flowerrunner's review against another edition
3.0
Some nice concepts (called "ways") but very wordy, which goes against the grain of investing just 20% of words into getting 80% of the concepts out there (but then again it wouldn't be a book that way and wouldn't be as easy to publish - a book creates much more outreach, so I'm all for it). See last paragraph on how to indulge the top 20% of the book that contain the 80% that matter. ;-)
Some of the "ways" didn't make that much sense to me (how does mentoring contribute? And doesn't talking to as many unusual contacts as possible constitute doing more than the 20%?)
I listened to this book via audio, and it was a bit hard to remember the several "ways" and from there the "subways" (get it...), so I think I might invest in a written version.
If you're looking to just invest 20%, read the summary! It's great and pretty much tells you everything. If more detail is needed you can then dig into each way separately because they're nicely organized as separate chapters.
Some of the "ways" didn't make that much sense to me (how does mentoring contribute? And doesn't talking to as many unusual contacts as possible constitute doing more than the 20%?)
I listened to this book via audio, and it was a bit hard to remember the several "ways" and from there the "subways" (get it...), so I think I might invest in a written version.
If you're looking to just invest 20%, read the summary! It's great and pretty much tells you everything. If more detail is needed you can then dig into each way separately because they're nicely organized as separate chapters.
ronaldhadrian's review against another edition
4.0
Useful in many ways but mostly managers. Some techniques are quite counter-intuitive, nevertheless everyone can learn something from this book.
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