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Kelly's an obvious maverick CEO who offers readers four building blocks of the faster company: Gutsy Goals, A Competitive Edge, Employees Empowered as CEOs, and Values.

Check out his "11 Commandments for Building a Faster Company." The 10th Commandment will save you lots of time: "Root Out Bureaucracy. Don't tolerate unnecessary paperwork. Abolish memos. And be creative. Figure out how to get everyone on the same page and have a good time while you are doing it."

Faster Company is stimulating and enjoyable. Kelly's ideas are down home and work well because he is a people person. The difference between this and other vision-goal books is that there is an open system of accountability. People know what's expected of them and how they're doing at any given time. The organizational culture is not your every day business, and it took a lot of belief in himself and others for Kelly to grow such a culture. The corporation has a clear cut picture of its destiny and knows what it takes to get there. Kelly, being the good leader that he is, believes in and follows his people. This is not a nutty company, this is a make sense company that leaves a legacy!

Warning: this book will ruin you if you are feeling any discontentment with your current business or employer! After reading this, I proclaimed that any organization I'm apart of must adhere to the "Faster Company" business model. Pat clearly communicates concepts for what I've always said would build a standout company. You must read this if your approach to business is less MBA and more holistic. After all, it is possible to make a ton of money, have fun, and buck the rigged traditional business models which many don't care to be a part of. Highly, highly recommended- Thanks Pat!

Almost every book on presentation commanded at least a few hundred pages of text, so you could imagine my sceptism when I bought this book.

I am glad to say that I have not regretted this purchase. :)

You realise that this book is a no-nonsense, straight to the point tip book, the moment you flip to the content page. The elaborations are concise and punchy. You don't have to mull through numerous pages of boring academia but you get very useful tips. Sharon Bowman is quite obviously an old hand at training.

What I also loved were the punchy and witty little words of wisdom that Sharon Bowman boxed up in various parts of the book. It made lots of common sense when you read them, and of course, served to tickle your funny bones.

My only reservation about this book is that while the tips are great, its suggested games/pair shares do not seem very useful for most situations - to some extent, these pair shares can seem rather common and boring.

Nevertheless, I would take this with a pinch of salt, and rather use these suggested games/pair shares not as the hard and fast model answers, nor as templates, but more as suggested examples. Ultimately any game can become boring and mundane if too many people keep repeating it in different trainings. Your job as a trainer is to make sure this doesn't happen, and that creativitiy is always maintained.

The first time I read Presenting With Pizzazz, I applied two ideas to a Negotiation Skills workshop. I plan to go back and use additional ideas for my other sessions. This has a wealth of unique ideas for active learning!

This book makes involving students easy, quick, and fun. It makes sense to teach this way. I wish more teachers for both kids and adults would use these ideas.

As someone who wants to use practical mathematical concepts without delving into intense study of these tools, I found "So Much Data So Little Math" a valuable read. The author, William D May, introduces the use of correlation, linear regression, and neural networks for trend/time series prediction.

The author produces practical, every day examples to illustrate potential uses of these mathematical concepts. Readers will find that these examples (particularly the last one in the book that cleverly encapsulates all the tools in one scenario) make the ideas much easier to grasp.

While I applaud May's tremendous effort, I must unfortunately deduct 1 star for the ill-edited and written text. First, simple spelling mistakes were strewn throughout. This is very distracting and makes the book less professional. Second, sections of the book were literally "cut-and-pasted" without alteration. Lastly, the style of the text is overly dry. While it's true I am not reading Herman Hesse, I do believe that more effort could have been taken to liven up the general discussion. Perhaps the "cut-and-pasted" sections contributed to this stale feeling.

Overall, I am glad I read this book due to the new information and concepts I have learned. The high-marks remain because the book's purpose was served. Maybe in the next edition, the author will be able to iron out the wrinkles.

This book is an introduction to business applications of certain mathematical techniques. The author focuses on data analysis, which allows you to use collected data to predict trends and formulate business plans. He wrote the book for people with not-so-strong math backgrounds, and I think he succeeded in making the book understandable for such people. (I gave the book 4 stars instead of 5 only because there were a couple of explanations which were not clear to me--however, I fully admit that the problem could lie with me rather than the author in these instances.) Topics covered include statistics, spreadsheets, neural networks (a very good chapter), how to use databases, and basic logic. The tone of the book is conversational and the author does a good job of presenting dry information in a manner which is non-threatening and friendly. I recommend this book to those who want to learn to use math as a tool to improve managerial performance.

This book provides superb examples of real-world methods forusing data analysis techniques without loading up on math. TheQuestion and Answer sections in the chapters are also one of the best features I've seen in this type of book. There is no doubt in my mind that anyone can use this book for real applications. Whether you are just starting, a seasoned pro, or need a desk reference, this book should suit the needs perfectly. All of my employees have copies, as do all of my friends.

Well worth the money. Hopefully we'll see more work like this from other authors.

i got ahold of this book in bosnia and its great unless your stuck on a checkpoint without the accp catalog to pick out the courses you need to enroll in.

The only thing this book is lacking is information on the other assorted correspondence course programs the ACCP offers. When is the next edition to this book coming out, Noncom Publication?

Incredible stuff! The catalog doesn't go into detail on all the problems you can encounter with the ACCP. Need a bulk issue of subcourses? Need to start up a course you quit on months ago? Want to learn how to really knock out a subcourse quickly? It's all in here.

This book is divided into four parts. Part one is a sales pitch on why MLM is so great (but I'm already sold on MLM). Part two is about goal setting (nothing new here). Part three is about retailing products (simple stuff my sponsor told me). Part four is about recruiting (somewhat helpful). This book is a bunch of rah-rah hype, with very little substance. I was looking for more "nuts and bolts" information, helpful tips on what to do and what not to do, and I found all that and more in Randy Gage's book "How To Build A Multi-Level Money Machine". Randy Gage tells it like it really is, without all the hype. Buy that book and you definitely won't need to buy this one!

Before I read Patrick Higgins book, I was approached by several Mult-Level Marketing company's I said no to everyone, it sounded to good to be true. A good friend suggested I read Patrick's first book. After I did I was just blown away, it changed my outlook on Network Marketing 100% and made me feel Hope for my future. After 11 years at my old job, I wondered where the time went and what I had to show for it,NOTHING. This has given me a new lease on life. Thankyou Patrick!

If you haven't read this awesome book, you need to. The principles taught within will empower you to take your business right up to the top. The greatest thing about this book is that anyone can understand it. It's simplicity is where the real power lies. If you're serious about your network marketing business, you must read this book. The same goes with Patrick's other book, "If You Lead They Will Follow". Good work, Patrick!

Richard Bolles has a delightful writing style and a light touch for addressing some of the most profound issues of our lives. I bought this book because of how much I enjoyed Bolles' treatment of job hunting in "What Color is Your Parachute?" Unlike "What Color," which has been constantly updated and revised to reflect the changing realities of the job market, "The Three Boxes" was written for a mid-70's audience and does not address the new realities faced by people in the 21st century. When Bolles wrote this, his (younger) audience was likely idealistic college students ready to join the Peace Corps and forgo material gratification for the sake of larger social issues. Today's college grads seem to be bent on amassing huge fortunes very quickly, even at the expense of their social and personal lives. This book is written for people of all ages, but this is just an example of how far priorities and attitudes have changed. I hope Bolles updates this book since it hits on very important life issues, but I find this edition has lost much of its relevance as our society has changed dramatically.

Bolles' What Colour is Your Parachute? has, in the short time since its release, become a classic in how to find a job. The Three Boxes is a related but rather different work. The author takes on the broader issues of life planning, which includes not only career, but also educational and personal planning. In some ways, this book is a rebuttal to the traditional college/career/retirement paradigm by showing that people don't have to (and,for that matter, won't even if they wished to) live their lives in the traditional career path straitjacket. The tone of the work is thoughtful but practical.

A lot of self-help oriented material nowadays seems to focus on mustering your potential to achieve your dreams. These works have their place, but they fail to answer a preliminary question--how does one know what one wants from life?

The Three Boxes is about the task of actually figuring out what you want, and then implementing what you want. It's remarkably free of needless fluff about the inner person, while filled with practical ideas on "breaking out" of the "traps" of modern career life.

This is a book to own. It's an easy and thought-provoking read, presented in light style with interesting graphics.

I first read this book when it had been out only a few years, and it turned my head around. I had been brought up, like most children of the 'fifties, to think of life as a series of rigidly defined serial roles: first you were a student, then you were a worker, and finally you retired and got to do all the fun things you'd been putting off for the past 40-odd years. Having worked my way through graduate school, and done a bit of traveling in the process, I of course knew how artificial these distinctions were -- but I still tended to feel vaguely guilty about my "immature" lifestyle and rebuke myself for not "settling down" like a Real Grownup was "supposed to." Bolles set me straight -- in fact I was doing a pretty good job of balancing growth, work, and leisure in my life, and had nothing to be ashamed of. My subsequent work history has borne out the wisdom of his advice: I've been happiest and most productive when my life achieves that same balance; the most miserable time of my life was the nine-year period when I succumbed to the siren song of Silicon Valley and became a money-obsessed workaholic. This is a terrific book, and one that bears rereading every few years, especially when you feel your life slipping out of balance.

This book has some wonderful ideas contained between its covers. The underlying assumption is that people are either motivated by rewards or punishment. There is a flowchart that helps you understand how to influence (read manipulate) people into behaving as you want them to.

The author gives many examples that make it seem as though his method of dealing with people is the most effective one. There are more aspects to leadership and management than he describes, and I can just picture in my mind's eye a person with no people skills trying to apply these techniques to his work. Then I get scared.

I would suggest reading books by more principle centered authors first - such as the various Covey books or other ones. If you are just looking for a new perspective, buy it. If you are frustrated because nobody seems to listen to you and you want to manipulate them all to do your bidding - please quit your job. This book wont help you.

This book will change how you deal with performance problems of all sorts. Mager's step-by-step approach can be used in a broad range of situations, including team environments, manager/employee relationships, production situations, and even with your children! He makes it easy to see the logical solution that may currently be evading you.

Ann Pavkovic / Consulting Technical Writer

Before you begin your discussion of performance problems by talking about training, you need to read this common sense book by Robert F. Mager and Peter Pipe. Following a systematic algorithm, you will learn to identify your performance problem, decide how critical the problem is, and identify the underlying reasons for the existence of your problem. Problems can be a result of invisible expectations (you didn't tell me how) or what the book calls "upside-down consequences" (doing it right is not as rewarding as doing it wrong).

Using many common sense examples, this book demonstrates that solutions other than training can solve your performance problems. In fact, you will discover that training may be a useless solution that will not solve your problem. Until you take apart the expected performance, look at the component parts, and identify why the performer chooses the wrong action, you cannot correct the performance deficiency.

Training as a possible solution does not appear until the middle of the book. Training is needed because a person has never performed as required and does not know how to perform as required. Training can also help when skills have decayed over time and training is needed to refresh them.

When you look at human performance, you need to remember that people will usually follow the path of least resistance. They do not choose wrong performance because they want to be wrong. They choose the wrong performance because it is the best solution for them. Mager and Pipe uncover why people make these choices and offer you a way to achieve the correct performance you seek.

This book covers a lot of ground and is easy to follow (sometimes too easy). A lot of the contents can be redundant for those with a background in marketing, finance, etc. but it is well rounded. I compared it to the Dummies equivalent and found this one to be a better read (I usually buy Dummies though - this is my first Idiots guide).

Covers basics and most important things to get you started. The rest you will forget anyway

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This book is a good source of sample job interview questions for PhD quant positions. Other good and recommended resources for finance careers are the Vault Guide to the Top Finance Firms, the Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking, and the Vault Guide to Finance Interviews. Also try the harvard guide to finance careers.

This book is good for PhD level candidates, but in my opinion there is more and better objective information for MBA and associate level candidates on Finance and investment banking careers in the Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking and in the Vault Guide to Finance Interviews, which have the added benefit of being able to be purchased on vault.com and downloaded immediately. Good luck.

This book is specifically targeted at those applying for highly-quantitative jobs on Wall Street, and any job seeker in that area would be nuts not to take advantage of the inside information Professor Crack reveals.

The reason I am writing this review, though, is that I believe the sample interview questions and advice are invaluable to anyone interviewing for any job that involves a lot of analysis.

I am not in the finance field, but rather in technology consulting. Having practiced with Heard on the Street, I found the "tough" interview questions I encountered to be downright easy, and I breezed through several rounds of interviews, landing the job I wanted at a major computer company best known by its three-letter acronym.

If you're headed to Wall Street, reading this book is a no-brainer. If you're headed anywhere else that involves numbers, logic or analysis of a non-financial nature, you'll still be glad you read it.

If it so good why would SOMEONE bother writing the same review over and over again. I have written many of covered calls and 25% is a bit lofty for a return. Look into more honestly reviewed/written books for details/strategies and see what you can do experientially. Start small and watch what happens to your returns on an annualized basis. Have an exit strategy before you start.

I found this book to be very interesting and powerful in that it not only provides a simple covered call strategy but a stock selection method that complements the overall strategy. The book gives any one the basics to set up a conservative covered call portfolio that should provide a comfortable income. You can order a set of CD's that implements the book's basics and the CD's are very reasonable.
I have set up my IRA account to implement the covered call/ stock program set forth in this book.

Over the last five years, I've examined hundreds of schemes for making money in the stock market. Now, I don't want to say anything bad about all those schemes, but I will say this: The concepts in The Money Tree actually work as advertised! I am retired, and need to make my meager resources last out my lifetime. My lack of success in the market had me ready to put my money in a 2% savings account and hibernate. But then I read this book. It has literally changed my life.