Category Archives: Business

Book Review: Charles T. Munger’s Poor Charlie’s Almanack: Expanded Third Edition; Introduction and First Chapter

Posted on October 8, 2019 by flybrand1976

“Look for someone both smarter and wiser than you are.” Continue reading →

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Carnegie 20.3.11: How to Win Friends and Influence People – PRINCIPLE 11 Dramatize your ideas.

Posted on July 19, 2019 by flybrand1976

Carnegie 20.3.11: How to Win Friends and Influence People – PRINCIPLE 11 Dramatize your ideas. Pages 223 – 227 With Twitter, Instagram and Youtube – we live today in an age of showmanship and promotion.  Carnegie’s guidance from 100 years … Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: Part 1, Ch 1 – PRINCIPLE 1 – “Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.”

Posted on June 29, 2019 by flybrand1976

(Read a Summary of the Whole Book)(Carnegie Video Short: Don’t Criticize or Complain) “If You Want to Gather Honey, Don’t Kick Over the Beehive” PRINCIPLE 1 Don’t criticize, condemn or complain. Criticizing does not work and often makes people perform … Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: Chapter 0a – Why was this book written?

Posted on June 27, 2019 by flybrand1976

This book bounces along with catchy stories and pacing – a page by page summary makes sharing Carnegie’s insights a delight. I smiled writing this and at the thought of the reader doing the same. Continue reading →

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Global Fluids: Kombucha, Probiotics and other Fermented Beverages

Posted on June 20, 2019 by flybrand1976

There isn’t a clear annual volume for Kombucha, probiotics, or active beverages – but the category is clearly growing.  That will continue – the combination of authentic, healthy, not-bad-for-you (which is not simply the opposite of ‘healthy’), convenient, and ‘new’ … Continue reading →

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8 Tools to Improve Communication

Posted on February 10, 2019 by flybrand1976

Communicating across cultures can be hard – these 8 simple tools make it easier. Continue reading →

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The Most Popular Guides to Goldratt’s The Goal

Posted on November 26, 2018 by flybrand1976

“Whenever people are not doing the obvious – it is my job to find the missing piece of the puzzle.  Something is missing.  What is it?” Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 06 – Improving Metrics Create Visibility

Posted on September 8, 2018 by flybrand1976

[Click for a chapter-by-chapter summary of the whole book.] [Video summary of Chapter 6.] Chapter 6 takes us back to the plant, where our narrator meets with his controller to re-evaluate financial numbers.  Then he returns late to home where … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 05 – The Worst Corporate Meeting

Posted on September 7, 2018 by flybrand1976

“They’re out there renting warehouses to store all the crap they’re buying so cost-effectively.”  Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 02 – Defining Process

Posted on September 4, 2018 by flybrand1976

A page by page review of the highlights of Chapter 2 of Goldratt’s classic, “The Goal” which introduces the Theory of Constraints. #toc Continue reading →

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