Business Analysis

Geoff Colvin's Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else (2008) argues that talent is not an innate quality. Instead, talent is learned and cultivated over time. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World (2017) by Admiral William H. McRaven is an expanded version of a commencement speech that the author gave at the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. Its central theme is that military training as a Navy SEAL imparts 10 lessons about how to overcome the challenges in life that everyone encounters. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Danny Meyer's Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business includes a summary of the book, review, analysis and key takeaways, and a detailed "about the author" section.

In What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful (2007), Marshall Goldsmith generalizes from his personal experience as a business consultant, to explain how successful leaders can diagnose and correct interpersonal problems that are holding them back at work. Using data-driven analysis, and simple behavioral modification techniques, senior executives and other leaders can improve their relationships with employees, by adopting an attitude of humility, and making a commitment to change.

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success (2013), by Adam Grant, is a psychological study outlining how different people give and receive within their professional relationships. The book follows Grant through a 10-year sociological and psychological analysis of social reciprocity. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life (2018) is a motivational audiobook that teaches aspirational professionals how to develop an efficient, ceaseless work ethic that can be used to overcome obstacles and achieve success. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future (2012) demonstrates how creative individuals can monetize their passions and attain independence from traditional employment. Author Chris Guillebeau argues solo entrepreneurs can use their skills and personal interests to build a high income even when they only have a paltry amount of startup capital. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

Examine some of the most outstanding groups in the world to determine why some people collaborate better than others in this audio analysis of the management theory audiobook The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. By studying organizations with strong cultures, Coyle distills the three skills that are most critical to productive teamwork: safety, vulnerability, and purpose.

Listen to this analysis of Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now, a bold defense for the ideas that serve as the foundation for the modern world as well as an expansive discussion of how those ideas are continuing to make the world a better place for humanity. Although most were developed in the 18th century, the ideas of the Enlightenment are still as relevant today as they were when they first emerged.

Rework (2010) is a how-to book for entrepreneurs who aspire to create thriving companies in a global market. Authors Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson provide insights and strategies that can be utilized by people who want to start an Internet-based business, even those who don’t have prior experience … Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

The Song Machine (2015) recounts the last 20 years of music industry history, describing how changes in taste, technology, and industry practice have shaped the hit songs that currently dominate radio and streaming services. Despite some early predictions that technologies like the music-sharing service Napster would make hit songs obsolete, hits are just as important to the music industry now as ever before.... Listen to this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs (2011) is a biography of the late founder and leader of Apple Computer. In 1976, Jobs founded Apple with a friend in his parents’ garage.... Listen to this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Be Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service (2011) by Disney Institute and Theodore Kinni outlines the Walt Disney Company's approach to customer service. Disney Institute, the company's professional development arm, trains people from other businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies to adapt Disney's customer service strategies for their own organizations.

Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter (2017) by Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler introduces listeners to the psychology of purchase decisions. Consumers have difficulty calculating the value of the things they want to buy, particularly because comparisons between different types of costs can be challenging to comprehend. Listen to this in-depth analysis to learn more.

The Startup Way: How Modern Companies Use Entrepreneurial Management to Transform Culture and Drive Long-Term Growth (2017) by Eric Ries is a follow-up to his best seller, The Lean Startup (2011). Many larger companies cannot compete with smaller startups because they often lose the motivation to innovate.... Listen to this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World (2017) is a compendium of advice on performance and well-being compiled by Timothy Ferriss, a tech investor, productivity expert, and fitness guru. Ferriss posed 11 questions to 140 highly successful individuals and mentors, as Ferriss calls them, in a range of industries and fields including finance, film, tech, sports, chess, poker, and academia. Listen to this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff (2017) by Chip Gaines is a collection of life lessons that Gaines gathered from his experiences as a business owner, husband, father, and television personality. Gaines realized at an early age that he was not a gifted student, but he was still talented in other ways. Listen to this in-depth analysis to learn more.

The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact (2017) by Chip and Dan Heath explores how life and work can be enriched by the creation of special experiences. These defining moments encompass people's most meaningful experiences and encounters and can deepen relationships among individuals, organizations, and customers. Listen to this in-depth analysis to learn more.

In Creativity, Inc. (2014), Ed Catmull shares his journey from a childhood fascination with animated Disney films to becoming co-founder of Pixar, one of the most successful animation movie studios in Hollywood. The book follows the evolution of Pixar from its beginnings in Lucasfilm to its acquisition by Steve Jobs and its eventual sale to Disney.... Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone (2017) is Satya Nadella's memoir of his work as the chief executive officer of Microsoft. Nadella describes his efforts to reform the company's culture and push its priorities toward the next generation of technology.... Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.