by Paul Simister
on July 19, 2018
The full title of this short book is
The Mindset Warrior Summary Guide: The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling: Key Concepts, Main Lessons & Theories
In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave it 4 Stars. This means it is Good and Well Worth Reading.
Here is my review.
Very helpful reminder of the main points of 4DX
The full book of the 4 Disciplines of Execution is quite repetitive. When it first outlined the 4DX approach, I thought it was going to be a brilliant expose of how to get very important things done effectively by a team. Unfortunately, I found it a frustrating read and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a book often started but not finished. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on June 28, 2018
In my review of
Summary: The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Review and Analysis of Ries and Trout’s Book
posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave the summary 4 Stars.
Here is my review.
The big picture of marketing
As a general rule, I think it’s well worth reading summary books by Trout and Ries. Books of X laws or Y tips or Z rules are particularly suitable because curiosity drives you to want to know what they are. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on June 19, 2018
In my review of
Summary: Marketing Warfare: Review and Analysis of Ries and Trout’s Book
posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave it 4 Stars.
Here is my review.
How military strategy can be used in business
It’s many years since I read the full book but it’s one I’ve been intending to go back to and review. When I saw this summary available through my kindle unlimited subscription, it instantly appealed.
Just as armies fight over territories and the people in them, businesses fight over customers. The methods of waging war have changed dramatically over the centuries while the strategies have remained constant. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on June 3, 2018
Summary: Money Hunt: Review and Analysis of Spencer and Ennico’s Book
The book that has been summarised this time is “Money Hunt: 27 New Rules for Creating and Growing a Breakaway Business” by Miles Spencer and Cliff Ennico.
In my review posted at Amazon.co.uk, I gave this summary Four Stars. This means it is Good and Well Worth Reading.
Here is my book review.
Packed with uncommon sense
In this book summary, there are 27 rules for small business startup success.
I hadn’t heard of the original book but this came up on searches and after the third or fourth time, I was intrigued enough to look for it. Reading the reviews, it sounded very good but was expensive, even second hand. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on August 30, 2017
In my review of
Summary: The 80/20 Principle: Review and Analysis of Koch’s Book
posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave the summary Three Stars, meaning Worthwhile.
Here is my review.
Useful summary of an important book
It must be ten years since i read Richard Koch’s book “The 80/20 Principle “. The main message is easy to remember but I thought I’d probably forgotten many of the nuances.
These book summaries fit into 80/20 thinking. You can learn most of the lessons by reading a summary that’s chopped away 80% of the bloat.
The big reminders I got were:
– be proactive. Think what are likely to be the key 20% of inputs?
– the scope of using 80/20 ideas in business is very wide. Most problems can be tackled with 80/20 thinking.
The 80/20 ideas can also be applied to your personal productivity and effectiveness as well as in your personal life. This about living life purposefully by deciding what you want and thinking about the most effective ways to do it.
The summary is useful because it’s quick to read all the way through when too many books are started and not finished. It will help you decide if you want to apply the 80/20 ideas but if you do, I suspect you’ll want to read the full book or one of the other books Richard Koch has written.
The ideas behind the 80/20 principle are important to understand and this summary provides an easy way to start learning.
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by Paul Simister
on November 26, 2016
In my review of
Summary: The Sticking Point Solution: Review and Analysis of Abraham’s Book
posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave this summary Three Stars. This means it is Worthwhile.
Here is my review.
Not the place to start with Jay Abraham
I’m a very big fan of Jay Abraham ‘s ideas for developing a business and I help business owners who are stuck, get unstuck.
I should love the full book (The Sticking Point Solution) and this summary but I don’t. Perhaps part of the problem is that my expectations are sky high and it’s tough to match, let alone exceed them.
The other problem is that I don’t feel this book is well conceived or well executed. It has the feel of a book hurried out to meet a publishing deal. There’s too much crossover between the identified sticking points and that means the solutions merge into each other. It also rehashes old Abraham concepts rather than introducing much new insight.
Many of the best ideas from Jay Abraham ‘s extraordinarily careers have been borrowed by those of us who follow, often without proper credit back to this author. If you’re a business owner or entrepreneur, you need to be familiar with the main concepts but it’s much better to start with Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got: 21 Ways You Can Out-Think, Out-Perform, and Out-Earn the Competition.
I’m sorry but I thought the full book was dull but I thought I’d try through summary version in case I’d missed something. This is also dull. The ideas are valid but they’ve been expressed much better elsewhere.
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by Paul Simister
on November 24, 2016
We have more things to do than time to do them in and this is why these summaries of well known books can be so useful. They capture the big ideas without the padding.
Summary: The Ultimate Sales Machine: Review and Analysis of Holmes’ Book
I think the underlying book by Chet Holmes, The Ultimate Sales Machine is excellent so will the summary match up or will it exclude too many important ideas? In my review on Amazon.co.uk, I gave the summary a rating of Four Stars.
Here is my book summary review.
Nice summary of excellent business book that looks at the foundations of business growth
The full version of The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies is in my list of the top twelve favourite business books for business owners.
It is based on the focused growth system the author explained in the famous PEQ seminars he did with Jay Abraham. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on November 24, 2016
We have more things to do than time to do them in and this is why these summaries of well known books can be so useful. They capture the big ideas without the padding.
Summary: The E-Myth Revisited: Review and Analysis of Gerber’s Book
I have a love and hate relationship with the full book, The E-Myth Revisited.
Will the summary have the best bits without the worst? Yes, it’s excellent and I gave the summary a full FIVE stars rating in my review on Amazon.co.uk.
Here is my book summary review.
An excellent summary that gives you the important ideas of Michael Gerber without the irritating bits
I believe The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It is one of the most important small business books ever written. I recently wrote a blog article about the 12 best business books for business owners and it was the first I mentioned. Not because it provides all the answers but it does a great job of highlighting the problems and their causes. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on November 24, 2016
In my review of
Summary: Awakening the Entrepreneur Within Michael Gerber
posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave it 3 Stars.
Here is my review.
A condensed version of the entrepreneur’s creation process without the waffle
I admire Michael Gerber’s thinking and insight but I’m a critic of his writing.
Incredibly the indulgence increased from The E-Myth Revisited to E-Myth Mastery and increased again in Awakening the Entrepreneur Within: How Ordinary People Can Create Extraordinary Companies. The good ideas become harder to dig out and you need more resilience to make it through to the end. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on November 24, 2016
In my review of
Summary: The E-Myth Enterprise: Review and Analysis of Gerber’s Book
posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave it 3 Stars.
Here is my review.
Summarised update to an early Gerber book The Power Point
“The E-Myth Enterprise” is an updated and retitled version of one of his early books, “The Power Point” which has been out of print for many years.
I bought “The Power Point” when I was making the transition from, working with medium sized businesses to smaller businesses owned by entrepreneurs. At that time, I was eager to learn as much as I could about Gerber’s ideas. [continue reading…]
