Review: Trump 101 – The Way to Success
One of the last books I read from Donald Trump is “Trump 101“. Roughly said, it’s a summary of his insight’s and advices on how to succeed. Each chapter – and there are 33 – consists of a small introduction into a special topic, a part which is called “Coach Trump”, a part where interesting questions and answers from his blog are discussed and same chapters have included a sort of diary where Trump describes his daily activities in the week where his son Barron was born.
“Coach Trump” is the part with essential advice for various situations. The subtitle “Make It Happen In Your Life” should mean that these advices are not only for your business life but for your personal life as well. The idea of integrating blog discussions in his book is great and also a good marketing idea. The discussions are topical and it certainly will generate a few more clicks on his website.
Chapter 11 is about negotiation. You have to prepare yourself thoroughly for any negotiation by defining your objectives. It’s helpful to know the minimum you must receive to make the deal and the maximum you will to pay. If it’s not possible to strike the deal within that framework, be ready to walk away. Defining these limits during the negotiation is mostly too late.
Another paragraph I want to quote is about the level of perfection a company wants to achieve. When is enough enough ? When is the product finished or good enough ?
When an employee told me, “I think it’s good enough” in reference to an unfinished project, I fired him. Good enough ? It wasn’t good enough for me, and if it was good enough for him, he shouldn’t be working for me. I want people who want more than good enough. I want employees who want great and will go the extra mile for the very best. I don’t want to have to tell them; I want them to do it on their own.
The book is well structured and easy to read. It takes about 5 hours to read it.
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