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Never Wrestle with a Pig

And Ninety Other Ideas to Build Your Business and Career

Author Mark H. McCormack
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Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Books
5.56"W x 8.39"H x 0.69"D   | 10 oz | 40 per carton
On sale Dec 31, 2001 | 304 Pages | 9780141002088
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Drawing upon forty years of experience from his own sports and celebrity management practice, Mark H. McCormack is back with common-sense advice aimed at business owners and would-be CEOs. McCormack's tips include:

  • End your day on time

  • People who say they can keep a secret usually can't

  • It pays to overestimate your competition

  • The best ideas cannot be stolen

  • Know when to say "It's none of your business"

  • Get paid for thinking rather than doing

  • Time in front of the customer is the best time of all

  • Be wary of unanimous agreement

  • Not every budget deserves your respect

  • Learn the art of picking up the check

    In ninety brief chapters that range in topic from getting ahead to staying competitive, McCormack makes clear that doing business in today's climate still involves the same basic elements of human interaction—intelligence, creativity, and efficiency—that have always meant the difference between success and failure.

    • Mark H. McCormack (1930–2003) grew up in Chicago, graduated from William & Mary College and Yale Law School and moved to Cleveland, Ohio, to begin his legal career. While practicing law in Cleveland, he began International Management Group on a handshake with Arnold Palmer in 1960, launching the modern-day sports marketing industry. IMG continues to be the most dominant agency in global sports today.   After publication of What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School in 1984, McCormack also became a bestselling author of business advice books, focusing on practical, street-smart counsel to help entrepreneurs succeed in any business environment.   Through a gift from the McCormack family foundation, Mark McCormack’s files and papers were donated to the Special Collections department at the UMass Amherst Libraries in Amherst, Massachusetts. View titles by Mark H. McCormack
    Introduction
    Part I: Giving Yourself a Reality Check
    Part II: Speed, the Defining Factor
    Part III: Giving the Workplace a Reality Check
    Part IV: Office Politics
    Part V: Acquiring a Power Base
    Part VI: Promotions, Demotions, and Other Career Hiccups
    Part VII: Rules for Deal Makers
    Part VIII: When You Are in Charge
    Part IX: Etiquette for the New Millennium

    Acknowledgments
    About the Authors

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    Drawing upon forty years of experience from his own sports and celebrity management practice, Mark H. McCormack is back with common-sense advice aimed at business owners and would-be CEOs. McCormack's tips include:

  • End your day on time

  • People who say they can keep a secret usually can't

  • It pays to overestimate your competition

  • The best ideas cannot be stolen

  • Know when to say "It's none of your business"

  • Get paid for thinking rather than doing

  • Time in front of the customer is the best time of all

  • Be wary of unanimous agreement

  • Not every budget deserves your respect

  • Learn the art of picking up the check

    In ninety brief chapters that range in topic from getting ahead to staying competitive, McCormack makes clear that doing business in today's climate still involves the same basic elements of human interaction—intelligence, creativity, and efficiency—that have always meant the difference between success and failure.

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    Mark H. McCormack (1930–2003) grew up in Chicago, graduated from William & Mary College and Yale Law School and moved to Cleveland, Ohio, to begin his legal career. While practicing law in Cleveland, he began International Management Group on a handshake with Arnold Palmer in 1960, launching the modern-day sports marketing industry. IMG continues to be the most dominant agency in global sports today.   After publication of What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School in 1984, McCormack also became a bestselling author of business advice books, focusing on practical, street-smart counsel to help entrepreneurs succeed in any business environment.   Through a gift from the McCormack family foundation, Mark McCormack’s files and papers were donated to the Special Collections department at the UMass Amherst Libraries in Amherst, Massachusetts. View titles by Mark H. McCormack

    Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Part I: Giving Yourself a Reality Check
    Part II: Speed, the Defining Factor
    Part III: Giving the Workplace a Reality Check
    Part IV: Office Politics
    Part V: Acquiring a Power Base
    Part VI: Promotions, Demotions, and Other Career Hiccups
    Part VII: Rules for Deal Makers
    Part VIII: When You Are in Charge
    Part IX: Etiquette for the New Millennium

    Acknowledgments
    About the Authors

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