Less than a year and a half ago, I had absolutely no business experience. Today, I am part of the management team for a small but steadily growing business in the town where I grew up and hope to live for the rest of my life. This has been the most unexpected and dynamic development [...]
“Good people overcome imperfect structures. That’s usually not the formula for success recommended by management treatises, but in the real world of complex and important enterprises, it is sometimes the best we can do.” ––Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror, by Michael V. Hayden, pg. 178
As a newcomer to the world of business, I don’t possess the background or knowledge base to properly critique this book. I learned some interesting information and strategies, but am not sure how useful they will be until I’ve implemented them. Who is very accessible and easy to understand, and it seems like the authors did their [...]