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Summary: Must read for tech guys who seeking expand our network
Review: When first time I saw the title, I was like " gee, what's that mean?". But because it came up from my search term "business network", plus it is thin, I decided to go ahead read it. I've been a technical guy for more than 10 years and like other tech guys, "deep in technology and shalow in networking". I have been reading business books to expande my business acemen in recent years. Many good books. Most of them have good theories. But this one, P-R-A-C-T-I-C-A-L. You can use his many tips at the next morning at work. Good theory too, but I wished he could ahve digged deeper on the theory part. I have wrtitten down all the books the author mentioned in his book and will read them all.
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Summary: Some good points...
Review: ... and a healthy way to look at business. But I think ol' Tim is very invested in his obsessive reading of business books. I would have preferred more thought and less "here's how to read a book. I brought the light of understanding to my poor under-reading friends, acquaintances and colleagues with the best ideas I've read." Tim Sanders could have used a stronger editor.
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Summary: Changed My Approach to Business
Review: Like the author, I feel that having meaningful relationships built on trust and respect are critical to business today. But I've found that widening my circle at work was difficult. I picked this book up on a business trip, and finished it in one sitting. Immediately, I had a strategy for a new approach to building my own skills, and using those new skills to build my influence at work. This book changed how I look at gathering knowledge, and more importantly, sharing it. Since purchasing the book several months ago, I've bought 15 copies of the book and given it to family, friends, and co-workers. And for a few of them, it's had the same impact. Shortly stated, Sanders explains a strategy of becoming a "lovecat" thorough studying books like you're still in college, finding ways to share what you know with co-workers and partners, and expanding your networks by being open and sharing your contacts with those that could benefit. While the title attracted me to the book, it doesn't do it justice. It's not a touchy-feely book, extoling the virtues of open communication or emotional attachment. Instead, it gives a solid strategy for "how" to get started, and goes from there. Highly recommended. If you read one business book on how to build your personal networks, this is the one!
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Summary: Wow. One book which is long overdue.
Review: Ever read a book where every page hit home? A book that raised important questions and then clearly answered them? A book that made you say "Man, it is good to see ideas in print that precisely mirror my own."? This is such a book. As other reviewers have mentioned, much of the content of this book is not new or even really earth-shattering when taken in pieces. What gives this book weight is the way all of those pieces come together to something exponentially greater than the sum of its parts. Big thoughts, solid strategy and tactics, sound advice for success in the new "experience economy". If you've ever felt the dehumanizing press of corporate America and wanted to do something to change it, by this book now. Read it. Do not wait.
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Summary: Mad Dogs + Love Cats
Review: Tim Sanders new book, "Love is the Killer App," answers the question of how to be successful and happy in business: "Be a lovecat." The Chief Solutions officer at Yahoo! suggests that in business -- as in life -- it's worthwhile to treat people the way you would like to be treated. "What's a killer app? There's no standard definition, but basically it's an excellent new idea that either supersedes an existing idea or establishes a new category in its field. . . .What is that application? Simply put: Love is the killer app." Sanders makes the distinction between love, as in the caring compassion we feel in our personal lives with "love business," which he defines as "the act of intelligently and sensibly sharing your intangibles with your bizpartners." Intangibles are defined as our knowledge, network and compassion. Not just a "feel good" message or miracle sales formula, Sanders demonstrates how sharing knowledge and consideration are creating the "downfall of the barracudas, sharks, and piranhas, and the ascendancy of nice smart people-because they are...lovecats." Abundance Creates Value
A pivotal concept of the "lovecat way" is the shift in thinking away from scarcity as the basis for value. Tangibles, such as gold, are governed by supply and demand: the less a commodity is available, the higher the value. In an age of intangibles (knowledge, network, compassion, ideas)--abundance creates power. For example, the more a great business idea is adapted and put into practice, the greater it's value. "Forget about today, because tomorrow is upon us."
Yesterday, a hostile, battle-ready Mad Dog stance might assure success, but in an age of relationship marketing and business partnering, singular success looks increasingly improbable. Sanders offers a fresh perspective, a look at some new ideas and systematic advice for improving business practices--the lovecat way.
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Summary: that missing touch
Review: i finished this book over one weekend!
it's a refeshing approach to 'making it happen' in today's corporate/ working enviroment.
that human touch, that memorable handshake, those encouraging words, that special someone that retains in your mind.
with the three keys: knowledge, network and compassion, tim sanders captures what it takes to make it(outside the realm of business school).
it's simple, powerful and passionate! thoroughly enjoy it!!!
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Summary: Compassion is the Killer App
Review: I found it really hard to continue reading this book after seeing the definition of the term "Killer App" totally mutilated. But the definition of words and phrases in the English language change very quickly, and the same word may mean many different things to people in different professions. I found it hard to relate to some of the passages because of the focus on sales. If my life was sales I think I would have enjoyed this book a lot more. There is a lot to learn from this book and I applaud Mr. Sanders for passing along many of the practices that have made him successful. I really like the "cliff-and-tag" system for making notes in a book. From now on all of my books will have a synopsis written in the front of the book and notes on specific points in the back of the book. I personally do not appreciate the intimacy that is being suggested by Mr. Sanders. But I have noticed that warm hugs and displays of affection really do help many people maintain the attention of business partners and potential customers. I hope to one day meet Mr. Sanders. If the book is any indication he is a very good salesman and a good person to have in your network.
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Summary: a mindset for living and working
Review: I got the audio CD version of this book. I'm glad I did. I don't think I would have completed the book version. If not for my conscious awareness that I have expressiveness issues, I would have dismissed this book as too hokey long before I actually purchased it. I'm glad I didn't. Tim shows that it is possible to have "soulful work" (Dali Lama) and escape the Dilbert life that most of us lead. I see this work as almost being an extension to the spirit of the OpenSource movement. It's a method of achieving self-actualization (Maslow) in work. His case studies suggest that a vast majority of people respond positively to this mindset. Positive professional relationships generally means more business. However, I see this work more as a recipe for joyful living. Winning business from it is a byproduct.
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Summary: Pure Dreck
Review: This book is typical of the tail-end of the dot-com arrogance - truly inane ideas propped up on the vestige of a famous corporate association. Taking a reality check you'll find that few corporate leaders believe "love is the killer app" - its a good-time-charlie philosophy that sounds plausible when your stock is rising 20% a day, but when layoffs are the only thing keeping your HR staff employed, this claim is empty and shallow. So we know the core idea of this book is not plausible. Now for the book itself - this book is a horrible read, almost completely devoid of worthwhile content.
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Summary: Books are the Killer Medium
Review: Overall the book was an entertaining and light read full of anecdotes. There was a bit too much touchy-feely content (e.g. "lovecat, bizlove, hugging, touching) and other expressions that come across as a bit out of place in this new cut-throat tech environment. One of Sanders's central message is to acquire as much knowledge from reading good books, then sharing that knowledge in your network. You and your colleagues will mutually benefit from such a method. He has a section detailing how to read a book and reading techniques I found similar to Adler's classic "How to Read a Book." His method is great (although a bit expensive, he recommends buying hardcover not paperbacks and having a few extra copies ready to give as gifts). I think his best quote was in his exhortation to minimize periodicals, TV and radio and read books: "The news media-electronic or print-are the equivalent of candy and soda: fun to eat but hardly appropriate to live on." In part this is a book about books and mostly good ideas put forth in other books. Sanders dedicates a lot of space to recommending contemporary business books. Here's a few: Net Gain by John Hagel; Information Masters by John McKean; The Brand Mindset by Duane Knapp; Experience Economy by James Gilmore; Permission Marketing by Seth Godin; Customer Capitalism by Sandra Vandermerue. In the other part his method of bizlove is in response to an admonitions by mother Theresa "The worst disease afflicting the Western world isn't TB, but being unloved, unwanted and uncared for." Sanders says, why not begin helping the Western World with the cube right next to you.
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