• The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

  • By: Josh Kaufman
  • Narrated by: Josh Kaufman
  • Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (7,142 ratings)

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The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

By: Josh Kaufman
Narrated by: Josh Kaufman
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Publisher's summary

Audie Award Nominee, Business and Educational, 2013

Getting an MBA is an expensive choice - one almost impossible to justify regardless of the state of the economy. Even the elite schools like Harvard and Wharton offer outdated, assembly-line programs that teach you more about PowerPoint presentations and unnecessary financial models than what it takes to run a real business. You can get better results (and save hundreds of thousands of dollars) by skipping business school altogether....

Josh Kaufman founded PersonalMBA.com as an alternative to the business school boondoggle. His blog has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the best business books and most powerful business concepts of all time. Now, he shares the essentials of entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, negotiation, operations, productivity, systems design, and much more, in one comprehensive volume.

The Personal MBA distills the most valuable business lessons into simple, memorable mental models that can be applied to real-world challenges.

True leaders aren't made by business schools - they make themselves, seeking out the knowledge, skills, and experience they need to succeed. Read this book and you will learn the principles it takes most business professionals a lifetime of trial and error to master.

©2010, 2012 Worldly Wisdom Ventures LLC (P)2012 Worldly Wisdom Ventures LLC
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Very interesting concepts, must be internalised

I love how sectioned and broken down the book is. Very well written. Highly recommended to any business owner, or entrepreneur or anyone looking to help further their career and become more valueable to their company. Great read

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packed full of info.

the narration was a little too speedy. slowing it down to .80 helped me alot. i often listen during other tasks.

packed full info, including a nice crash course on systems theory.

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If your a leader. This book is for you

Where does The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

In my top ten

Who was your favorite character and why?

Josh

What does Josh Kaufman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Flexability of being mobile. The audio is a awesome way of leaning

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Great business book.

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A Reference for Anyone

Loved this book. It has the quality of a reference book for life! I will definitely be re-reading chapters.

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a very good listen.....

I enjoyed this audiobook. It was very informative for me, i have my own small business but im clueless as far as proper management and growth. i have big plans for myself and my business. this book certainly helps!!!

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Real world knowledge

The book covers in detail on the skillsets that you will need to run your own business and master the art of business. Although, my personal opinion is that most people get an MBA degree to get into a management position in their current company. The corporate structure is such that you will need to show an MBA degree even though you might never use a single skillset, you gained over the course. If you need practical knowledge... not the degree on your resume and the connections .. read this book. You will certainly apply the knowledge, you gain from reading this book.

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This has been a Great Help to me....

Would you listen to The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business again? Why?

Yes! Every three months is the plan.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Josh

Have you listened to any of Josh Kaufman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not. I hope to in the future.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes! But I couldn't.

Any additional comments?

Great for people like me the self learner.

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Editing errors

Overall, good content with many pearls of wisdom Performance contains multiple repeated sentences, which is distracting.

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One of my best reads on business thus far

Really enjoyed listening to this book. Great book for the fundamentals of business, human interaction, and effective habits! Definitely recommend!

I liked the suggestions for further learning and his insight/tone of reading.

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A gateway to even more knowledge

If you could sum up The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business in three words, what would they be?

useful, engaging, succinct

What other book might you compare The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business to and why?

This book is unlike most others I have read because it pulls the most essential qualities from other business books he has read. I'm working through his 99 books right now and The Personal MBA was a great place to begin

Which character – as performed by Josh Kaufman – was your favorite?

himself

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I wanted to, but time restrictions dictated otherwise. But whenever I had a spare moment, this was the book I went to.

Any additional comments?

If you are at all interested in business or becoming an entrepreneur, this book is virtually a must-read. Combine this with his list of 99 other books that can be found on his website, and you will have an MBA level education, for just a fraction of the price

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