The 12-Week MBA
Learn the Skills You Need to Lead in Business Today

"The 12-Week MBA" by Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt offers a condensed yet comprehensive guide to mastering essential business and leadership skills without the need for a traditional MBA program. The book distills the core concepts of managing numbers and leading people into actionable strat......more

This is a good book for basic concepts of business and/or for a refresher for those who have gotten their MBA many years ago. The authors have used their teachings in corporations supplemented by simulations and exercises. I think having those experiences would make the teachings here more powerful......more

Developed around the premise that the fundamentals of a traditional MBA curriculum can be distilled into two main parts: 1) effective management & 2) financial literacy, the 12-Week MBA manages to capture the core of business accumen and delivers each concept with clarity, relatability, and a thorou......more

Summary: It involves creating substantial value for shareholders, customers, employees and society at large with shareholder value at the core, driving profitability, growth and effective risk management. Financial fundamentals, including understanding balance sheets, cash flow, working capital and c......more

The 12-Week MBA is a must read if you are in a corporate environment or involved in any type of business across any industry. It is immensely helpful to understanding the inner workings of a company and why things happen the way they do (both from a financial and people perspective). It's also writt......more