There are some good bits. If you're a good problem solver you'll get what he's trying to say: "Have clear goals. Identify and don’t tolerate the problems that

There are some good bits. If you're a good problem solver you'll get what he's trying to say: "Have clear goals. Identify and don’t tolerate the problems that stand in the way of achieving your goals. Accurately diagnose these problems. Accurately diagnose these problems. Design plans that explicitly lay out tasks that will get you around your problems and on to your goals. Implement these plans—i.e., do these tasks." You probably want to read the book if you want to manage people in a company like his; He later gives lots of tips on how to do it; The tips make a lot more sense if you understand his "principles", because its how they are derived. I agree it was wordy, but it was only an hour or so read to read part 1 & 2 and beginning of 3, which he said was what you want to read if you didn't want to read all of it. There was also some stuff about when to hire and fire people, and how to cultivate the people in your organisation.