ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW IN BUSINESS I LEARNED AT MICROSOFT : Insider Strategies to Help You Succeed

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Summary: This is a quick and fun book to read.
Review: I enjoyed reading this book and learned a great deal about the business environment at Microsoft. I learned a little about how to manage my own career and how to apply Microsoft's philosophy to many situations in the business world. I wanted to send my resume to Microsoft after I finished the book. It gives a positive view of the company and is enjoyable and fun to read.

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Summary: All I Really Need to Know In Business I Learned at Microsoft
Review: Microsoft is one of the most successful business of all time. They are also a very hard competitors. Bill Gates is a man that must win at all costs, even if he has to bend, brake or change the rules. For more information and dirt on Mr Gates read the book 'Hard Drive' by James Wallace & Jim Erickson.

Ignoring Mr Gates wicked ways for a moment this book looks at the day to day running of Microsoft at the ground level. It outlines some very intelligent business practices. It really highlights the differences between a successful business like Microsoft and the mediocre businesses that I (like most people) end up working for. The real difference between Microsoft and most companies is that Microsoft expects more out of their employees, rewards them for working hard and doesn't play guilt and blame games that distract the employees from doing better work.

Julie Bick is never dry or boring and illustrates the points she makes with anecdotes from day to day life within the company. Other reviewers make a big deal out of this book being so thin but then again any information added would just be padding. This is one of the best business business books I've ever read, and should be a required text at any business school.

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Summary: Good ideas but nothing revolutionary
Review: This book has many good ideas, but most people have probably thought, heard, or read them elsewhere. It is an enjoyable, humorous read, however. For those with limited business backgrounds it would make a great starting point.