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Mind your business - Advice from South Africa's top business leaders - cover

Mind your business - Advice from South Africa's top business leaders

Theo Vorster

Publisher: Jonathan Ball

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Summary

Mind your Business is a compilation of the success stories of prominent South African businesspeople, from entrepreneurs to chief executives of multinational business giants.


This book is the outgrowth of South African channel kykNet's popular TV series Sakegesprek met Theo Vorster. After many inquiries from viewers, Theo decided to summarise his 38 interviews from the show in book form and to share these informative and inspiring conversations with readers. Each chapter tells the story of a business leader's personal journey to success, including the setbacks and obstacles that had to be overcome. Theo explains key principles and offers some of his own observations about his interaction with the business people. This book is intended for anyone who is interested in the success stories of business leaders and would like to apply some of the key principles in their own enterprises or careers.
Available since: 11/01/2013.
Print length: 300 pages.

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