Review:If you are interested in applied management theory, this is probably the book for you. At first, however, I was not impressed. I thought I had read more updated and sophisticated theory, but after a while the book became more and more fascinating. Suddenly I realized that Koch Industries (KII) actually practice what they preach. You can almost feel it. I have done countless company visits but I’ve never seen anything close to Koch Industries in terms of a coherent corporate culture. It is remark... Read more

Review:Very thought provoking about normal, everyday life interactions, and how they might have gone better with a little more attention to what is said!
An easy read full of anecdotes that illustrate the points Dr. Schein is making. Read more

Review:The book is about measuring factors that are important to making a decision, not just measurement for the sake of quantification. That may not be obvious, but it is a driving premise for the text. The book is well written, well organized, intelligent and deals with valuable concepts not addressed elsewhere in such an accessible manner.

If you’ve read the second edition, you don’t “need” to read the third; in a real sense it is more of the same. It’s “good” more of the same, you won’t wa... Read more

Review:Thank you Phil !! The same week I finished reading the book. Using what I read, on my first call, I was able to land a $220 service call in my electrical business. Many more successes to come :) $11 well spent. Read more