Business the Bill Gates Way: 10 Secrets of the World's Richest Business Leader

by Des Dearlove

Overview

Brought completely up to date for this new edition, Business The Bill Gates Way not only reveals the secrets of Gates' remarkable success but also draws out the universal lessons and identifies strategies that can be applied to any business or career. From hiring very smart people to loving what you make, and from crushing your competitors to never, ever taking your eye off the ball, Business The Bill Gates Way reveals the secrets of phenomenal success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841121482
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/03/2002
Series:	Wiley's Big Shots , #7
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.54(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

DES DEARLOVE is co-founder of the media content, concepts, and consulting firm, Suntop Media. He writes regularly for the London Times, the American Management Review, and Human Resources. He is the author of a number of books on management best practice, including The Ultimate Book of Business Thinking and Business the Richard Branson Way.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Bill Gates Revisited...

The Life and Times of Bill Gates.

Be in the Right Place at the Right Time.

Fall in Love with the Technology.

Take No Prisoners.

Hire Very Smart People.

Learn to Survive.

Don't Expect Any Thanks.

Assume the Visionary Position.

Cover All the Bases.

Built a Byte-Sized Business.

Never, Ever, Take Your Eyes Off the Ball.

How to Get Rich the Bill Gates Way.

Last Word.

Index.

Reading Group Guide

Other Business Way books include:

• Business the Jack Welch Way (0-8144-7033-5)
• Business the Richard Branson Way (0-8144-7035-1)
• Business the Rupert Murdoch Way (0-8144-7034-3)

Editorial Reviews

Is there anything new to say about the four high-profile corporate executives featured in this series? The work of Dearlove and Crainer, two British business writers, suggests that there is not. Their texts consist of quotes from previous books and articles held together by statements that appear to have little to legitimize them. The authors give no indication of the source of their opinions, facts, and speculation. For each executive, there are ten "secrets" on which the analysis of his management style is based. Although the other three executives are referred to in each book, there is no attempt at comparative analysis. For example, for Murdoch, ruthlessness is cited as a secret of success, with the belief that "nice guys finish second." But Branson's common touch with customers and staff alike is the key to his popularity and success. Go figure. The quality of the writing is uneven and frequently repetitious, but there is an easygoing approach that makes all four books appealing for a quick read. Undergraduate term-paper writers and casual readers who have heard these names may appreciate the one-stop biography/management style content. Graduate students, businesspeople, and other specialists will pass on these books in search of more solid content.--Susan DiMattia, "Library Journal" Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

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