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A review by melissa_keen
The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life by Steven Bartlett
informative
fast-paced
3.0
I found this quite motivating for work. There were some excellent case studies and quotes from very successful people, the book was fast paced and easy to digest. A lot of it is fairly obvious, but its good to have the reminder sometimes!
However, I've docked one star point for a rather specific reason. Steven is a big supporter of the corporate world - of course he is, it's made him a lot of money. But the way he talks about his employees is... Rather odious, to say the least. He refers to those who don't follow his company culture in a "cult like" way, "bad apples" who will "infect the barrell". To be fair to him, he also covers good (and poor) leadership styles. But it's just very obvious he sees employees as beneath him, regardless of how clever they are. He seems them as cogs in his machine.
However, I've docked one star point for a rather specific reason. Steven is a big supporter of the corporate world - of course he is, it's made him a lot of money. But the way he talks about his employees is... Rather odious, to say the least. He refers to those who don't follow his company culture in a "cult like" way, "bad apples" who will "infect the barrell". To be fair to him, he also covers good (and poor) leadership styles. But it's just very obvious he sees employees as beneath him, regardless of how clever they are. He seems them as cogs in his machine.