The "Personal MBA" books

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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.

The PMBA is more flexible than a traditional MBA program, doesn’t involve going into massive debt, and won’t interrupt your income stream for two years. Just set aside some dedicated reading time, pick up a good book, learn as much as you can, and go out and make great things happen.

Much more information <a href="http://www.joshkaufman.net/personalmba/">here</a> and at <a href="http://personalmba.com/">personalmba.com</a>.

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    Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
    by George Leonard
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    Now, Discover Your Strengths
    by Marcus Buckingham
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    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
    by Stephen R. Covey
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    On Competition
    by Michael E. Porter
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    The Essays of Warren Buffett : Lessons for Corporate America
    by Warren E. Buffett
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    Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
    by Charles T. Munger
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    The Goal
    by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
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    The Design of Everyday Things
    by Donald A. Norman
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    Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
    by Kerry Patterson
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    How to Win Friends & Influence People
    by Dale Carnegie
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    Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
    by Robert B. Cialdini
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    Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
    by Roger Fisher
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    Principles of Statistics (Dover Books on Mathematics)
    by M.G. Bulmer
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    A Primer on Business Ethics
    by Tibor R. Machan
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    Re-Imagine! Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age
    by Tom Peters
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    Swanson's Unwritten Rules of Management
    by Bill Swanson
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    10 Days to Faster Reading
    by Abby Marks-Beale
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    StrengthsFinder 2.0
    by Tom Rath
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    Making Sense of Behavior: The Meaning of Control
    by William T. Powers
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    Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
    by Laurence Gonzales
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    Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
    by Chip Heath

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Created by Bill Turner on Apr 06, 2006.
 

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Joe Goldberg

List changes all the time — 39 weeks ago

The list changes all the time. I added the new books that are now on the list, but didn’t remove any that dropped off the list, since they’re still of interest.

http://personalmba.com/best-business-books/

May 09, 11:51AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Marina

New Personal MBA List — 4 years ago

The updated 2007 list can be found here:

http://www.listsofbests.com/list/39639

Aug 14, 02:57PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

wereldmuis

Personal MBA? — 4 years ago

I am skeptical about a “personal MBA” – it seems entirely different from what you get when attending an MBA program. I’ve read that the most valuable part of getting an MBA is the network of contacts that you make while getting the degree.

Yes, reading business books can be valuable. But it’s not giving you the value that you get from a good MBA program (not that I know anything about that!).

Mar 12, 07:08PM | 1 comment | Reply to this

Hamish Rickerby

Possible deletion? — 5 years ago

Can someone else confirm before I delete, but I don’t see “Real Estate Principles for the New Economy” on the list at http://joshkaufman.net/personalmba/

Nov 11, 02:42PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

reenum

An addition/replacement — 5 years ago

It’s common knowledge that Swanson plaigarized most of his pamphlet from King’s book. So, I added it to the list.

Sep 28, 10:27PM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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