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Book Reviews

The Answers by Lucy Kellaway

titleThe Answers by Lucy Kellaway (a Business “agony aunt” for the Financial Times).


In this book she has collated a selection of questions, provided her advice and the advice from online contributors.

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The Unwritten Laws of Business

titleBy WJ King with revisions and additions by James G Skakoon

 
A salient truth in life is that common sense is not that common, and so it is refreshing to pick up a small book, filled with pragmatic advice to new entrants to the business world and managers alike.


First published in 1944 as The Unwritten Laws of Engineering, this little tome offers sound advice through the use of sound byte maxims and expanded on by referring to anecdotal information.

For example: “Confirm your instructions and the other person’s commitment in writing – Do not assume that the job will be done or the bargain kept just because someone agreed to do it. Many people have poor memories, others are too busy and almost everyone will take the matter a great deal more seriously if it is in writing. Of course there are exceptions, but at times it pays to copy a third person as a witness.”

The advice is practical, the book is simple to read and the wisdom is eternal. I have recommended it to mentors and protégés alike but see it as applicable to all in business.
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