Wear Clean Underwear: Business Wisdom from Mom

by Rhonda M. Abrams

Book Overview

Reinterpreting timeless tenets of maternal wisdom in terms of the modern business climate, the author shows how these lessons and the values they represent can form the foundation of a great company. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375501924
• ISBN13: 9780375501920
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Villard Books
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Insightful, intelligent, entertaining

Even if you're not interested in business, you'll get a kick out of this book. The stories are great, some very touching. But if you are interested in business, you'll learn a lot and find new ways to make your business fit your values. Who knew Mom was so smart?

The business textbook with integrity and heart!

If you snickered at the title Wear Clean Underwear, you are not alone. Who could resist the pull of familarity of mom's wisdom?. We go back and remember our childhood, and read on to see the foundation of a solid future. This is wisdom like no other. Wear Clean Underwear is the best business book I have read. Rich with examples from real life and big business, this book is all you'll ever need for genuine business success. Wear Clean Underwear is about integrity and character, and you can bet you'll learn about, cheer, and affirm both as you walk through the pages of this book. You will find it warm, inspiring and full of business "smarts." It is a nourishing book stocked with lots of meat and potatoes, and delivers some mighty fine just desserts. And even though its wisdom has come down through the ages, Wear Clean Underwear is one of a kind, fresh, and current. I'm sure it's a book that'll be around for a long time, and probably for all time. It is a fun and joyful read that gives light to the business of making money while doing what right. And this book is right on, right on time.

Wonderful

This book is delightfully encouraging about the human race. As a secretary for 40 years and having worked for many large/small companies, have never encountered the kind in this book. There was humor and to my surprise I needed kleenex for the touching moments.

Sage "business" advice packaged in an entertaining manner.

My husband is a fan of "clinical" business books, text books - I am not. Thank you, Rhonda, for a book that reads well, reinforces the values that have made our business successful, helps us rededicate ourselves when there are so many nay-sayers,*and* is entertaining. Even my husband, although he knew many of the stories related, found the approach taken in this book refreshing. I have purchased copies for our employees and have put it on our required reading list.

Great for anyone thinking of starting a business

While the book's title is a little cute, the advice here is not. Abrams has done a tremendous amount of research about the nation's most successful and humane companies and proves that strong values are indeed compatible with a strong bottom line. As someone who has worked in small businesses all my life and often toyed with the idea of starting my own, it's reassuring to see that there are other companies who've been able to thrive without selling their souls (I just haven't worked for them!). A wonderfully inspirational--and informative--book.