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What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School: Notes From A Street-Smart Executive
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Sales rank 47,613
Customers rating (based on 29 reviews)
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"Business demands innovation. There is a constant need to feel around the fringes, to test the edges, but business schools, out of necessity, are condemned to teach the past.' -- Mark H. McCormack, from "What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School" published by Bantam Books. Mark McCormack is the founder of International Management Group, a multimillion-dollar, worldwide corporation that is a consultant to fifty Fortune 500 companies, a major producer of television programming and credited as the single most important influence in turning sports into big business. Listen to McCormack as he tells you how to -- read people -- create the right first impression -- take the leading edge -run and attend meetings -- the secrets of successful selling and moving up within the organization. McCormack shares his experience, technique and wisdom, his street smart insights and skills, in a practical, how-to manner. Business will never be the same!
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| Publisher | Bantam | | Release date | 06/1986 | | Availability | Usually ships in 24 hours | | Edition | Paperback |
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 A Great, Productive and Easy Read
I wish I had read this book as a freshly minted MBA. It would have alerted me to some speed bumps on the freeway of business.
McCormack is like a coach or a grandfather with extraordinary wisdom and experience taking you to a series of lunches to help guide your career.
It's not a ladder to success, but rather a valuable building block for a strong foundation. It's also an interesting insight into the sports management business.
Highly recommended.
Notes from a Street Smart Executive
There are many books the shelves for the seasoned executive wanting to enhance his or her skills, but very few for the new executive crop.
Mark McCormack gives straightforward, no nonsense advise on the subtly of business that is not taught in ANY business school. The reader gets invaluable insights into the world of "the street smart executive" and how to immediately improve their people skills. While some of McCormack's "notes" may seem obvious to an experienced executive, the lessons are great examples of how interpersonal dealings can either make or break a business relationship. I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to save the pain of trial by fire as they make their way through the corporate world. This is a must read for anyone wanting to be a "street smart executive".
John M. Vanderslice
 Perceptive Anecdotes on Working with People
In What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School, Mark McCormack offers readers advice on how to interact with others on the job. McCormack organizes the material into many short, interesting sections and that makes What They Don't an "easy read". The book's organization makes it easy to resume reading after one has set it aside for a while. What They Don't would make a good beach book (at least for people who can stand reading about business at the beach).
The book also offers some good suggestions. I particularly liked McCormack's discussion of three hard-to-say phrases ("I don't know," "I need help," and "I was wrong"); most people will probably find themselves recounting times when those phrases would have prevented heartache on their jobs. I also enjoyed McCormack's advice on negotiation, the need to be organized, and the power of silence in interpersonal communication.
Unfortunately, I have to agree with those reviewers who have pointed out the book's shortcomings. While McCormack's advice generally is good, he is an egotist and a self promoter. McCormack spends pages bragging about the insights he possesses that others lack and he also constantly "name drops" (Arnold Palmer, John DeLorean, Roone Arledge, etc.). Furthermore, while McCormack offers his readers advice on many topics, he attempts to cover so much ground that there is little depth in most of the material.
In summary, if readers can get around McCormack's ego, they will find some straightforward, thought-provoking advice in What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School.
Great Book for the Right Audience
The content within this book provides general information for someone new to the workplace or to someone that has owned their own company and not been exposed to the daily challenges within the workplace. I read this book 15 years ago and I still think of many of the lessons often. I do recommend it for the right audience. If you've been in business for much time, you will not find it helpful.
A Must Read For Anyone Going Into Business
There are many books the shelves for the seasoned executive wanting to enhance his or her skills, but very few for the new executive crop.
Mark McCormack gives straightforward, no nonsense advise on the subtly of business that is not taught in ANY business school. The reader gets invaluable insights into the world of "the street smart executive" and how to immediately improve their people skills. While some of McCormack's "notes" may seem obvious to an experienced executive, the lessons are great examples of how interpersonal dealings can either make or break a business relationship. I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to save the pain of trial by fire as they make their way through the corporate world. This is a must read for anyone wanting to be a "street smart executive".
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