The Constant-Sum Approach to Business Success

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Summary: An Ethical Approach to Business Success
Review: "The Constant-Sum Approach to Business Success" provides the reader with a clear basic philosophy to implement "win-win" success in business as a means to provide mutual benefit to all players. There are excellent examples of the benefits of cooperative self-interest as opposed to the usual "I win, you lose" approach. The authors' tips for strategic planning would help any organization (large or small) obtain its objectives. Small business owners and large organizations will find this book a valuable tool toward mapping success for their business.

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Summary: The Best I've Read on the Subject!
Review: The Davids have hit this subject right on the spot! This is the only resource one needs to succeed in business. The authors combine business savy with a humanitarian touch.

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Summary: Dilbert style humor meets business ethics
Review: The most insightful business book since Tom Peter's, "In Search of Excellence!" Combines business acumen with Dilbert style humor. A must have for owners, managers, employees, and business students.

The Davids lay out practical alternatives to downsizing, clearly demonstrating that business success and ethics are compatible. They provide helpful guidelines to managers concerning: strategic planning, decision making, problems and opportunities, management expertise, managing the "peons", "controlling" the customer, and management theories and realities. Their Dilbert style guidelines for employees include: "beating the system", "it ain't my job", "good enough for government work", "beating the competition", "customers, the ultimate annoyance", and "job survival skills."

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Summary: Dilbert style humor meets business ethics
Review: The most insightful business book since Tom Peter's, "In Search of Excellence!" Combines business acumen with Dilbert style humor. A must have for owners, managers, employees, and business students.

The Davids lay out practical alternatives to downsizing, clearly demonstrating that business success and ethics are compatible. They provide helpful guidelines to managers concerning: strategic planning, decision making, problems and opportunities, management expertise, managing the "peons", "controlling" the customer, and management theories and realities. Their Dilbert style guidelines for employees include: "beating the system", "it ain't my job", "good enough for government work", "beating the competition", "customers, the ultimate annoyance", and "job survival skills."

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Summary: Business reading that's a pleasure
Review: Very few books on business make me smile - this one had me chuckling, while it imparted excellent advice on how to run a business without losing all your friends or your self-respect.