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The Ten-Day MBA: A Step-By-step Guide To Mastering The Skills Taught In America's Top Business Schools (平装)
by Steven Silbiger
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MBA, Business & Administration, Management, Business skills |
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| MSL Pointer Review:
An excellent summary of essentials, this book is your alternative to an MBA program if you haven't taken one before; an excellent refresher if you have. |
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Taimur Khan (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
Quick summary of big picture, but too consumer focused. I enjoyed reading the book, and found specific sections very helpful in how it conveys the quantitative concepts. Particularly the financial models (cash flow, NPV). The qualitative ones (such as organizational behavior) are not as easily conveyed. Its not a limitation of the book, but more because the topic requires much more indepth conversation and discussion. My only criticism is that the longest chapter (the marketing) captures some key concepts, but is heavily focused on consumer goods. The examples and analogies are all related to commodity or end-consumer goods. This chapter coull use a good business to business angle. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
Just as I had used Cliff's Notes in high school, this book boils down the nuts and bolts of an MBA with examples and case studies. It is not too technical either, but the knowledge is very applicable to using it on the job. I used the marketing chapter to write a marketing plan, just like an MBA. It is most definitely not a dry text book, there are a few cartoons and the writing is very conversational. I bet it would be real helpful if you were applying to B-school or just wanted the MBA tools to use. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
Wonderful book for small and medium size business managers who are responsible for effecting change. Complex courses broken down into their component parts, easy to follow and understand. Great book for anyone in a product related business. Not the exact approach for service related businesses. |
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Library Journal (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-24 00:00>
Silbiger, who is both an MBA and a CPA, aims to give the reader 40 percent of a two-year MBA program in ten days - a chapter per day. Whether or not one agrees with his premise, this book will prove to be a handy desk reference for potential and current MBAs, along with business people in general. Written in a clear and lively style, the ten chapters provide a basic framework for the essential business courses: marketing, ethics, accounting, organizational behavior, quantitative analysis, finance, operations, economics, and strategy. Each chapter outlines the topics to be covered and ends with "key takeaways" - the buzzwords and theories the text has described - defined in a line or two. A useful lexicon of abbreviations leads the reader back to the explanation of each concept. |
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Andrew Baxter (MSL quote), Australia
<2007-02-24 00:00>
As a new correspondance student I wanted to gain an overview of Business Administration in the United States to define differences to Australia or from my homeland of Scotland and to achieve a consolidated explanation across the MBA spectrum to identify areas I wished to major in. I found this book challenging but very informative.
I found it interesting and directly aligned to my reasons for taking this course with the author able to relate to his own time studying an MBA. A difficulty with correspondence learning is you can get off the topic track due to how you interpret a textbook. In a classroom environment clarification can be sought from the lecturer and although correspondence lecturers provide valuable guidance, it differs from face to face tuition.
The author outlines in the early pages what he is trying to achieve. "My aim is to cut to the heart of the top MBA programs' subject matter clearly and concisely", I felt not only was the author able to do this but underpin via practical examples which was aided by how the discussion threads are structured. Avoiding augmented text, the book effectively guides you to what it is trying to convey. An example is on Page 29 where the author is introducing Market Analysis within the Marketing Strategy Process. The author defines Market Analysis, provides three useful questions in evaluating a market and proceeds to expand each of the questions so you know exactly what you are meant to extract. This underpins my point in the text structure being critical to correspondence student's needs.
I found the author was able to clearly explain concepts across the spectrum of subjects, re emphasized by the aforementioned practical examples or by numerical descriptions (very welcome to a person with an engineering background like myself). Decision Tree Analysis within Quantitative Analysis or Elasticity in Economics is clearly illustrated, which was particularly pleasing as they made challenging topics easier to grasp. To answer the question engrained in this sub-heading - Yes, the book did help me achieve my objectives. |
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J. Venegas (MSL quote), UK
<2007-02-24 00:00>
The Ten Day MBA summarises the essential of an MBA. The topics are developed in a ten day program, one for each day. It follows a logical order in its presentation and it does not go into much detail on each part. The practical examples help to understand each topic.
It covers the marketing plan and process to launch a new product, the social responsibility of the business and its environment; all the aspects of accounting concepts, what forms part of the financial statements and how to interpret and analyse them; the motivation and leadership within organisations, problem-solving and the resistance of people to change, the different systems theories and structures. It goes through the different tools for decision-making in a new investment. and looks into the outside world: how to finance the business (bank loan, leasing, credits from suppliers) and the options of mergers and acquisitions, understanding economics and their impact on business: microeconomics and macroeconomics, supply and demand and their elasticity; how to manage information and different types of strategy and the analysis of their performance. And at the end there are a series of mini-courses on research, negotiating and Business Law. |
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Eugene Jewett (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-24 00:00>
Silbiger does a great job of simplifying those subjects with a circumscribed body of knowledge i.e. accounting, economics, marketing, Quantatative analysis, and finance. He imparts to the reader the jargon and the definitions that one needs, to engage in conversation with those in the business "know."
This book would be great preparation for a student initiating an MBA course at a distance learning, online school such as Grantham University or the University of Phoenix, where their dollars would go farther and their education could proceed more quickly (depending on their work habits). This in itself is reason enough to spend the money and read this book.
However, as a venture capitalist (VC) who invests in for-profit schools let me say that good operators, the future Captains of industry, are born more than made. Those who do well in school often become their lieutenants.
Much time is spent by VC's pushing discounted cash flow numbers (DCF) around in optimization models when it might be better spent learning how to recognize the character traits of capable operators. It's like selecting wives or husbands, one small mistake in character reading up front can lead to a long expensive journey as you untangle the mess.
But for now, we've only got the business case-study past to peruse and for most that will have to be enough. As for the few who have the capacity for unblinkered analysis, balanced judgement, adaptiveness to the unpredictable and the unknown, character, intelligence, organizational and leadership skills, and the focus, dedication, persistence and determination to execute a plan and see it through, to those will go the BIG rewards. Find one and grab on, either as a worker or as an investor (or as a potential mate.)
A worthy book! |
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Mike (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-24 00:00>
I'm a software developer who's always had a mind for business. I've worked for a few start-ups and even started a few myself. My wife has an MBA and I had been thinking of going to school for an MBA when I found this book. My wife read parts of it and confirmed that it is the same material in an MBA program. Now I won't claim this book will teach you everything you'll learn in an MBA school (obviously), but I will claim this is a great book for anyone considering an MBA as well as for anyone who has one and wants to brush up on the material. The author presents the most important information tought in business schools, at a high level although full of real examples. What I liked most was how he gave specific real life examples, sometimes true and sometimes ficticious. For example, one that I remember off the top of my head, he explains how Quaker bought Snapple when it was popular but couldn't win the battle against Coke and Pepsi and ended up selling it at a huge loss. There's tons of real life examples like that. I like the style of the book, because he presents the material at a high level and if you want to go into detail you can pursue the subjects that interest you on your own. I also like his touch of humor, which keeps the book interesting. Overall I cannot recommend this book enough! |
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Robert Morris (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-24 00:00>
There is a major development now underway in the publishing world (eg Chicken Soup for Dummies Who Want to Make Billions in E-Commerce) which explains my apprehension as I began to read Steven Silbiger's book. In fact, it is an excellent piece of work. He organizes most of the material within ten "daily" segments. For those unwilling and/or unable to earn an MBA degree but who wish to strengthen their business knowledge and skills, I highly recommend this book. From my perspective, it provides at least three major benefits:
First, the quality of writing is quite high: Silbiger does NOT "talk down" to his reader. Dim-wits and knuckle-draggers will derive little (if any) benefit from this book.
Second, as thoroughly as time and space allow, the material is presented (exactly as promised) as a "step-by-step guide to mastering the skills taught in America's top business schools."
Third, however long it takes to absorb and digest the information provided (ten days, ten weeks, or ten months), the reader will gain a sound working knowledge of subjects which include marketing, ethics, accounting, organizational behavior, quantitative analysis, finance, operations, economics, and strategy. Silbiger also includes several "MBA Mini-Courses" and then brief discussions of research, public speaking, negotiating, international business, and business law. In his Introduction, Silbiger observes: "My goal is make you familiar with the significant MBA tools and theories currently being taught at the leading business schools and to help you understand and develop the MBA mind-set." He achieves his goal. Can this book take the place of an MBA degree? Of course not. Can this book increase substantially a reader's business knowledge and skills? You bet. It has already done so for more than 200,000 readers and it will continue to do so for many others in years to come.
If you decide to purchase this book, take very seriously the learning opportunities it offers. (Why else buy it?) Proceed with rigor and focus. Highlight key points and take notes along the way, then review them at the conclusion of each "Day." Stick to the study schedule you deem most appropriate for you. Maintain a journal in which you record your reactions and reflections as you learn. Perhaps one day Silbiger will write a "Fieldbook" to accompany this one. Meanwhile, let a journal become your own "Fieldbook." Record in it your experiences when applying what you have learned. In doing so, you may well create for yourself a decisive advantage when competing with those who so proudly possess an MBA degree from one of "America's top business schools." |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-24 00:00>
Coming from a technical background and techie work environment, and finaly moving on to a marketing role. I realised I needed to know about the business aspects of the company, and found this book a single source of what a Business Manager would require. The language is easy to understands with lots of practical examples and real-life experiences. But what I value most about this book was it actually prepared me to take up the challenge to pursue my MBA. |
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