He clearly has the experience and skill to write a book on this subject. Most of his examples are based on his own career, primarily at Pepsi, and they are interesting and useful. But his tone is stinted - authoritative, yet in a formulaic manner that I'm sure he didn't actually follow himself. The book is worth reading because of what it imparts - useful information about career (which I might add extends beyond the motivation of others as suggested by the subtitle). I doubt it's as easy as following his cross-situation matrix of his cutely-named laws at the end of the book. I just read it again, planning a final perusal before passing it on. But the stories do resonate. Despite my negative reaction to the naming of his laws, they impart advice I haven't seen elsewhere. And so it will stay on my shelf of well-regarded business books. ( )