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Extremely good read....!
This was even more resourceful than Attitude 101 which I thoroughly enjoyed. I like the references to the past & present leaders, the real subtleties that he makes mention of, and also the quotes he uses. The book has real substance, it's a good read, and well worth the time. Highly recommend it, whether you are a leader, or just an aspiring one.

I'm a Leader....Now What?
By:Jeffrey W. Bennett, Founder of LayMentor and author of Under the Lontar Palm...
You people talk too much.
This is a good book that is well worth it's cost. It lives up to it's title, and I benifited from reading it. ... Read more

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Good Book ? Yes....For Self Study? NOOOOO !!
I am doing a self study and do not have any facility to get help of any instructor. I purchased the book after got good reference from some of my friends. The content of the book is pretty good...BUT when it comes to the problems...there are a very very few worked out examples (as usual they are the easiest ones)...Addition to that the publisher decided to earn every bits of pennies. So they created a Student's solution manual. No where in the publisher's site anything mentioned about the manual. But when I purchased , found that the manual has solution for ONLY Odd numbered solution (for them the answers are given in the original book). I was wondering whether they have another solution manual for EVEN numbered problems...!!!
Excellent Book, Not in Good Condition
It's very good book in Probability and Statistics, a must-have for any researcher.
P(Grade > B) = Small Without A Curve
After having used this book in a graduate level probability/statistics course and having the opportunity to poll students who took that class over the past 3 years, I found out that the probability of getting a good grade, and achieving understanding with DeGroot, was small. Read more

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misses the mark - but interesting
This book really misses the mark on 'defeating the devil's advocate'.It offers nothing more than a characterization of the type of person you have to deal with.
Though- provoking and inspiring reading
The book is thought-provoking and interesting. It addresses innovation from a different slant, mostly focusing on "who" triggers it in your organization. On the positive side, it describes 10 different innovator-archetypes that we can all recognize. On the negative side, it does not really tackle how to trigger innovation or at least how to recruit and identify those who already excel in it. The book is somehow light-hearted, but I guess it was written this way in order to be introduced to large audiences.

Good ideas and though-provoking
I thought this was a very though-provoking book. It was interestingseeing a reputable company (IDEO) talk about their strategies and how they can drive innovation for other companies. The books talks about 10 different roles that people take, with each role bearing great importance, and how they all are needed in creating this ideal creative and innovative environment.
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Reviews (5)

TO ANY STUDENTS BUYING USED EDITIONS
THIS IS TO INFORM STUDENTS THAT ARE BUYING USED EDITIONS OF ANY TEXTBOOK: PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTIONS THE SELLER POSTS AND ASK THE SELLER IF IT IS AN INTERNATIONAL EDITION. THE ISBNS ARE DIFFERENT AND SO IS THE QUALITY OF THE TEXT. IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO RESELL THESE KINDS OF BOOKS.

The defacto source on Leadership
Based on research rather than popular opinion, this book gets down to the nuts and bolts of leadership.The models span nearly any leadership situation and frames the issues within the Leader-Follower-Situation (L-F-S) framework.The book goes into great detail on each aspect of the framework and touches on many current issues.It's by far the best book on leadership I have ever seen and it's based on research rather than opinions like most of the "feel good" leadership books out there.It covers a broad range of topics from ethics and diversity to emotional intelligence, situational leadership, and leading high-performance teams.It also goes into "dark-side" personality traits and talks about how to select the best people for a given assignment.I highly recommend it.
Great Book! Used by the US Naval Academy!
I think this book is a great way to learn about leadership.As a former Leadership Instructor at the US Naval Academy, we used this for a semester or two to teach our students about leadership.The reading is easy and progression of the book and its topics is logical.It's well worth the several dollar investment. ... Read more

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Magical
FBP is an intriguing concept and the model can be scaled up or down in size in all parts of the world. The book serves as a wake up call to businessmen across the world.

its a perfect strategy for the 21st century: for all MNCs to follow
A new approach which in fact is so easy but psychologically so difficult to accept. We have tried it out and and observed companies doing it since 16 years: to design and market low end products for the "Bottom of the Pyramid" (BOP) with high profit margins at low cost. We have developed a tool which we call MMP or Multiple Market Positioning which shows step by step how to implement this BOP idea successfully. Regards, Dr. Peter Oertli, OEC Oertli Consulting, CH-8142 Uitikon-Zurich, Switzerland.

Reducing the Impoverished, One by One

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Case studies galore
This huge text is divided about half and half between the strategic management teaching material and the case studies that allow analysis and application of the material.
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Editorial Review

In a global economy, it is crucial for business peopleto be sensitive to cultural differences. And although the best reason for doing so may be ethical, it's great for business as well! This is an invaluable book for "doing well while doing good" in your intercultural relations, covering the protocols of appointments, business entertaining, greetings, forms of address, gestures, dress, and gifts in 60 of the nations you're most likely to be doing business. Some interesting excerpts:Read more

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Avoiding the cultural faux pas...
Today's business world is such that you are very likely to have working relationships with global business partners.And you *should* know that "when in Rome, do as the Romans do".But what exactly is that?Terry Morrison and Wayne A Conaway bridge some of that information gap with the book Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands.This is one of those books that could help you close a big deal (or avoid killing one).
A resource for me
Written for the international business traveler, this book was a great resource for me as characters in the Marketplace novels came from around the world. For my fans who keep asking me for "the protocol:" hey, start here and you tell me.

Dissapointing!
60 countries, and the only country in the entire continent of Africa the authors wrote about was Egypt? C'mon. While the authors do, in a similar compilation published after this one, include South Africa (the only other country in Africa included) and a few other countries, it is still a disgrace that books and compilations such as this one ignore the importance of proper business ettiqute in countries such as Kenya, Senegal, Ghana, and Tanzinia and do nothing more than perpetuate falsehoods, myths and fears about doing business in the aforementioned African countries and many others. ... Read more

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Almost Perfect
Everything written is a bullseye with the exception of glaring ignorance regarding Six Sigma - what it is and isn't.What is written relative to Lean here should be taken verbatim as applying to Six Sigma also - there is no difference.Similarly, the written characterizations of Six Sigma should be ignored.To quote Senji Nihwa, Taiichi Ohno's lieutenant at Toyota for decades, in a good-natured ribbing, "You Americans, always trying to categorize things.Call it Lean, call it Six Sigma, it makes no difference to us...it's all the same."And so it is.
Thumbs up!
Thumbs up, but I'd recommend you attend his workshops over the book if the opportunity presents itself.
Highly Recomended for anyone interested in Product Development
For anyone interested in the next stage of Product Development -- this is a must read.The Toyota system encorporates what I felt has been missing in the product development process for so long.It takes into account the chaos that exists during development and actually encourages it instead of covering it up.
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E-commerce & business
Please,,,,,,display that book's pages no 23,& 84 .book name:management information system(5th edition). Comprehensive but pricey
The text covers the topic with ample examples and diagrams, plus cases short and long.The level of detail is appropriate for a graduate level course.The book is too ...The authors could eliminate the chapter on the office environment. They should condense the chapters on questionnaires and system presentation.Another solution: put the lengthy end-of-chapter case material on a CD; it is doubtful that all of it is used in any course.Perhaps the authors have too much clout to be edited.

Everything you ever wanted to know, and then some...
The Kendalls have definitely created a comprehensive book on systems analysis. Virtually every aspect is covered here, and in plenty of detail. There are plenty of review questions and problems, hypothetical consulting situations, an ongoing case-study, and even an associated web-based case study.Read more

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Where can I find a learning organization?
Since I read this book 15 years ago, the idea of the learning organization has embedded itself in my brain and not let go. I've been on a search to find or create the learning organization ever since. I've never been sure that it really exists in practice, so it's good to see that the revised edition adds the reflections of some successful practitioners, demonstrating that learning organizations have emerged, even if they are almost as rare as they were before the first edition of Senge's book was published.
A Must-Read for Business and Life
I read many business books-this is the best I've read in years, maybe ever. Now I know why so many other business books, methods and cultures leave me feeling empty. The insight in Fifth Discipline aligns with my mental models and suggests a path for achieving great things, rather than for getting promoted or making a buck.
A must read for any manager/leader
This book is a must read for anyone interested in improving the way their organization or department functions.The The Fifth Discipline shows how to review and improve systems.It is also teaches how develop Shared Visions within an organization and create long term goals.
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Great Fundamentals, needs more specificty
the direction the book takes you based on fundamentals of valuation is great. But it tends to be "vague" in some places. for example, it would say, "to calculate ROIC, you add up operating assets and subtract operating liabilities (accts payable, notes payable, etc)." it is the "etc's" that are annoying. Because as we all know, every financial statement, in this case, the balance sheets, all have different line items. So, the etc's point in the right direction but only help you out with direction but not specifics.

This is a review of only the CD - i.e., Excel model
Let me say that I like the McKinsey model and use it a lot to value certain companies.Overall, I found that the Results section of the model really helped me understand the detailed nuances of the McKinsey model, especially given that the book itself is sometimes vague.
Good Read
While I have only done a bit reading on this book, it is well written in the sense that it does not read like a textbook. The examples given are more interesting to read about and I highly recommend this book ... Read more

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Editorial Review

Imagine running into the ultimate management mentor late one night on an otherwise deserted commuter train, and walking away from the strange encounter with an encapsulated guide to success in the corporate world. That's exactly what screenwriter and business coach Patrick Lencioni has done in Read more

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Excellent quick read - for those of us born to be leaders! :)
This was a great fable. It was a quick read, with complex concepts boiled down to such SIMPLE terms. 5 temptations! In the right order. I really enjoyed them. It was not however too simple for serious business leaders to read and think about. Great read!

Hotshot CEO learns effective leadership principles from nutty janitor
Hotshot CEO learns effective leadership principles from nutty janitor
This book was a good one but.
His book on building teams was better and more realistic than this one. ... Read more

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I'd rather be nice.
I would much rather be considered nice and earn my way through this world the way I am.Being myself in the business arena has worked well for me thus far, and I don't care if the trend is to deviate from feminity.I think we should respect everyone, and not propegate the evolution of a sexless society.All in all, I would much rather be a nice person and have people like me than be a b%tch with a nice office.People remember you by how you made them feel, not by how much money or power you had.

Ever wonder how you appear to others?
This book was amazing!It really made me see how I appeared to others.Some thing that I have been doing that I thought helped me has most likely been why I haven't been more successful.What an eye opener!

Loved it!
Excellent book for business women. I am using all the techniquees, it works!
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Mr. Godin Rides Again! A Triumph for those Marching to a Different Drummer!
From the remarkable book structuring (the "chapters" are organized in alphabetical order) to the intriguingly insightful commentary, Seth Godin has once again created a work of excellence. The book is an easy read, but at the same time leaves the mind reeling with thoughts of "Oh my, I need to fix that, or do that, or change that." I found the chapter on "Clean Fire Trucks" particularly interesting, as I had just 2 months earlier finished an innovation article on "Retiring the Fire Trucks" -- which deals with the same concept of preventing fires and not letting them start in the first place! (As such, you can then have time to clean the fire trucks, or as I put it, to retire them altogether!). His rants are compelling yet at the same time hilarious (hilarious in the sense of all the silly things we do as a people that we really shouldn't be doing). Take for example his rant on "Wrappers" and how the method of packaging both the tangible and intangible create an aura around the product that determines how the product is perceived, received, and applied. One might say, "It's the WRAPPER, stupid."
Godin does it again - excellent book if you want to change
Dont know what to say. Love what this guy has to say and his unique view in business. In this book its great since it is written in small article like chapters on all topics business and it really makes you think. Each chapter covers a different topic, not in any particular order and you can read one, two or read it like a book. But however you read it its worth the price of admission. Godin has a great way of challenging the status quo and getting you to look at things you didnt think of. It has so many interesting topics that I cant pick one but good stuff for sure.

I Am A Big Fan of Seth Godin: "Small Is the New Big"
I think I have read most of the books that Seth Godin has written over the past several years. Seth is not always original, but I find him consistently provocative. He may say something I already know, but say it in a way that causes me to think about the familiar in a new way. Or, he may present me with an idea I had not been aware of, and encourage me to consider what that new idea has to do with me and my ever-changing world.
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Used at new price
I ordered the book new.It arrived with dented/chipped corners and a slightly torn spine on hardcover. I assumed it was new but slightly damaged from storage or shipping.Three weeks into the college term I am discovering highlighting already in the book. I feel ripped off.

not pleased at all.
I ordered the 7th edition as this page shows and incorrectly received the 5th edition. Problem was not corrected.

A good book, but not spectacular
This is a good, step-by-step book for strategic management.Read more

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Editorial Review

Business leaders who maintain that emotions are best kept out of the work environment do so at their organization's peril. Bestselling author Daniel Goleman's theories on emotional intelligence (EI) have radically altered common understanding of what "being smart" entails, and in Read more

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read between lines
This book is worth to read. You will find plenty of interesting ideas and things u can use in u life, even if u are not manager and is not planning to be. U can advance to some level by reviewing and using some clear techniques.
Innovative & brilliant; yet...
In modern times perhaps no one has clarified the distinction between leadership (an influence relationship) and management (an authority relationship) better than the seminal work of the University of San Diego's Joseph C. Rost. With both fresh perspective and renewed vigor, though, Daniel Goleman and his colleagues have once again put a "face" on leadership... as if it actually has something to do with human relations!
Extra Credit - Class Group Book Review
Best selling author Daniel Goleman, who popularized a theory of emotional intelligence (EI) via his 1995 bestseller Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, has teamed up with colleague EI researchers, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee to advance a new leadership concept - Primal Leadership.The authors focus on the four EI domains (self awareness, self management, social awareness, and relationship management), and link them to leadership success that affected several organizations' bottom lines positively by bringing out the best in people, a concept called "resonance".It is revealed that EI domains or competencies create leadership styles that reinforce resonance as well as those that create dissonance.Drawing from a decade of the authors' collective research and the real life experience of leaders in the trenches, a connection is made where leadership