The Personal MBA (course)

The Course

"Business schools don’t have a monopoly on worldly wisdom. If you care more about increasing your effectiveness at work than a diploma and a few lines on your resume, the Personal MBA is for you." — Josh Kaufman

The 42 Lessons

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   Josh Kaufman: The Personal MBA (5500 words)

   "The Personal MBA (PMBA) is an experiment in educational entrepreneurism. This manifesto will show you how to substantially increase your knowledge of business on your own time and with little cost, all without setting foot inside a classroom."

    
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   Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fullfillment (176 pages)

   

   By George Burr Leonard.

    
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   Now, Discover Your Strengths (272 pages)

   

   By Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton. Effectively managing personnel--as well as one's own behavior--is an extraordinarily complex task that, not surprisingly, has been the subject of countless books touting what each claims is the true path to success. That said, Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton's _Now, Discover Your Strengths_ ...

    
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   Getting Things Done : The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (267 pages)

   

   By David Allen. With first-chapter allusions to martial arts, "flow," "mind like water," and other concepts borrowed from the East (and usually mangled), you'd almost think this self-helper from David Allen should have been called _Zen and the Art of Schedule Maintenance_. Not quite. Yes, _Getting Things Done_ ...

    
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   The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (384 pages)

   

   By Stephen R. Covey. _The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change_ was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that ...

    
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