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Summary: Incredible Value!
Review: A powerful thought process... Personal accountability. This powerful book changed everything for me. I know where I have been ripping off the world in my life. What a powerful lesson on what real power is. No more will I blame others, nor play the victim. I have read this book over a dozen times in the last 2 months. After getting it and reading it, I read it again. And then again! I couldn't stop! So simple and so much power! I then asked myself... "What can I do to make a lasting difference in the lives of my employees and close friends?" I bought every one of them a copy of The QBQ.
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Summary: QBQ! continues to work
Review: As a district mgr in a retail firm, I find it necessary to stay on top of my personal accountability game. It's easy - as John Miller writes in QBQ! - to slip into blame and victim thinking. We have big goals and quotas and we all want to win, but it's easy to ask the worng questions like "When will others carry their weight?" and "Why can't corporate support us more?" But then I work to create what Miller calls QBQs - questions that help me eliminate the blame and complaining. I begin to ask "What can I do?" and "How can I contribute?" and it's amazing how fast I am refocused. We are using the QBQ! training program with all our managers along with the book, and this whole concept of accountability is taking root. Our culture is changing and as we gear up for the end-of-year, it's apparent that people are asking QBQs and we will have better results. I know I will. Miller's book is a fast read, practical and humorous - I recommend it to any person or company wanting to really take personal accountability seriously.
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Summary: The Real Deal - worthwhile!
Review: Finally, a book without funny characters and parables. One with excellent content that can be applied. QBQ! not only made me AWARE of the need for more personal accountability in my life at home and at work, but it showed me HOW to do it. Refreshing! Miller helped me understand that too often I play victim by asking questions like "Why doesn't my company train me more?" and "When is someone going to clarify my job?" I've learned to pause and simply ask "What can I do to develop myself?" and "How can I adapt?" This is a book that won't let you down. It took me an hour to read ... and then I read it again - twice. Each time I picked up something new. Really enjoyed it ... and then I bought copies for my team and now we're studying it together. Our training department is now using it for everyone! And I'm proud to say I found it first.
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Summary: QBQ! does work!
Review: I am in the real estate/investment business and when I read QBQ! it changed completely for the better the way I think. I had been blaming my tenants/customers, property mgrs, the marketing dep't, etc. for my results and when I read QBQ! I sat down that night and asked "How can I be more effective?" and then set about writing out a new plan for my approach to my business. Since then things have improved greatly. The chapter on how I can only change myself has made me a better manager of my people, by far. The book took me an hour to read and then I went back through and re-read and highlighted. I take it wherever I go as it is such a practical message on personal accountability I can use it in all areas of my life. QBQ! deserves 5 stars ... maybe 6. I've read a ton of business books and QBQ! has made the difference for me.
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Summary: The Book That Changed My Life
Review: I have read a number of books which had tremendous impact on my life. Books like 'Many Lives,Many Masters', 'The Seat Of The Soul', and the biography on Colin Powell and Nelson Mandela have set me on a spiritual path, searching for my purpose in life. I had little clarity as far as my professional career was concerned, until I read QBQ. Little did I know, my spiritual growth is linked to my professional development, if they are not parallel to each other. I truly believe John Miller was referring to me as he wrote QBQ for I was the procrascinator, the complainer, the person suffering from 'victimits', and on the way to be overcome by stress/ulcer. Having read QBQ (easily read in just one night) and believing in the message (because it is common sense!!!), I have found myself not only practicing personal accountability but influencing my colleagues as well as my senior managers to experience reading this extraordinary book. Who would ever believe this? Not I for I am my biggest critic. At times I wonder who am I, and who am I becoming. I cant wait to see who will I be. I praise John Miller for his dynamic and self awareness revelation. I thank John Miller for his inspiration in the QBQ, which is bringing me closer to my purpose in life. I truly believe that personal accountability is the anchor to humility, the cornerstone of Leadership in business and in our personal life. It is the foundation of teamwork and diversity. It defines the philosophy of life and leadership, and sets apart survivors from innovators in a forever increasing global economy. I know now I want to be an innovator in my personal life and professional career. Also I am looking forward to reading QBQ!2 Unleashing the Power of Personal Accountability.
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Summary: John Miller.....a dynamic speaker
Review: I read John's book 2 times. I try to read it about once a month because it talks of a subject we constantly have to remind ourselves about. That subject is Personal Accountability. In a world which is quick to blame others, find fault with others and pass problems along to others, this book causes one to view things in a much better, more helpful light. Then, I heard John speak at our convention. I was amazed at his great sense of humor and how he could teach this very important subject in such a way that it really hit home and made sense. I would reccommend him to any group looking for a great public and motivational speaker. Everyone should read the QBQ. I look forward to the QBQ2. Once you become personally accountable for everything in your life, stress becomes a thing of the past.... Great book! Margie Hopper--Director, The Pampered Chef
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Summary: Meat mixed with brevity and wit
Review: QBQ! really give some meaty solutions to the problems of blame, victim thinking, and procrastination. It's a quick read with short chapters which I just love. I am able to reread the book or just a few chapters and immediately go use the content on the job. It teaches how to ask questions that enable one to practice personal accountability and how to take ownership. It also makes me aware of what questions to not ask. So much that happens at work requires a response of accountability - not blame and finger pointing. Clearly we need our politicians to ready this book. Unlike many popular biz books that just provide parables and fictional story lines, QBQ! provides a tremendous "how to" so it can become part of my daily walk. The supporting stories are fun and real life.
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