Portfolio Small Giants--10th-anniversary

great book

I bought this book because it was recommended by Tim Ferris in his books and YouTube program, it was totally different from what I expected, it’s about taking a counter intuitive approach to building a business, putting the focus around employee satisfaction and gains rather than building the company to the sky.

It could be made into a really great article, instead it is a long winded book.The structure of the book should have been a series of articles, clearly that is the author's talent.Instead he wanted to write a book and thus walked away from his best skill. It meanders and fails to make points, instead drawing things on and on.It is great if you want to read little sections and feel inspired to go out there and find or build a great workplace, but it is difficult to sit down with this book, it is like trying to have a long, meaningful conversation with someone who has ADD.It has great examples and lovely research, I just wish the author had more respect for his own talent and didn't ignore it trying to be good at something else. That does seem especially odd since the book is about people learning to focus on what they do best.

The book describes many different approaches how and why to keep a company small.It is very interesting to see how different operators find ways to create and preserve value without compromising integrity.The book shows how to operate a business by seemingly deviating from the classic mba model.A Very refreshing and inspiring read.

Excellent book to understand that the business world is wider in perspective than pursuing size for the sake of size and growth for the sake of growth. Just because everyone else seems to be doing in a certain way, doesn't make that way certain.