The Go-Giver – A Little Story About A Powerful Business Idea
by Bob Burg and John David Mann
Published by Portfolio/Penguin Group
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Reviewed by Barbara L. Fielder
If you are a fan of smart business books such as Who Moved My Cheese, and Leadership and the One Minute Manager, you will find this book equally up to the task of wrapping a business and personal philosophy into a fictional story.
The authors have created a touching parable about Joe, a hot shot go getter, driven-by-quotas/numbers kind a guy, who learns because of timing and circumstances The Five Laws of Stratospheric Success.
Guided by his newly discovered mentor, Pendar, Joe takes a short and challenging five-day journey to discover and apply each of The Five Laws. During his day-to-day journey not only is Joe made aware of each one of The Five Laws, he is introduced to successful men and women who have eagerly adopted The Five Laws. As the journey moves forward, Joe is expected to carry out each of his lessons or his journey comes to a swift end. You may be surprised in the manner and means Joe applies each of The Five Laws. In some cases, he is not fully aware of the lessons he applies until he reexamines his actions, motivation and behaviors on and off the job.
As a training tool, or for an uplifting personal message of motivation, this book will become an important resource to leaders who believe and aim to foster the value that your true worth is determined by how much you give, that your compensation is in relationship to your service to others, and placing others first is a powerful business idea.
Armchair Interviews says: Important business resource.