A Bias for Action

A Bias for Action
by Heike Bruch, Sumantra Ghoshal

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Author: Heike Bruch, Sumantra Ghoshal
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Published: 2006-04-30
ISBN: 0143061887
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Penguin Books

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Book Review: One of best five books on effective self-management
Summary: 5 Stars

I have read and re-read this books several times. It is research-based and spells out why so many managers who know what they need to do, don't, and what successful managers with willpower (only 10% of all managers) do. I have read all the best management books and I put this one among the top-five books for guiding effective self-management. The others are Getting Things Done by David Allen, The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker, The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch, and The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz. Frankly, I am amazed this book has not attracted more attention and become a must-read for managers. It's every bit as good as Good To Great, for example.

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Summary of A Bias for Action

In A Bias for Action, Sumantra Ghoshal and Heike Bruch reveal that only 10% of managers act purposefully to get truly important work done.

A Bias for Action shows that great managers produce results not by motivating others, but by engaging their own willpower through a powerful combination of energy and focus. Bruch and Ghoshal provide simple strategies for bolstering individual willpower and action-taking abilities, and explore ways to marshal the willpower of others to encourage collective action.

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