Tom continues to work on the PowerPoint that embodies his book The Excellence Dividend. The latest update is available now: over 600 slides, close to 20MB. Get your copy now!
THE EIGHTEEN “NUMBER ONES”
52 YEARS. ONE PAGE/ONE SLIDE.
My “management career” stretches from 1966 … a staggering 52 years as of 2018. There are 2,500 speeches and 18 books to look back on. But I am big on summaries. And so I decided to try to reduce my latest book, The Excellence Dividend, and in effect those 52 years, to a single page.
Well, for better or for worse, I did it. The single page is titled: THE EIGHTEEN “NUMBER ONES.” That is, 18 things of surpassing importance to invest in or do. Also, eighteen ideas that have stood the test of time. They are more or less timeless, but they also (see the book) are a winning formula in the Age of Ubiquitous AI.
Consider my “BIG THREE”:
*Investment #1: TRAINING
*Asset #1: PORTFOLIO OF FIRST-LINE MANAGERS
*Core Value #1: LISTENING EXCELLENCE!!!
The one-pager comes in two formats—standard text and (hey, it’s me) PowerPoint. The type face on the single PP slide was wee, so I cheated, and you also get the 5-slide version.
At any rate, all yours …
The Eighteen Number Ones – PDF
The Eighteen Number Ones – PPT
The Excellence Dividend Book List
Our thanks to a reader who took it on himself to collect the long list of books mentioned by Tom in The Excellence Dividend and send it to us! Throughout his book, Tom quotes from books he’s read, makes recommendations of books for you to read, and lists books as sources on his favorite topics. He has read most of the books he mentions, though certainly not every one! Here’s the list, which we put into alpha order by chapter with complete titles, subtitles, and authors’ names. We hope you can use it as a resource and maybe compile your own reading list from among its many titles.