Would you like to work less but still earn enough to have a terrific lifestyle? The answer to that for many of us is going to be yes. I say “many” not “all” because there are plenty of people who are fortunate enough to love what they do and how they live and have no desire to change it. Continue reading
Time to take a step up in the business and academic stakes with a title from the Havard Business School. The Havard Business Review’s 10 Must Reads – The Essentials appears on John Paul’s selection for the Property Tribes Essential Book List. Continue reading
Not a pescatarian cookery book, but one about creating an energetic, positive workplace. This is another of John Paul’s favourites in his selection for the Property Tribes Essential Book List. A combination of mindset and business principles, Fish! takes a fictional manager through the process of turning an unenthusiastic team into one that is energised and effective, thus transforming the working environment. Continue reading
From the same author as The One Minute Manager and maintaining a similar parable style, Raving Fans deals with boosting results by delivering outstanding customer service. Another favourite of John Paul and included in his selection for the Property Tribes Essential Book List, he has taken the advice of creating fans instead of customers in his own business. Continue reading
John Paul’s selection of favourites for the Property Tribes Essential Book List takes us more highbrow in the Business section. As well as some of the well-known popular titles, he includes some heavyweights (not in the literal sense!), one of which is this title from the Financial Times Series. Continue reading
Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy is the memoir of the founder of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. It is an investor favourite and although I haven’t read it myself, I think it will likely be an engaging tale. Continue reading
This book is on the Property Tribes Essential Reading list, and is one of Niraj Shah’s favourites. Work the System, as the title suggests, is all about systemising your business so that you can regain your time. Continue reading
The Beermat Entrepreneur is a well-known and popular book about taking your inspiration for a business – that you might just have jotted down on a beermat in the pub – and turning it into a reality. It addresses the “What next?” questions after you have done the jottings. Continue reading
Another recommended by Steve Bolton, I have added this to my list of books to read. Seth Godin is a bit of a legend of our times with his sometimes revolutionary perspectives into business and marketing, so what he says is worth perusing if only to make us think. Continue reading
How do you maximise what you already have? Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got comes from Jay Abraham, who has spent his working life fixing business problems and seeking out “hidden assets, overlooked opportunities and undervalued possibilities”. Continue reading