Pegasus Book Club » Management

Freakonomics

Alexis Leon — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:39:10 +0000

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do school teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? How much do parents really matter? Has your name any influence on your career opportunities? What has nylon stockings in common with crack cocaine? Why did the crime rate in America fell in 1990s? Has the legalization of abortion to [...]

Ignore Everybody

Alexis Leon — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:11:49 +0000

Hugh MacLeod has been blogging about marketing, the Internet, and various other topics since 2001 on his blog called Gapingvoid. He is also famous for his cartoons on business cards. He sells limited-edition prints of the drawings. He is also the CEO of Stormhoek USA, which markets South African wine in the States.

In 2004, Hugh [...]

The Dip

Alexis Leon — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:04:59 +0000

This small book (96 pages) by Seth Godin is one of the best books that I have read this year. It has totally changed my approach to work and life. It is a book that teaches when to quit and when to stick.

It was Vance Lombardi who said “Quitters never win and winners never quit.” [...]

The No Asshole Rule

Alexis Leon — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:13:30 +0000

This book is about assholes and fighting them. The back cover summarizes the content of book very nicely: The definitive guide to working with—and surviving—Bullies, Creeps, Jerks, Tyrants, Tormentors, Despots, Back stabbers, Egomaniacs, and all the other assholes who do their best to destroy you at work.

In this book Robert Sutton, a professor of Management [...]

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

Alexis Leon — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:07:01 +0000

In this book Marshall Goldsmith, one of the most successful executive coaches of our times tells us how successful people become even more successful. He enumerates 21 habits that could hinder one’s success, how to identify these dysfunctions and how to get rid of them.

Many people, at the start of their careers have enjoyed tremendous [...]

Made to Stick

Alexis Leon — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:52:56 +0000

Made to Stick explains why some ideas survive and others stick. This book is inspired by Malcolm Gladwell’s bestselling book—The Tipping Point. In this book, the Heath brothers—Chip Heath, a professor at Stanford’s business school and Dan Heath, a teacher and textbook publisher—offer an entertaining, practical guide to effective communication.

Drawing extensively on psychosocial studies [...]

The Go Point

Alexis Leon — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:34:48 +0000

The Go Point is a book about decision-making. It is about knowing what to do and when to do it when it’s time to decide. In this book, Michael Useem, the Wiliam and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and the director of its Center for Leadership and Change [...]

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups Early Days

Alexis Leon — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:21:08 +0000

Starting one’s own company is the dream of thousands of people. But starting a business, transforming the ideas into products and services, building a team, getting finance, marketing the products and services, attracting and retaining customers, making the business a success, sustaining the success and growth is a very hard and arduous task that requires [...]

ERP: The Implementation Cycle

Alexis Leon — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:04:57 +0000

ERP stands for “enterprise resource planning.” The definition of enterprise resource planning is, essentially, an integrated software solution used to manage a company’s resources. Business planning systems have been evolving for decades, and ERP is the current generation.

The ERP implementation cycle is characterized by complexity, uncertainty and a long time-scale. It is about people [...]

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning

Alexis Leon — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:12:41 +0000

One of the most exciting developments in business today is Enterprise Resource Planning. ERP offers a wealth of opportunities for increased productivity by bringing a company’s many different systems together into one large integrated system.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the world of Enterprise Resource Planning provides the necessary background for success in today’s [...]