The Personal MBA: The bestselling business book containing you everything you need to know about marketing, management and leadership Paperback – 6 Sept. 2012

Mostly about business but also about so much more. Insightful and clear breakdowns of how businesses operate, make money (or not) and a wise analysis on company culture self development and managing complex systems. Thoroughly enjoyable - I can see myself reading it again.

An eye opener book, I’ve learned so much the past month that I bought it that It feels like I am doing a master MBA without even noticing, great money value for the amount of knowledge you get and examples

Not what I expected but full of knowledge and insight.Great if you are someone who wants a refresher or to get some knowledge on a specific topic.I struggled as it is not a book as much as I find it to be more a summary of text book chapters related to personal work experiences and his career.I keep it for a short read here and there but have not managed to get through cover to cover.

First, let me just give the disclaimer that I already have an MBA from a well-known university (albeit not a “top tier” one), and this book was written to replace a traditional MBA for people who wouldn’t get their money’s worth out of it. That being said, I actually really liked this book.In the meat of it, the book does a good job defining what a business is and how it functions. It introduces many key concepts and frameworks that would help any entrepreneur or manager build and run a successful business. Surprisingly, a hefty chunk of the book is dedicated to personal self-development. As far as self-help texts go, it’s a good one though.A traditional MBA is expensive, old-fashioned, and unnecessary for all but a few select professions. Even I have to admit that most of what he says is true, but I don’t in any way regret getting my MBA. There are a few extra perks mixed into the traditional MBA that you can’t get in a book, including networking resources, public speaking and professional writing practice, and direct access to experts (professors).

Needs to be read..

The first 20% is just the guy talking about how the book is going to change your life and how everyone who has read it has been so much further ahead in the career because of it. I'd recommend skipping this bit.After that though it does have some great content. In some cases it's simply explaining what you may already know but in a way you've never thought about before. For example, different types of things you can sell may seem very obvious but it will covers these in much more granularity... It's something about reading someone else describe these things which makes it a lot more clearer and lets you see it from every angle.I generally quite happy with the book, just think he should've skipped on congratulating himself at the beginning. It would probably put off a lot of people.

A must read

I still haven't finished this book but it is absolutely fantastic. I would recommend this to anyone interested in starting a business it tells you everything you need to know and is straight to the point.