Tiny book with plenty (if briefly covered) models for classification of tasks, projects, and people. Worth having at arm's length. ( )

Easy to read, but lots to digest. I'm trying out one model at a time, starting with the Eisenhower matrix. ( )

Strange book. Fifty models...the usual quadrants (oh, LOTS of quadrants, and some others.) No real information on their use, their problems (the creators never think there are problems, but there are), whether there is any value. (And there isn't... I've seen so many of these, but that's me.)

"This book has been written for anyone who has to deal with people on a daily basis." That word sets my teeth on edge... “Deal”? The authors already have a problem. We work with people, and deal with problems. Of course, sometimes people are the problem but in general… no. Words matter.

For "The Monte Carlo simulation: Why we can only approximate a definitive outcome ...
Why is the Monte Carlo model important? Because it reminds us that models do not represent reality, but are simply an approximation of reality." This might be the only meaningful statement in this book. Extra star for it.

The authors pepper this book with quotes, but didn't do their research. Some are correctly attributed, and then there is "Everything should be made as simple as possible. But no simpler." Albert Einstein
It's possible, but there is no direct evidence in any of his writings. And "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it." Theodore Roosevelt. There is no known source for the attribution. ( )

It's tough to mark this book as "finished" since it's clearly meant for reference. I can say that after reading it straight through there are lots of gems. ( )

Just like many other books, compiling many small context-dependent ideas in a single package doesn't make it a grand eye-opening work. Don't get me wrong, these models are interesting and potentially useful, but the author didn't bother properly expanding them with appropriate information, context and examples, so prepare for some extra homework.

It doesn't help that the (Amazon) ebook is formatted minimally and has low-res images ( )