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Leadership Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
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Sales rank 803,028
Customers rating (based on 11 reviews)
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This very special book has already changed the lives of thousands of people around the world in every imaginable business and from every walk of life. You have picked it up because you are ready for its gifts. Enthusiastically embraced by leading organizations such as Microsoft, FedEx, Nortel Networks, IBM, General Motors, and Arthur Andersen, Leadership Wisdom from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is one of the most innovative, effective and remarkable books you will ever read on the topic of showing leadership in your work and within your life. Written by leadership guru and renowned professional speaker Robin Sharma, this deeply inspiring work reveals a remarkable step-by-step system that will restore trust, commitment, and spirit within your organization while transforming the way you think, feel, and live in the process. With masterful insight and brilliant simplicity, Robin Sharma has distilled some of the most powerful wisdom available for both professional and personal leadership into 8 immensely practical lessons that leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs can immediately apply to send morale and productivity soaring in these topsy-turvy times while creating far more fulfilling inner lives along the way. After reading this book, you will come away feeling genuinely moved to become a true leader who touches lives, adds deeper value to the world, and leaves a beautiful legacy that lasts.
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| Publisher | Hay House | | Release date | 01/2003 | | Availability | | | Edition | Paperback |
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Good Book with Basic Principles
I really found this book fun to read and easy to follow. The fable that the author used to convey his message kept wanting to not put the book down; wondering what was next. Ideas are very similar to "7 habits..." I was originally given a copy if this book as a gift, but bought another one to give to a friend.
 Outstanding
Unlike ordinary leadership books, this gives insigthful information, timeless 'good practices' and ideas that are just absolutely amazing
 A story book giving bad name to the real Himalayas Sages.
I am really surprised to see so many good reviews on this book. (Good reviews coming from Mark Victor Hensen, Paulo Coelho and so on!)
This book should be renamed as: "GlobalView Software Solutions is one of the best software companies in the world"
The story in this book is not a true story. Please judge for yourself:
1. Author's best friend Julian went to India. "But during his first months in India, the wisdom he sought eluded him."(p.25) And then later on, he went to Himalayas by himself. Julian had been working in a corporate world most of his life and he did not know Hindi or other less common languages, how did he communiate with the Great Sages of Sivana?
2. Julian was fat and sick and he did not have any mountain climbing equipments. And he managed to climb Himalayas all by himself!
3. The Great Sages of Sivana have been hiding in the mountains for years and years. How would they aware of "the turmoil [our] world is in." (p.28) Remember the Great Sages have no access to newspapers, TV, radio, cables, magazines, books and internet!
4. (p.38) "This wise leader of the Great Sages of Sivana believed that all failure, whether in the business world or in one's personal life, could ultimately to be traced back to a failure in leadership. Companies don't perform...." I have been thinking: this doesn't sound like something coming from the mouth of a monk. Instead, it sounds like a speech of a corporate CEO or a chairman in an annual meeting. I really don't think a Sage with great wisdom would care about running a company. Seriously.
The author put trademarks on the following items:
* Leader Lead Thyself
* See what All See, Think What None Think
* Reward Routinely, Recognize Relentlessly
This is just like putting a trademark on: "Love thy neighbour" (from the Bible).
The author has been so successful and a monk with great wisdom would come all the way from Himalayas to help him, so that the the author can become even more successful. ***Think about this: If you WERE that monk, wouldn't you go and help people in Africa or North Korea, rather than assisting a successful businessman in the US?
This book makes sure I will not buy any books from Robin Sharma again. There are many other good books of leadership and spirituality in Amazon.
 Nice and simple, but nothing more...
This book is very light and entertaining. However, the story is an ill-concocted version of the Seven Habits of highly effective people by Dr. Stephen Covy, which is, by the way, the book you should REALLY get.
Contrary to this lame copied version of poor story-telling, the Seven Habits is a very deep and moving book. It has substance and depth and if you are prepared to listen, it will change you life.
Ok, back to this book... the book is alright I guess, if not for the very annoying fact that the story is completely based in the Seven Habits, it shows a lighter version of the habits that may be entertaining, or otherwise a good way to get into the habits. Who knows, it may lead you to the other book, which is good.
If you prefer substance over "lightness", don't get this book. Furthermore, as another reviewer puts it, is poorly writen.
I'm only giving two stars over one, because the habits in which it is based are really something to look into...
Useful Wisdom, Annoying Delivery
PRO: Useful quotations, meaningful wisdom, well organized, good summaries.
CON: Artificial fable, phony dialogue, and self congratulatory style of writing.
Although I did get some useful ideas, Sharma has such an annoying style that it's distracting. For example:
* He puts a little Trademark symbol next to many of his ideas, like "Leadership Audit" or "Weekly Sabbatical" or "The Wow Question" or "Aggressive Listening." He even tries to Trademark the title of his book (which you cannot do!). His ideas are not that original and trying to trademark them is so amateurish and annoying.
* The conversations are contrived and artificial. In fact the whole fable feels fake. I'm not sure how to improve it, but it just doesn't feel right.
* He pats himself on the back in the conversations. For example, when the monk tells Peter (the regular guy) something, Peter responds, "Fascinating" or "That's remarkable" or "Amazing." I'm not joking. He writes this. So it's hard for me to separate the fact that the author is basically saying that he is so great.
CONCLUSION: The book has wisdom and can be digested quickly. But Sharma's writing style and story are so annoying that it detracts from the message. Try another book.
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