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I had high expectations for this book as it's from an "expert." But he wrote as an expert who hasn't done collections before. It was mostly just old, old theories. Waste of time reading & money. That's just my opinion.

The book is mildly helpful for people who want to sell Amway through its new facad...Quixtar. I joined Quixstar...same products different way of ordering..the internet...novel idea huh?

The book to me is the same sales pitch hype that you get from the people selling the original amway idea.

As a business owner and entrepreneur, I am always open to money making ideas and have been willing to take a chance on several that have paid off well in the past ten years. This Quixtar book is promoting a great idea that evidently is actually working. Well written. Great idea. Thank you Stewart and Sanders.

As we all know, most business opportunites are surrounded by more hype than useful information, but this book cuts through that clutter. This is a great source of information relating to one of the most powerful income opportunites available.

Get the book and read it. If you don't believe what it says, return it, however if you want even more information look me up. :)

This is definitely a book for first time tech manager. I was hoping to get a lot more techniques to become a successful tech leader instead of just a manager.

There are two potential audiences for this book - those who have scars earned from projects and jobs and will get the message the author is conveying and those who are looking for easy answers and just won't get it.

For the first group this book will reinforce past experiences because the author distills all of what's best in the way of practices into a slim, well written book. What's nice is the wisdom is tied to life cycle stages so you can relate the team building practices to past experiences at a particular point in a project or the functional area in which you participated.

The second group won't get it because they are the people who are destined to remain second tier professionals. You can spot them because they are always looking for a silver bullet or waiting for someone to tell them what to do next. This book will go over their heads because the answers that the author provides requires reasoning and thought.

If you're in the first group you'll find this book to be a wonderful read and an inspiring text that will motivate you to continually improve. You're either a leader of have definite leadership material. If you are the type who expects a book to spell it out for you, stick with coding, doing moves/adds/changes or whatever it is you do and buy "101" and "For Dummies" books. This one will go right over your head.

This is the second book I've read (and reviewed) by Mr. Ginac. He is a master at packing a maximum amount of information and wisdom into books with minimal page counts. This requires real talent on the author's part and I, for one, appreciate it when I can improve my professional knowledge with a book that can be read in one sitting.

This book is about project management, development processes and leadership, all of which are interwoven into seven succinct chapters. The parts of this book that I especially liked are: (1) The sensible and business-oriented approach to requirements in Chapter 1. This is a recipe for success and encapsulates some of the best practices I've come across in a single short chapter. (2) The focus on team building and leadership that is given in Chapters 2 through 4 and 6. I've endured poor leadership and have had the pleasure of working for some of the best in my 25 years of experience, so I have a good feel for what works and what doesn't. These three chapters capture all of the good examples that have taken me a quarter of a century to discover, and provides some of the best advice and guidance you'll find in any book. (4) The chapter on planning, like the others, distills into a few short pages some of the best advice a project manager or team leader should carefully heed. Like the body of the book, the appendix is rich with information that is crammed into a short page count.

I'm obviously a fan of Mr. Ginac, due in no small part to this book. If you read this one and want more I highly recommend that you read Customer Oriented Software Quality Assurance, which is also short, informative and well written. 5 stars for this one!