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Title: Ben Franklin's 12 Rules of Management by Blaine McCormick ISBN: 1-891984-14-4 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Business & Investing Distributed Product Pub. Date: 15 April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Synthesis of good management practices, not history
Comment: This book is an interesting read, as it uses Ben Franklin, one of the most celebrated characters in history, to give substance to certain abstract concepts relating to good managers and leaders.
In many ways, it is a very pragmatic book, even Machiavellian. For example, Franklin made sure people had an impression of his being a hard worker, by keeping his lights on till very late and by making sure people saw him leaving his work very late. Translated to today's world, such a rule could be translated into the realm of "face time". Like this one, the rules in the book are timeless.
My only concern about the book is the limited historical scope of it. It focuses on the period before Franklin got involved with politics and the revolution, so the more interesting parts of his life are not present. When I grabbed this book, I was expecting both a management lesson and a history one; forget the history one.
One should keep in mind the title of the book: 12 Rules of MANAGEMENT. That is very accurate, and it is clear that those rules are focused on management and NOT leadership. If you are looking for good manager advice, this is a very good book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Understandable to a new business venturer
Comment: After reading McCormick's book, being a first year business student, I had no trouble at all understanding the points made in each chapter. I thought the overviews at the end of each chapter made the vital points clear and helped me follow along with what McCormick was trying to convey to his readers.
Not having too much business experience, I can say that after reading this book, business is definitely something I want to look further into.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the better "Manage by Hero" books
Comment: I have a weakness for reading every management book that tries to teach management concepts by relating the ideas to an historical hero. I've read management by Lincoln, Grant, Lee, Achilles, and even Star Trek characters. They all follow the same format and for the most part do does McCormick.
One significant difference, however, is that McCormick recognizes and cautions the reader from applying Franklin's rules willy-nilly. Yes, a lot of the moral training Franklin tried to push in the 1700's would equally apply today but the environments do differ.
I, too, read Franklin's autobiography many years ago. This book makes Franklin's ideas much more reachable by the masses but I liked the poetic syntax and cadence of the original Franklin. It's like hearing a story from your grandfather rather than hearing a second-hand version from your brother.
Nevertheless, I liked the book and will be thinking about and trying to exercise the points for many weeks to come.
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Title: The Way to Wealth by Benjamin Franklin ISBN: 0918222885 Publisher: Applewood Books Pub. Date: November, 1986 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom by Benjamin Franklin, Corbis-Bettmann ISBN: 0880880813 Publisher: Peter Pauper Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Benjamin Franklin's the Art of Virtue: His Formula for Successful Living by Benjamin Franklin, George L. Rogers, John Hamer ISBN: 0938399101 Publisher: Acorn Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Poor Richards Almanack by Benjamin Franklin ISBN: 0880889187 Publisher: Peter Pauper Press Pub. Date: November, 1983 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin ISBN: 0486290735 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 07 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $2.00 |
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