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Kinh doanh t� A đến Z - 50 k� năng cơ bản đ� xây dựng một doanh nghiệp hiệu qu�
Cuốn sách Kinh doanh t� A đến Z của Alan C. Fox chứa đựng những kinh nghiệm tinh túy nhất được Alan đúc rút t� s� nghiệp k� toán, luật và bất động sản. Cuốn sách là toàn b� tâm huyết mà Alan muốn chia s� v� lợi ích của cách tư duy, từng câu từng ch� đều được chưng cất t� tri thức, thành công và thất bại của ông. Người đọc có th� s� dụng những k� năng cơ bản trong cuốn sách đ� đạt được thành công giống như ông.
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First published September 29, 2014
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Alan C. Fox
10books24followersEntrepreneur. Philanthropist. Game Changer.
Alan Fox has lived a long and joyful life, achieving tremendous success in many different arenas. He has advanced degrees in accounting, law, education, and professional writing. He has expanded his commercial real estate company, ACF Property Management, Inc into a billion dollar enterprise since founding it in 1968. He founded Rattle Poetry Journal (in 1994), a nationally renowned publication including his conversations to noted and Pulitzer Prize winning poets. In 1999, he founded The Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation, a non-profit that provides funding to youth education projects. And in the midst of all this, he has raised a large and loving family.
How did he do all this? Alan attributes his happiness and success to consistently applying his People Tools, the simple, practical life lessons that he’s accumulated—and practiced—over the years. Author of People Tools: 54 Strategies for Building Relationships, Creating Joy, and Embracing Prosperity and People Tools for Business: 50 Strategies for Building Success, Creating Wealth, and Finding Happiness.
Alan’s message in both books is simple: the key to happiness and success in life is building strong relationships. That’s exactly what Alan has done throughout his life. You can learn more about Alan’s People Tools by picking up a copy of either of his books, or by reading his blog, where he posts new tools and insights every week.
Alan Fox has lived a long and joyful life, achieving tremendous success in many different arenas. He has advanced degrees in accounting, law, education, and professional writing. He has expanded his commercial real estate company, ACF Property Management, Inc into a billion dollar enterprise since founding it in 1968. He founded Rattle Poetry Journal (in 1994), a nationally renowned publication including his conversations to noted and Pulitzer Prize winning poets. In 1999, he founded The Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation, a non-profit that provides funding to youth education projects. And in the midst of all this, he has raised a large and loving family.
How did he do all this? Alan attributes his happiness and success to consistently applying his People Tools, the simple, practical life lessons that he’s accumulated—and practiced—over the years. Author of People Tools: 54 Strategies for Building Relationships, Creating Joy, and Embracing Prosperity and People Tools for Business: 50 Strategies for Building Success, Creating Wealth, and Finding Happiness.
Alan’s message in both books is simple: the key to happiness and success in life is building strong relationships. That’s exactly what Alan has done throughout his life. You can learn more about Alan’s People Tools by picking up a copy of either of his books, or by reading his blog, where he posts new tools and insights every week.
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December 30, 2022
54 τρόποι για βελτίωση της ζωής σας στον προσωπικό αλλά και στον επαγγελματικό τομέα.
Το εν λόγω βιβλίο είναι κατανοητό και εύκολο στην εφαρμογή του. Ο Alan C. Fox προτείνει 54 εργαλεία που μπορούμε να χρησιμοποιήσουμε για να βελτιώσουμε τη σχέση μας με τον εαυτό μας αλλά και με τους γύρω μας. Πενήντα τέσσερις προτάσεις που μπορούμε να εφαρμόσουμε μία κάθε εβδομάδα για έναν χρόνο.
Μεταξύ άλλων, θα μάθετε:
� για τη θετική αυτο-εκπληρούμενη προφητεία
� για την επίτευξη στόχων
� για τη λύση του 80%
� για τα μη ανακτήσιμα κόστη
� για τη μόχλευση
� για τη συγνώμη
Ο Alan C. Fox είναι εβδομήντα ετών. Μπορεί να μην είναι επαγγελματίας ψυχολόγος αλλά έχει πλούσια εμπειρία ζωής τόσο σε προσωπικό επίπεδο όσο και σε επαγγελματικό.
Προτείνω το βιβλίο κυρίως σε όσους ξεκινάνε τώρα να διαβάζουν βιβλία αυτοβελτίωσης. Είναι ένα ενδιαφέρον βιβλίο για να ξεκινήσετε αυτή τη διαδρομή.
Το εν λόγω βιβλίο είναι κατανοητό και εύκολο στην εφαρμογή του. Ο Alan C. Fox προτείνει 54 εργαλεία που μπορούμε να χρησιμοποιήσουμε για να βελτιώσουμε τη σχέση μας με τον εαυτό μας αλλά και με τους γύρω μας. Πενήντα τέσσερις προτάσεις που μπορούμε να εφαρμόσουμε μία κάθε εβδομάδα για έναν χρόνο.
Μεταξύ άλλων, θα μάθετε:
� για τη θετική αυτο-εκπληρούμενη προφητεία
� για την επίτευξη στόχων
� για τη λύση του 80%
� για τα μη ανακτήσιμα κόστη
� για τη μόχλευση
� για τη συγνώμη
Ο Alan C. Fox είναι εβδομήντα ετών. Μπορεί να μην είναι επαγγελματίας ψυχολόγος αλλά έχει πλούσια εμπειρία ζωής τόσο σε προσωπικό επίπεδο όσο και σε επαγγελματικό.
Προτείνω το βιβλίο κυρίως σε όσους ξεκινάνε τώρα να διαβάζουν βιβλία αυτοβελτίωσης. Είναι ένα ενδιαφέρον βιβλίο για να ξεκινήσετε αυτή τη διαδρομή.
February 6, 2015
I received a free copy of this book from 12 Books Group in exchange for this review.
People Tools for Business is Alan Fox's follow up to People Tools. In this book, he explores 50 different tools to help people in business and in life. He spent many years in the practice of law, and now is CEO of a company that manages more than $1.5 billion of commercial real estate. He's not as famous as Donald Trump, and he doesn't have his own TV show, but from reading the book, he's been quite successful.
The book is divided into 50 chapters, each only a few pages long. This makes easy to read and digest each one. Some of the chapter titles are Applause, Leave Grumpy at Home, Toot, Don't Put Your Car Keys in the Trunk, and Ask for a Pineapple Fluff. The overriding theme of all of the chapters is that you only have one life, so live it to the fullest. Don't be afraid to take chances to get ahead. If it doesn't work, see what you can learn and try again.
The author uses many examples from his own experience. He talks about his successes, but more importantly, he talks about his failures, and his mistakes. There are times when even he fails to follow his own advice. This is actually refreshing. Too many books like this present the author as perfect, that they're ready for their wings and halo, or are handing down their wisdom from the top of Mt Olympus. If he's willing to admit he's not perfect, then I know I can follow at least some of these all the time. (By the way, when I saw the title Leave Grumpy at Home, my first response was, "Then who do I take? Happy? Sleepy? Doc? Dopey?" Lol) All in all, a good book.
It is with sadness that I report that this is the last book for the 12 Books Group. The founder of this group, Jacob Paulsen, was unable to manage the group, and could not find anyone else to take over. I have learned a lot from the books I've read in the series. I'd like to thank him now for the free books I've won in the monthly giveaways. I will miss the group.
People Tools for Business is Alan Fox's follow up to People Tools. In this book, he explores 50 different tools to help people in business and in life. He spent many years in the practice of law, and now is CEO of a company that manages more than $1.5 billion of commercial real estate. He's not as famous as Donald Trump, and he doesn't have his own TV show, but from reading the book, he's been quite successful.
The book is divided into 50 chapters, each only a few pages long. This makes easy to read and digest each one. Some of the chapter titles are Applause, Leave Grumpy at Home, Toot, Don't Put Your Car Keys in the Trunk, and Ask for a Pineapple Fluff. The overriding theme of all of the chapters is that you only have one life, so live it to the fullest. Don't be afraid to take chances to get ahead. If it doesn't work, see what you can learn and try again.
The author uses many examples from his own experience. He talks about his successes, but more importantly, he talks about his failures, and his mistakes. There are times when even he fails to follow his own advice. This is actually refreshing. Too many books like this present the author as perfect, that they're ready for their wings and halo, or are handing down their wisdom from the top of Mt Olympus. If he's willing to admit he's not perfect, then I know I can follow at least some of these all the time. (By the way, when I saw the title Leave Grumpy at Home, my first response was, "Then who do I take? Happy? Sleepy? Doc? Dopey?" Lol) All in all, a good book.
It is with sadness that I report that this is the last book for the 12 Books Group. The founder of this group, Jacob Paulsen, was unable to manage the group, and could not find anyone else to take over. I have learned a lot from the books I've read in the series. I'd like to thank him now for the free books I've won in the monthly giveaways. I will miss the group.
February 22, 2021
I picked this up after being given it as a gift and I gotta say it felt a little out of date. A bunch of these tips felt out of place in today's workplace "Leave Grumpy at home", as well as not necessarily applicable for your everyday worker "Always have cash". On top of this, I felt his writing style and journey to wealth just didn't appeal to me. A meandering journey with no real speed bumps to success.
I did appreciate the legal tips, the amount of litigation experience the author had did provide some background if that ever happened in the future.
One note for the reprinting, you may want to take out the Bill Cosby endorsement.
I did appreciate the legal tips, the amount of litigation experience the author had did provide some background if that ever happened in the future.
One note for the reprinting, you may want to take out the Bill Cosby endorsement.
December 28, 2023
This book is a quick, distilled version of his other book (which I did not read). I enjoyed the quick suggestions/strategies without the in-depth explanation/ context though it would be greatly appreciated but I would need to read the other version.
December 16, 2014
An insightful and inspiring collection of strategies and tools for your business and your life.
This book is a collection of 50 “tools� focused on success in business. The author has worked as an accountant, lawyer, real estate developer, and writer. His broad background has provided him with a variety of experiences from which he has drawn the tools he shares in this book.
The tools in this book span a wide range of topics, covering all manner of situations in which we often find ourselves in our professional lives. The tools and strategies include interpersonal/emotional tools such as “The Tin Woodsman� (effective compassion), “Leave Grumpy at Home� (trying to be happy at work), and “Wait Three Days� (calm down before you act) as well as practical tools such as “Budget, Don’t Fudge It� and “Don’t Run Out of Cash�, and many in between, such as “Toot� (speaking up for yourself and tooting your own horn when deserved) , “The (Dreaded) Annual Review� and “The Magic Piano� (noticing and appreciating the magic all around you � one of my favorites).
If you’re not a fan of business books, don’t let the title of the book dissuade you from taking a closer look. While the tools in this book are primarily aimed at business people, most of them (if not all of them) have applicability in our personal lives as well.
My experience in reading this book was somewhat uneven. At times I considered putting the book aside because it wasn’t holding my interest, and then at other times I didn’t want to put it down. I think this is because of the diversity of tools offered in the book. As I read through the tools in this book I would occasionally come across one or two that I didn’t find especially useful or inspiring (and there were a few of these), but then within a few pages I would find a few that really resonated with me. I expect the experience will be similar for many readers, and I believe this book has a lot of offer nearly anyone and everyone.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. Based on my experience with this book, I’ve added the author’s first book (“People Tools�) to my Wish List, and will keep an eye out for future book s by this author as well.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for insights, strategies, and tools for improving their business and/or personal lives.
Disclaimer: I won a free copy of this book from the "12 Books" group as part of its monthly book discussion program.
This book is a collection of 50 “tools� focused on success in business. The author has worked as an accountant, lawyer, real estate developer, and writer. His broad background has provided him with a variety of experiences from which he has drawn the tools he shares in this book.
The tools in this book span a wide range of topics, covering all manner of situations in which we often find ourselves in our professional lives. The tools and strategies include interpersonal/emotional tools such as “The Tin Woodsman� (effective compassion), “Leave Grumpy at Home� (trying to be happy at work), and “Wait Three Days� (calm down before you act) as well as practical tools such as “Budget, Don’t Fudge It� and “Don’t Run Out of Cash�, and many in between, such as “Toot� (speaking up for yourself and tooting your own horn when deserved) , “The (Dreaded) Annual Review� and “The Magic Piano� (noticing and appreciating the magic all around you � one of my favorites).
If you’re not a fan of business books, don’t let the title of the book dissuade you from taking a closer look. While the tools in this book are primarily aimed at business people, most of them (if not all of them) have applicability in our personal lives as well.
My experience in reading this book was somewhat uneven. At times I considered putting the book aside because it wasn’t holding my interest, and then at other times I didn’t want to put it down. I think this is because of the diversity of tools offered in the book. As I read through the tools in this book I would occasionally come across one or two that I didn’t find especially useful or inspiring (and there were a few of these), but then within a few pages I would find a few that really resonated with me. I expect the experience will be similar for many readers, and I believe this book has a lot of offer nearly anyone and everyone.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. Based on my experience with this book, I’ve added the author’s first book (“People Tools�) to my Wish List, and will keep an eye out for future book s by this author as well.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for insights, strategies, and tools for improving their business and/or personal lives.
Disclaimer: I won a free copy of this book from the "12 Books" group as part of its monthly book discussion program.
September 19, 2014
Disclaimer: I received this book as a ŷ giveaway on the premise that I would review it. My copy is an uncorrected galley, and there may be changes in the final product.
Alan C. Fox is a successful real estate manager and entrepreneur (and poetry magazine publisher) and previously wrote a book titled People Tools. That book was a success, so he has written this sequel that focuses on business-related strategies. It’s divided into fifty short chapters, each with an story or two illustrating the point.
Like many self-help books, some of the advice is obvious, or at least should be, like “show up on time”and “keep a sense of humor.� Others are a bit more complex, such as the “glass staircase� to overcome the “glass ceiling.� A few of the chapter titles are directly taken from the author’s personal experience; see if you can guess what situation “Order a Pineapple Fluff� is useful in.
Most of the stories draw from the author’s personal experience, but “Don’t Run Out of Cash� may be more viable for people whose fathers can loan them $6000 to start a business (more in today’s money) than those who have to contemplate selling blood to eat today. Yes, Mr. Fox did have to let go of some of his three private jets during the last recession, but it’s not quite the same.
That caveat in place, most of the advice in this book is solid, and the short, entertaining chapters make this an excellent book for busy folks such as executives and entrepreneurs. Consider it as a gift for the business-oriented person in your life. It goes on sale 9/30/14 as a trade paperback, no word on an audio edition, but I think it would work well that way as well.
Alan C. Fox is a successful real estate manager and entrepreneur (and poetry magazine publisher) and previously wrote a book titled People Tools. That book was a success, so he has written this sequel that focuses on business-related strategies. It’s divided into fifty short chapters, each with an story or two illustrating the point.
Like many self-help books, some of the advice is obvious, or at least should be, like “show up on time”and “keep a sense of humor.� Others are a bit more complex, such as the “glass staircase� to overcome the “glass ceiling.� A few of the chapter titles are directly taken from the author’s personal experience; see if you can guess what situation “Order a Pineapple Fluff� is useful in.
Most of the stories draw from the author’s personal experience, but “Don’t Run Out of Cash� may be more viable for people whose fathers can loan them $6000 to start a business (more in today’s money) than those who have to contemplate selling blood to eat today. Yes, Mr. Fox did have to let go of some of his three private jets during the last recession, but it’s not quite the same.
That caveat in place, most of the advice in this book is solid, and the short, entertaining chapters make this an excellent book for busy folks such as executives and entrepreneurs. Consider it as a gift for the business-oriented person in your life. It goes on sale 9/30/14 as a trade paperback, no word on an audio edition, but I think it would work well that way as well.
December 15, 2014
I received this book from 12 Books, a business book club at ŷ for free.
I tend to read business books as self-help books, mostly because I'm retired and finally have the time to read. I find many of the books are better self improvement books than the ones marketed for that purpose. This slim volume exceeds most of the others I've read in that department. It has taken many strategies and boiled them down to their essences. A lot of his chapters have been made into entire books by other writers, without providing more insights than are here in two to four pages chapters. This book could easily become a meditative journal for those so inclined.
I tend to read business books as self-help books, mostly because I'm retired and finally have the time to read. I find many of the books are better self improvement books than the ones marketed for that purpose. This slim volume exceeds most of the others I've read in that department. It has taken many strategies and boiled them down to their essences. A lot of his chapters have been made into entire books by other writers, without providing more insights than are here in two to four pages chapters. This book could easily become a meditative journal for those so inclined.
June 27, 2024
Ενδιαφέρον βιβλίο με συμβουλές και προτροπές, πιθανώς περισσότερο για όσους είναι από 30 ετών και κάτω και δεν έχουν ζήσει και πολλά... Για τους 40+ δεν νομίζω ότι προσφέρει κάτι. Και παρόλο που είμαι 50+, το διάβασα δύο φορές σε διάστημα 40 ετών για να θυμίζω στον εαυτό μου κάποια βασικά σημαντικά πράγματα που δυστυχώς ξεχνάω εύκολα.
Οι σύντομες ιστορίες και αρκετές αυτο-αναφορές στο βιβλίο δεν είναι και ό,τι καλύτερο για να υποστηρίξουν τις συμβουλές του συγγραφέα.
Σίγουρα υπάρχουν πολύ καλύτερα βιβλία σε αυτό το είδος. Παρεμπιπτόντως, η απόδοσης του Αγγλικού τίτλου (People Tools) στα Ελληνικά (Κοινωνικά Εργαλεία) είναι άστοχη.
Οι σύντομες ιστορίες και αρκετές αυτο-αναφορές στο βιβλίο δεν είναι και ό,τι καλύτερο για να υποστηρίξουν τις συμβουλές του συγγραφέα.
Σίγουρα υπάρχουν πολύ καλύτερα βιβλία σε αυτό το είδος. Παρεμπιπτόντως, η απόδοσης του Αγγλικού τίτλου (People Tools) στα Ελληνικά (Κοινωνικά Εργαλεία) είναι άστοχη.
January 4, 2016
What I liked about this book is that it's not boring at all. The book is very simple and easy to read. I certainly recommend it for anyone. The tools by Alan Fox are useful for everyone! Not only business guys!
Despite the fact that I'm a very slow reader, I finished the book in a very short time.
Despite the fact that I'm a very slow reader, I finished the book in a very short time.
December 28, 2014
Pretty good book. I learned from some of the chapters, but the last chapter was really interesting. I liked the fact that the book keeps you engaged because the chapters are small and to the point.
January 28, 2017
He wrote some other ones, but I liked the ease with which I went through this one (28 hrs?)
Fantastic, Mr. Fox!
Fantastic, Mr. Fox!
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