The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume

A must read book.

Most of the time, the claim that the author makes at the start of the book rarely holds until the end. However, here, the assertion that you can skip an MBA after reading this solidifies chapter after chapter. It's probably the best business and personal development book I have read so far. On the business front, from product design all the way to sales and making systems, everything is thoroughly covered in easy language and great detail. Additionally, working in a team, understanding yourself and your brain, and making the most out of your time – this book has it all. If there is only one book you want to read to actually build your business, this is the one. Building a startup myself, whenever I feel stuck, I come back to reading this book for the solution.

It is a comprehensive collection of various topics & contents relating to business concepts such as sales, marketing, finance, systems, teams etc. A good one time read as a reference to brush up these topics. Not a profound study or in depth analysis that a MBA course would offer.As there are so many topics & probably each topic requires a book of its own. The author has fragmented various topics & have given an overview of each. The book is good as much as to know how businesses work and the common terminology and parameters used by businesses. Read and apply the learning in practical life & business along with more research. It will surely help ! Congrats to author Josh Kaufman, this book is surely a success & worth the time and cost.

Very very useful and authentic book.

Josh Kaufman did a great job encapsulating every crux of the intricacies involved in principles behind which how businesses, organizations, departments, teams, and at the end how you yourself should work with each one of these in order to achieve desired results for yourself, your team, and organization you are working with. Personal MBA will help anyone at any level of their academic level irrespective of whether you are an undergrad wanting to become an entrepreneur or a MBA aspirant looking for complete overview of principles around which businesses truly succeed and thrive. It will not only be useful for people doing or interested in businesses practices but for any adult to help make better decisions in their lives both professionally and personally in terms of managing your finance, managing your long-term and short-term goals, preparing for volatile future both physically and emotionally and precautions to take under those circumstances to help you live a more directed and predictable one. In doing so it also helps you make you more effective version of yourself to face any volatility which lurks behind in your future. So this books helps you not only helps you inculcating principles behind businesses workings around which he should actually work with himself/herself, and with teams to make your business thrive, but it also helps the reader in comprehending how should a person should really work in order to feel satisfied and fulfilled both in personal and professional domain to get most out of his/her life.

Best book i ever read. Very very helpful and knowledgeable informations and business insights which covers many topics related to business, human mind, finance, value creation, value delivery, working with others, management etc. and many more I found it very helpful and fully worth it. I highly suggest it buying as it changes my perspective and also beginner friendly

Favourable because: detailed explanations on differentiated topics, Understandable case studies through elaborate examples, Covers major concepts. Less favourable due to: repetitive content as the terminologies are different but the functions of the particular role in discussion is more or less the same, The case studies in question need not emphasize about being definitely true universally, the dynamics of every market differ indefinitely. Readers must be careful enough to distinguish what all applies to Indian markets the same way as described in the book.

It's a nice way to MBA, award last business education in a single Book

This book is easy to understand. It offers a decent amount of basic knowledge when it comes to starting a business. I love how it not only covers the author’s experience and his advice but also other aspects (team working, mental health) that contributes to creating a great business. Would recommend to anyone who are interested in starting their own business but don’t know where to start. This book is good for people that are not interesting in starting business at the same time imo as it covers ideas that are beneficial to personal development

When you consider what else you can do with the $15 or so it costs to buy this book, the value proposition feels downright ridiculous. For $15 you can buy 3/5ths of a baseball cap, order a round of watered-down drinks or pick up a 1/3rd of a video game. Or, for the same price you can get over 350 pages of clearly explained, entertainingly presented, essential business concepts that will directly and meaningfully enhance your knowledge of business. If you're new to business, it will take the stark raving terror out of the process. If you're a veteran it will help you focus and enhance any venture you're working on and likely inspire more profitable ideas. One of the many stories Josh tells in the book is of a hospital that incorporates simple checklists to prevent infections from developing in patients. These checklists include basic things like reminding doctors to wash their hands. Though almost laughably simple and obvious, the mere act of incorporating the checklists lead to the complete elimination of infections at this particular hospital. The Personal MBA book is the ultimate checklist for all business decisions - as an entrepreneur, investor or even as someone running your own career and household financial system. Anyone who reads this book will have a practical guide to avoiding financial catastrophe and identifying the most promising opportunities. If I had this book a decade ago I would have saved myself from a very unfortunate business experience that cost me over $50,000 in losses and limitless wasted energy. Josh, who is stunningly still under 30 years-old, has a wisdom far beyond his years. He is fiercely intelligent and despite a very pleasant demeanor as a writer, he is a rebel in the best sense of the word. His tone is always moderate, respectful and his arguments are always meticulously researched, expertly and passionately presented. He talks softly but he carries a big intellectual stick. Make no mistake about it. The title of this book is not a gimmick. He thinks business school is a terrible investment and clearly has walked the talk, building a successful career without it. He has a gift for simply articulating complex concepts and has a deep-seated passion for analyzing systems, particularly the workings of the human brain. His tone is never cloying, condescending, egotistical or obnoxious - as so many heinous business and management book titles are. He presents his views with an inspiring confidence that will fuel your business or business-to-be. While reading it I constantly had to put the book down to jot down new ideas. Think of it this way. After absorbing what Josh calls the "mental models" in this book you will find the world of business presenting you with opportunities everywhere you go. It is a lot like buying a car and then seeing that model everywhere. As you adopt the mental models into your own thinking you will feel a shot of inspiration and be empowered to act thoughtfully, and confidently. I recently interviewed for a job and couldn't help but notice interactions that were playing out exactly as described in the book. You know that scene in The Terminator, where Arnold Schwarzenegger sees a menu of options scroll down before his eyes? And he chooses his response from that list? This book is like having a long list of useful ideas to pull from as you make decisions. The concepts articulated in The Personal MBA helped me make progress as an entrepreneur (launched a Website that made a modest profit last year), landed a job in a completely different field that I enjoy and moved to a city better suited to what I really want. I highly recommend making the Personal MBA (both the site and the book) a major part of your studies. The risk is you spend $15 and sell it for say, $8, and lose seven bucks. The potential reward is you create a business you love, earn massive profits, increase your opportunities, avoid disaster and contribute something meaningful to the world through your business. If there's a better risk/reward profile for a $15 investment, I'd love to see it. The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

Livre intéressant qui me donne plein d'idées. J'aurai aimé le lire au début de ma carrière après une école d'ingénieur. Ilexplique des principes fondatmentaux pour améliorer sa carrière, monter les échelons ou même se lancer dans l'entreprenariat sans dépenser des fortunes dans écoles et formations qui n'apportent rien de pratico-pratique au final. Si vous avez l'esprit autodidacte ou vous n'avez pas peur d'essayer des moyens non conventionnels pour atteindre vos objectifs professionnels, je vous recommnde ce livre.

Llegó en muy buenas condiciones y a tiempo. Que buen producto y proveedor!

Did non change my life ;-) thoughts worth thinking about before spending YOUR OWN money on an MBA. This book does nothing for your CV like an MBA would if you care about that. This book may help you to figure out it its woth it for you.