Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt: Do What You Love, Love What You Do, and Deliver More Than You Promise

Good purchase.

Great

Excellent tips for any business professional.

Excelent book for 2 reasons. First: an older (no agism, please) guy is giving you tips on how to conduct business. Second reason is that it's interesting how people go about business matters in America. I would higly recomend this book, thank you, Ivo, Riga, Latvia

Worth every minute of the time it takes to read. One way to judge a book is how long the information is relevant for versus how soon the concepts and ideas are outdated. All but a very few of the concepts and ideas in this book are as relevant today(2014) as when they were written. Another sign; this is information from a man who has done something not an author who has written something. Actual stories from his time floundering about to building a company, making a mistake, building a network, etc. Whatever money you physically pay for this you are not paying enough. Oh and I thoroughly enjoy his writing style, easy to read, shorter snippets and it feels like a mentor sharing wisdom to a mentee.

Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt was ranked as one of the top 15 most inspirational business books of all times according to the New York Times, author Harvey Mackay says on his website. I believe it. I've read both, and I have to say I wish someone had been around when I got out of college to give me the advice he shares. Like his earlier book Mackay uses short anecdotes to illustrate the wisdom he wants to share. He's a graceful writer so the pages go by quickly. Much of what he says seems common sense -- be nice to others, even when you don't need something immediately; remember the small things that count like birthdays and names; keep your promises -- but so many times during the workday those things are easy to forget. I have put my copy of this book in my bookcase with plans on presenting it to my daughter when she goes away to college. This is well worth passing on to anyone starting out in the work-world. For more in-depth book reviews I've done, search for goldenrulecomics on hubpages.com.

Harvey Mackay suggests basic details in this book, like being aware of how respectfully you address a someone else's secretary, but as simple as these suggestions are, they are critical. I read this book while I was on the public relations/sales team for the Marine Corps recruiting station in Kansas City. As a result of his principles of respect for people, care in personal committments and follow-through on obligations, I earned a quarter million dollars in documented free advertising per quarter for my firm. Needless to say, I won numerous awards and ample recognition from my superiors.Mackey's brand of professionalism -- of delivering what you promise -- is as effective and productive as it is simple. He does keep it simple, but this book is not short on value. After completing the Xerox School of Sales, I was assigned to work with the J.Walter Thompson advertising firm. This company adheres to Mackey's basic concepts. Later, I worked for a Japanese firm in Tokyo; again, they adhered to Mackey's concepts of sound business practices. Currently, I'm living in Cairo, Egypt, and I find that too few Egyptian companies adhere to Mackey's ideas of committment to customer service. They could definitely learn how to improve sales, keep old customers and earn new ones if everyone from the top executives to the clerks and receptionists read this book.

One of America's favorite business sages is back again with another collection of timeless advice for anyone who has to earn a living and forge a way of life. In this collection of thoughts, essays, and published newspaper articles, McKay takes on topics such as: kindness, remembering others' names, negotiating, keeping your promises, overdelivering, delighting the customer (or boss), and motivating a team. Written in the style of an straight-talking uncle giving counsel to his favorite nephew or niece, McKay's advice is as timeless as his topics. This book should be on every business person's shelf.

Inspirational and informative. Tells how hard it really is and how you can overcome the problems - but not giving it all that 'piece of cake - all in the mindset' stuff. This is a gret book. I'm sorry I finished it but glad I read it. Harvey Mackay is honest.