02
387
Flash Foresight Summary
Flash Foresight
The future hides certainties in plain sight. A method for spotting them and moving first.
by Daniel Burrus 2010 304 pages
4.02
387 ratings
What Clients Love
by Harry Beckwith • 2003
Clients choose who they like. A field guide for turning that fact into faster growth.
4.00
354
What Clients Love Summary
What Clients Love
Clients choose who they like. A field guide for turning that fact into faster growth.
by Harry Beckwith 2003 256 pages
4.00
354 ratings
Hacking Sales
by Max Altschuler • 2015
Stack the right tools, automate busywork, and build a pipeline that runs on data, not hustle.
3.65
311
Hacking Sales Summary
Hacking Sales
Stack the right tools, automate busywork, and build a pipeline that runs on data, not hustle.
by Max Altschuler 2015 149 pages
3.65
311 ratings
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