Leadership - Think Like Zuck
Summary
Think Like Zuck, written by Ekaterina Walter, is a book about how to start thinking more like unconventional leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook. Within each chapter of the book, there are stories that are told from behind-the-scenes of Facebook and other very successful companies such as Zappos, Apple, and TOMS. Throughout Think Like Zuck, Walter includes diagrams and charts for successful leadership. Not only does Walter explain what it takes to be a leader, but she also explains the important factors about how to achieve great leadership and to think outside the box. Although some might say that Mark Zuckerberg is too young and inexperienced to be the head of a large and fast-growing company, Walter disagrees and makes her point with this book. She explains how Zuckerberg exemplifies great leadership through passion, purpose, people, product, and partnerships.
What I Found Interesting
There are many interesting concepts and stories in Think Like Zuck. It gave me a chance to know different stories about leadership in the most famous and successful companies that are in the world today. Each chapter gives crucial advice about how to be a great leader and the proof behind those theories. There were countless examples that were used which kept me engaged in the book as well as short quotes throughout each chapter that had to do with the topic. One of the most memorable things that I read in the book was about a study on passion and how following your passions leads to great success. Walter mentions the study that she read in a book called Getting Rich Your Own Way, by Srully Blotnick, an American author and journalist. The study was done over the course of 20 years from 1960 to 1980 with 1,500 business school graduates. The study was to track their success after graduation based on their career choices. All 1,500 people were asked the same question: would you pursue your dream now or pursue a career that will help you become
Think Like Zuck, written by Ekaterina Walter, is a book about how to start thinking more like unconventional leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook. Within each chapter of the book, there are stories that are told from behind-the-scenes of Facebook and other very successful companies such as Zappos, Apple, and TOMS. Throughout Think Like Zuck, Walter includes diagrams and charts for successful leadership. Not only does Walter explain what it takes to be a leader, but she also explains the important factors about how to achieve great leadership and to think outside the box. Although some might say that Mark Zuckerberg is too young and inexperienced to be the head of a large and fast-growing company, Walter disagrees and makes her point with this book. She explains how Zuckerberg exemplifies great leadership through passion, purpose, people, product, and partnerships.
What I Found Interesting
There are many interesting concepts and stories in Think Like Zuck. It gave me a chance to know different stories about leadership in the most famous and successful companies that are in the world today. Each chapter gives crucial advice about how to be a great leader and the proof behind those theories. There were countless examples that were used which kept me engaged in the book as well as short quotes throughout each chapter that had to do with the topic. One of the most memorable things that I read in the book was about a study on passion and how following your passions leads to great success. Walter mentions the study that she read in a book called Getting Rich Your Own Way, by Srully Blotnick, an American author and journalist. The study was done over the course of 20 years from 1960 to 1980 with 1,500 business school graduates. The study was to track their success after graduation based on their career choices. All 1,500 people were asked the same question: would you pursue your dream now or pursue a career that will help you become
References: Walter, E. (2013). Think Like Zuck. N.p.: McGraw-Hill. Hughes, R. L., Ginnett, R. C., & Murphy, G. J. (2009). Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience (Sixth ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.