• Why Read Classics?
    Why Read Classics?

    We are asked this question again and again, especially by business customers. So, we’ll give the answer in a monthly column – and with one of the greats of literature.

  • “How Do I Handle Losing Sales?”
    This 3 min. read saves you up to 5 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from one getAbstract summary (one book with a total of 224 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 266 minutes (about 5 hours). Learn more.
    “How Do I Handle Losing Sales?”

    Meet Frank, 45, salesman

  • A Word about Bad Books
    A Word about Bad Books

    On the road to curating good books for our readers, we’ve learned a bit about bad ones. Click here for the abstract.

  • “How Can I Build a True Learning Culture at my Organization?”
    This minute read saves you up to 9 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 2 getAbstract summaries (2 books with a total of 440 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 527 minutes (about 9 hours). Learn more.
    “How Can I Build a True Learning Culture at my Organization?”

    Goals: technology-enabled, self-directed, online, social, outcomes-oriented, measurable through …what?

  • “Am I the Only One Who Finds it Hard to Build Good Relationships with People from Other Cultures?”
    This minute read saves you up to 6 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 2 getAbstract summaries (one book with a total of 288 pages and one article) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 345 minutes (about 6 hours). Learn more.
    “Am I the Only One Who Finds it Hard to Build Good Relationships with People from Other Cultures?”

    No. This is one of the most frequently asked questions in the (business) world.

  • “The Boss Knows Best, Right?”
    This minute read saves you up to 7 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 2 getAbstract summaries (one book with a total of 303 pages and one article) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 363 minutes (about 7 hours). Learn more.
    “The Boss Knows Best, Right?”

    Well, strictly “top down” still may work in website menus, but not in digitalized business-structures.

  • “How Do I Use Data to Make Better Decisions?”
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 22 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 4 getAbstract summaries (4 books with a total of 1095 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1312 minutes (about 22 hours). Learn more.
    “How Do I Use Data to Make Better Decisions?”

    Well, depends on the area of application within your company. Some advice (and a warning) for marketing, HR, management and the boardroom.

  • The Bold, the Beautiful and the Murderous
    This 4 min. read saves you up to 9 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 3 getAbstract summaries (2 books with a total of 451 pages and one article) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 538 minutes (about 9 hours). Learn more.
    The Bold, the Beautiful and the Murderous

    Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray Or: Why You Should Embrace Aging Gracefully

  • “What Do I Have to Know About 5G?”
    This minute read saves you up to 2 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 3 getAbstract summaries (with a total of 86 pages, one article and one podcast) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 103 minutes (about 2 hours). Learn more.
    “What Do I Have to Know About 5G?”

    In a nutshell? A lot!

  • “Can You Please Prevent Me from Ruining My Institution…
    “Can You Please Prevent Me from Ruining My Institution…

    … (When It Comes to Digital Transformation Management)?” Voilà: Four profiles of successful digital executives.