Business Masterminds: Roads to Success -- Put Into Practice the Best Business Ideas of Eight Leading Gurus [Hardcover]

Robert Heller (Author)

Book Description

Series: Business Masterminds | Publication Date: August 1, 2001

In this enlightening volume, best selling business expert Robert Heller presents the ideas and innovations of eight of the world's most successful business leaders. Charting each guru's rise to the top, Heller analyzes the factors that contributed to each one's phenomenal success. Combining these with a series of inspiring masterclasses, Heller shows you how to make their strategies world for your own success. Learn how Warren Buffet identifies strong brands, minimizes risk, recognizes ideal business acquisitions, and values hard work and honesty. Comprehend the strategies Bill Gates uses to focus on his goals, forge key collaborations, hire the best brains, make solid decisions, and dominate the market place. Discover the ideas of Peter Drucker on managing by objectives, achieving innovation, and focusing on customers. Realize why Tim Peters' management strategies enable businesses to exploit "perpetual revolution" and live with chaos in a commercially volatile world. Understand why Stephen Covey advocates widening circles of influence, developing "abundance mentalities," exercising self-leadership, and optimizing personal capabilities. Appreciate how Charles Handy sees businesses as communities, challenges dogmas, makes groups work, and lives by the "doughnut principle." Grasp the methods Andrew Grove uses to manage innovation, drive performance, and master revolutionary change.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The graphically arresting format of Business Masterminds makes even difficult concepts approachable. Heller's text is surprisingly astute. (Publishers Weekly)

About the Author

With clarity and insight for both experienced and novice business people, Robert Heller presents the wisdom and experience of the world's most successful business executives. He was the founding editor of Management Today magazine and is one of the authors of the Essential Managers series, also published by Dorling Kindersley.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 864 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT; 1st edition (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789478455
• ISBN-13: 978-0789478450
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,422,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars 8 Great Successful Business Men Where Most Give 1 or 2., November 8, 2001

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Enoch Bishop (Salt Lake City, UT- USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business Masterminds: Roads to Success -- Put Into Practice the Best Business Ideas of Eight Leading Gurus (Hardcover)

Let me just give you a brief list off of the back cover of the book.
Quoted from Back Cover:
"Warren Buffett
* Globally acclaimed financial investor and pioineer of managing for shareholder value.
Steven Covey
* Author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and celebrated teacher of practical management skills.
Peter Drucker
*The first to define the art of effective management and a ground-breaking pioneer of management theories.
Bill Gates
* Mulibillionaire co-founder of Microsoft and master of seizing opportunities and staying ahead of the game.
Andrew Grove
* Silicon Valley innovator who piloted the rise of Intel and defined the model for hightech management.
Charles Handy
* Renowned social philosopher and prophet of emerging business trends, such as portfolio careers.
Tom Peters
* Author of In Search of Excellence and leading advocate of management by "perpetual revolution".
Jack Welch
* CEO of General Electric for 30 years and an advocate of motivating the workforce and discarding bureaucracy."

You do the math, all of these leaders are the top of their segments in business and innovation, and Robert Heller has captured what business students, managers and CEOs need. Each subject has developed model approaches to how business is done and will be done in the future. A great read and well worth your investment.

E.Bishop
Business Student - Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.