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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and DHH

Posted by By benmunoz November 23, 2018Posted infavorite-business, library
The Big Idea: choose to have a calm, profitable, healthy workplace.  Why is work so crazy? Physical and virtual distractions at work. And an unhealthy obsession with growth. Sustained exhaustion…
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To Sell Is Human by Daniel Pink

Posted by By benmunoz January 27, 2018Posted infavorite-business, library
The Big Idea: Even if you're not a "salesman", you probably have to sell or persuade people all the time. Therefore, learn how to sell. Everyone sells. Physicians sell patients…
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Barking Up The Wrong Tree by Eric Barker

Barking Up The Wrong Tree by Eric Barker

Posted by By benmunoz November 10, 2017Posted infavorite-business, library
The Big Idea: how to succeed in business and life using science. Chapter 1: Should We Play It Safe and Do What We're Told If We Want to Succeed? Grades…
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The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox

The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox

Posted by By benmunoz April 5, 2017Posted infavorite-business, library
The Big Idea: identify the bottleneck.  Relieve the bottleneck.  Repeat. The Goal is one of Jeff Bezos' three required books for his senior team. (Also, Effective Executive and Innovator's Dilemma)…
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Made in America by Sam Walton

Made in America by Sam Walton

Posted by By benmunoz February 18, 2017Posted infavorite-business, library
The Big Idea: Walmart succeeded through a combination of unique culture, very effective strategies, and lots of hard work. Nadine West's two favorite role models are 1) Southwest Airlines and 2)…
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The Best Place to Work by Ron Friedman

The Best Place to Work by Ron Friedman

Posted by By benmunoz February 2, 2017Posted infavorite-business, library
The Big Idea: Happy employees are a competitive advantage.  Chapter 1: Success is Overrated, Why Great Work Places Reward Failure make it okay to try new things and fail learn…
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Anything You Want by Derek Sivers

Anything You Want by Derek Sivers

Posted by By benmunoz January 15, 2017Posted infavorite-business, library
The Big Idea: the purpose of life (and business) is happiness, not money. Business is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and yourself. Making a…
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Scaling Up Excellence by Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao

Scaling Up Excellence by Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao

Posted by By benmunoz August 9, 2016Posted infavorite-business, library
THE BIG IDEA Scaling is a ground war, not just an air war. Scaling requires grinding it out; building the organization brick by brick, day after day. One more metaphor...it's…
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Nuts! by Kevin and Jackie Freiberg

Nuts! by Kevin and Jackie Freiberg

Posted by By benmunoz June 28, 2016Posted infavorite-business, library
The Big Idea Southwest succeeded by focusing on profitability over market share and by taking the time building a fun and positive culture. Doing this likely slowed down their growth…
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Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras

Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras

Posted by By benmunoz February 17, 2016Posted infavorite-business, library
This is a study on how to build a company that is resilient and exceptional.  It's one of my favorite books. The Big Idea: visionary companies have a strong inner core (core purpose,…
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The One Thing By Gary Keller

The One Thing By Gary Keller

Posted by By benmunoz October 19, 2015Posted infavorite-business, libraryNo Comments
The Big Idea: 1) find your purpose and then 2) for four UNINTERRUPTED hours every morning, focus on THE ONE THING that will get you there fastest. If you chase two rabbits, you…
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How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Posted by By benmunoz July 6, 2015Posted infavorite-business, libraryNo Comments
This book is on my top 20 books of all-time list. I must have been in middle school when I first got my hands on this book and read it…
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Delivering Happiness By Tony Hsieh

Delivering Happiness By Tony Hsieh

Posted by By benmunoz June 15, 2015Posted infavorite-business, library
This is one of our top 5 business books.  Our first company tagline was "Happiness in a Pink Package." Book notes are below: Books recommended: Good to Great, Tribal Leadership, Fred Factor, Fish,…
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The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker

The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker

Posted by By benmunoz June 5, 2015Posted infavorite-business, library
This one's a classic business book by the dean of business thinking. Effective executives know where their time goes Effective executives focus on results Effective executives build on strengths Effective…
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The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

Posted by By benmunoz May 23, 2015Posted infavorite-business, library
We want to model Nadine West after Zappos. Happy employees = Happy customers. Happy customers = Happy company. Which means, we need to study the science and psychology of happiness. Below are my…
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