Kodansha 2009, by Covert, Sattersten
In the United States, more than 10,000 business books are published annually. The two authors of this book run an information company and have been recommending many good business books for the past 25 years. The 100 best of their vast collection of business books are presented in this book.
The 100 books cover a variety of topics. Of course, being business books, most of them are about companies. leadership, business strategy, marketing, organizational management, entrepreneurship, how to come up with ideas, and so on.
But also, because it is a business book, it includes everything about life, happiness, guidelines for living, ways of thinking, human relations, and so on. As a reader, it is worthwhile to read any one of the books, or even one part of the introduction to a book, if it tugs at your heartstrings, rather than learning from all 100 books. And in this book, you can find that somewhere.
The book is also well written. Not only does it introduce the original book, but it also allows the reader to relate other books in the same volume, as well as introduce more books. It is kind in many ways. The authors are veterans in the field of business book introductions.
Thankfully, many of the books introduced here have been translated into Japanese.
In any case, this book is a reminder of the greatness of the U.S., a country where 30 business books, including this one, are published every day.
@Books introduced here
Seven Habits
Motivate People
Find the Zag! To Create the Strongest Brand
Sell the Purple Cow
Naked Economics
Drucker for the First Time: Series
Toyota Production System
Six Hats that Change Meetings
McDonald’s
Brain Training Practice Book
Thinking Training to Open Opportunities
EQ – mental intelligence quotient
and more.
@Memorable passages
When you are immersed in something and are in a state of oblivion, you are in a state of happiness. This can happen frequently in the workplace when work is structured like a game.
We need to be clear about what actions are necessary, not whether or not we have time to do them.
In relationships, it is important to satisfy the other person’s sense of self-importance.
In the past, life choices were made from a menu that was put in front of you. Now, choices are based on honesty with ourselves and with others. The rest is about self-discovery.
You can look at what your competitors are doing and do something different, or even completely different.
Prospective clients are persuaded more by the depth of your convictions than by the sophistication of your logic.
Talent is not fairly distributed, but everyone has unique skills and abilities.
A company’s ability to execute on knowledge is more important than the company’s knowledge.
The best time is always when the idea comes to you.
The reward for hard work is not the destination, but the journey to get there.
Financial success is ultimately left to circumstances beyond your control.
You can turn the ordinary into extraordinary if you change your perspective and play with knowledge.
Discovery is seeing the same things as everyone else and thinking differently.
