emrutkiewicz

When you have an author write a series of books that give advice, it is almost unavoidable to hear lines approximating the statement, "As I discussed more thoroughly in my book X regarding Y, ...." We're already reading your book. If we're not impressed enough by it to go and read it after we've finished reading all of your profound, knowledgeable advice on said topic, your pathetic attempts to plug your other book only serve to irritate. Buckingham has put out at least 4 business books I'm aware of, and how often does he do this? Only as needed. His books are not repetitive, they cover summarily different subject matter, and a reference to his other titles is done sparingly and no more than he references other books and authors. I have to commend the guy on that, because I've already extolled his virtues in my other reviews of his books, so I thought he deserved that one. I didn't get this for myself, and I'm not a manager, but I still learned quite a bit. Buckingham knows how to take a topic that has the potential for gross ennui and actually makes it interesting, so I commend him yet again. Don't read Zig Zigglar. He's just as much of a hack as the businessmen that read his books. And if you're politically correct and noticed I said businessmen and not women, it's because I'd hope women would have enough sense not waste their money on the Antony Robins of sales techniques and cold-calling. If you want a good business book, Buckingham, Ram Charan, Wayne Dyer, John Maxwell - these are your guys.

2022-10-29 03:26