The 80/20 Principle, Third Edition: The Secret to Achieving More with Less
Richard Koch

The 80/20 Principle, Third Edition: The Secret to Achieving More with Less

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Richard Koch

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Be more effective with less effort by learning how to identify and leverage the 80/20 principle: that 80 percent of all our results in business and in life stem from a mere 20 percent of our efforts.
The 80/20 principle is one of the great secrets of highly effective people and organizations.
Did you know, for example, that 20 percent of customers account for 80 percent of revenues? That 20 percent of our time accounts for 80 percent of the work we accomplish? The 80/20 Principle shows how we can achieve much more with much less effort, time, and resources, simply by identifying and focusing our efforts on the 20 percent that really counts. Although the 80/20 principle has long influenced today's business world, author Richard Koch reveals how the principle works and shows how we can use it in a systematic and practical way to vastly increase our effectiveness, and improve our careers and our companies.
The unspoken corollary to the 80/20 principle is that little of what we spend our time on actually counts. But by concentrating on those things that do, we can unlock the enormous potential of the magic 20 percent, and transform our effectiveness in our jobs, our careers, our businesses, and our lives. Read more

Editor's Take

Amazon reviewers say this edition is worth reading, well-composed, and effective at explaining the Pareto principle and how to apply it. They also say it can feel repetitive or tedious, and opinions are mixed on value for money.

On Reddit, users describe the book as a concise explanation of the Pareto principle and a useful productivity framework, with some discussion focusing on how it applies to work and life.

On review sites, readers describe it as a strong personal development and business read, though a few note it is more useful for people starting a business than for some working professionals.

Overall: the product appears to be well regarded for its core 80/20 idea and practical mindset, but less loved for style and repetition.

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ASIN B000SEGG5G
Publisher Crown Currency
Accessibility Learn more
Publication date November 9, 2011
Edition Reprint
Language English
File size 18.5 MB
Screen Reader Supported
Enhanced typesetting Enabled
X-Ray Enabled
Word Wise Enabled
Print length 331 pages
ISBN-13 978-0385528313
Page Flip Enabled
Best Sellers Rank #123,514 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #34 in Time Management (Books) #64 in Time Management Self-Help eBooks #65 in Personal Time Management
Customer Reviews 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,806)

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