Smash the Pyramid: 100 Career Secrets from America's Fastest Rising Executives [Hardcover]

William Doyle (Author), William Perkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1994

Focusing on personal career strategies as offered by successful business people from various industries, a management guide reveals the secrets to admitting mistakes, emotional detachment, accurate performance appraisal, and more.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Authors Doyle and Perkins, both former advertising executives, have written a book-length version of what might have been an interesting article in an airline magazine. It is the kind of article you read because it looks mildly diverting and not because you expect to learn important truths about organizational life. Sixty anonymous young, upwardly mobile corporate whizzes were interviewed to learn the secrets of their success. The simplistic advice they offer is not related to specific organizational cultures, so the reader cannot be sure that their "secrets" will work in other situations. In these days of corporate downsizing, readers are understandably interested in learning survival skills. They will learn precious few from this book.
Andrea C. Dragon, Coll. of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, N.J
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Warner Books (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446517607
• ISBN-13: 978-0446517607
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,854,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some interesting stuff..., May 20, 2000

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This review is from: Smash the Pyramid (Mass Market Paperback)

You will read that book very quickly and get the main points in reader friendly written book instantely. The book is nicely divided in three divisions: Managing Yourself, Managing People, and Managing the Work. Some stories are pretty good, and considering the cheap price and the few hours spend reading it, it's absolutely worth the effort.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not your usual corporate speak...fun read, March 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Smash the Pyramid (Mass Market Paperback)

an interesting and fun read. wish there was more depth, but definetely good for a trip up the corpoate landscape.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast Read, Good Refresher, June 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Smash the Pyramid (Mass Market Paperback)

This book reminds you of the things your grandmother taught you (or should have). Things that are all too easy to forget in the frantic climb to the top. It's a fast, friendly read and a major league bargain at this price!