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The Prime Movers

Traits of the Great Wealth Creators

by Edwin A. Locke

The Prime Movers
Publisher: AMACOM
Pub. Date: 2000
ISBN: 9780814405703
No. pages: 228

Category: Concepts & Trends
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In this summary you will learn

  • How “Prime Movers,” highly successful entrepreneurs, create wealth
  • What characteristics Prime Movers share

Why you should read The Prime Movers

Instead of presenting you with a laundry list of steps designed to increase your productivity, Edwin A. Locke delves into the psyches and motives of entrepreneurs who actually managed to change their world with their productivity: Bill Gates, Sam Walton, Thomas Edison and others. His rationale? Locke convincingly concludes that highly successful executives possess a number of similar characteristics. In The Prime Movers he tries to identify these traits and illustrate them using biographical detail. The final result is an intriguing profile that probably will entertain more than inform. (Is it any surprise that entrepreneurs are self-confident?) One note: In order to love this book you’ll have to at least like Ayn Rand, whose quotes saturate its pages - an inclusion that should give you some idea of what to expect from Locke. getAbstract recommends this book to executives, entrepreneurs and Steve Jobs wannabes at all levels.

About the Author

Edwin A. Locke  holds a doctorate and is a professor of leadership and motivation at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. His previous books include A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance and The Essence of Leadership

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