Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73576 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Synopsis
Donald Trump has asked many of the brightest, most successful businesspeople he knows - and some he doesn't know - to answer this question: What's the best business advice you ever received? The result is a resource of wisdom and wit that reveals how some of the most accomplished people conduct their personal and business affairs, giving an inside look into the secrets of corporate success. But the advice doesn?t only come from the upper echelons of the Fortune 500. Thoughts poured in from executives at thriving companies large and small, ranging from well-known icons such as Staples, American Airlines, Lillian Vernon, and Boeing to family-run operations like Orleans Homebuilders and Carlson Companies. The Way to the Top brings together the core ideas that have guided more than 150 of today?s top businesspeople, offering a range of inspiring and practical advice on making good decisions, conducting yourself appropriately, developing your career, communicating with others, leading a team effectively, and much more.

Some of the entries are simple entreaties, some portray intriguing vignettes, and others outline lists of guiding principles; all are illuminating, instructive, and insightful.

Customer Reviews

Misleading title
I had just read Trump's 'The Art of the Deal' which was an excellent book. So in searching for my next Trump book, I came across 'The Way to the Top- The best business advice I ever received'. It seemed like a good next step. Supposedly it would describe Trump's experiences and the best business advice he ever received. Or so I thought. The book is a collection of quotes (sometimes expanded quotes) and that's it.

For example, on page 198 there is the name of a person and his title, followed by:
Ask your employees, "What do you think of our business?"

Then a tag that says: "Talk to the workers in the trenches."

That's all you get for page 198, and that's the structure of the book. Many of the quotes are good, so if you are looking for a book of quotes then maybe this is for you.

If only there was an Amazon review of this book available before I bought it. I suppose someone has to be the first to post a review.