What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School : Notes From a Street-Smart Executive

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Summary: A must read for anyone starting out in business
Review: Practical, pragmatic down to earth advice provided in small bite size pieces and supported by real life examples. I think this is a must read for anyone in business. I will be reading it yearly to bring me back to earth.

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Summary: What is bigger, national debt or author's EGO??
Review: The book is full of nonsense that should be simple common sense to anyone that has worked in the business world. Mostly this book is a chance for the author to talk of his many "high level" meetings and for him to boast about all of the execs and sports figures that he knows. This book is rather entertaining, but you will not gain much from it in the way of business or management knowledge.

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Summary: What is bigger, national debt or author's EGO??
Review: The book is full of nonsense that should be simple common sense to anyone that has worked in the business world. Mostly this book is a chance for the author to talk of his many "high level" meetings and for him to boast about all of the execs and sports figures that he knows. This book is rather entertaining, but you will not gain much from it in the way of business or management knowledge.

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Summary: The Ultimate Guide to Doing Business
Review: The most valuable tool in my arsenal. I will turn to this masterpiece over and over again. This man represents business at its best. If I was to recommend one book for a young business person to read before diving into this highly competitive ever changing marketplace, this would be the book. I thank Mr. McCormack for this gift.

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Summary: Must read ......
Review: Theoretical skills can be learnt by reading a text, but this book teaches you "people skills" and other "small things" that can make a big difference for anyone.

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Summary: Some nice tricks
Review: This book is somewhat over-rated. Some of the chapters are just common sense. But there are also some tricks in 'sales'. The book emphasizes on silence and importance of the silence in negotiation.

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Summary: Good
Review: This is a good if over-rated book. If a lot of what he recommends here isn't already instinctive in you, you probably weren't meant to be an entrepreneur. He goes on endlessly about how you should be as silent as much as possible in negotiations. I went into negotiations after reading that thinking that's what I'd better do. Then I realized that's what I'd been doing the whole time without having to be told. An arrogance bleeds through the lines a bit too often. And being a sports agent, to me, is about as frivolous a profession as there could be. When I first heard the term "sports agent" I literally thought it was a joke. Bill Murray said the reason Mike Ovitz failed as an executive at Disney is, "He went from a simple commission business as a talent agent to the much more complex business of Disney. That's why he failed." And McCormack runs a talent agency, basically. And a lot of readers will probably be involved in much more complex businesses, for whom his advice will be dubious at best. But with those major reservations, I still think it's a book worth reading.

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Summary: Good book, but lacks a key content
Review: This is a great book that gives good insights on business acumen and common sense. Where the book falters, however, is at the central theme of the book. He claims "selling" is what they don't teach you at Harvard Business School. It is obvious that the author does not know whole lot about selling either. He tries to teach sales techniques that are amateurish and perhaps what they DO teach at Harvard Business School. Otherwise, it is a good book.

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Summary: Good book, but lacks a key content
Review: This is a great book that gives good insights on business acumen and common sense. Where the book falters, however, is at the central theme of the book. He claims "selling" is what they don't teach you at Harvard Business School. It is obvious that the author does not know whole lot about selling either. He tries to teach sales techniques that are amateurish and perhaps what they DO teach at Harvard Business School. Otherwise, it is a good book.

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Summary: WASTE OF MONEY
Review: This is a story book! I usually give books the benefit of the doubt but this book flat out sux. All this guy talks about is how he is some hot shot sports agent and the lessons he supposedly learned through the years. Let me tell you something, this book got old after the 2nd chapter. Every F'in paragraph has to do with one of his golf clients and bla bla bla. Its ridiculous. The title is true, they dont teach this at Harvard because they're stories of an individuals life which completely put me to sleep. But im not going to leave without giving some positives, like saying you should check out Automatic millionaire and the 12 critical factors books. Those are worth reading. Peace in the middle east!