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Color Key: Serious Technical Mistake Minor Technical Mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
| Version |
Location |
Description |
Submitted By |
Date Submitted |
Date Corrected |
| Printed |
Page xi
5th paragraph |
"neither rolls of the tongue" should be "neither rolls off the tongue"
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
cbrandt |
Sep 05, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Other Digital Version |
3
Chp 1 page 3 graf 4 |
"Who do I do when my boss lies to me?"
While I'm sure that some would pursue this strategy, this is a book of career *advice*, and I'm pretty sure you meant to write "What do I do when my boss lies to me?"
|
Benjamin Cullen-Kerney |
Nov 30, 2010 |
Dec 01, 2010 |
| Printed |
Page 4
2nd full paragraph |
last word of 2nd line of paragraph "has tweaked [out]" should be "has tweaked [our]"
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
Tyler Morrison |
Sep 17, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed |
Page 10
6th paragraph |
"or your maintaining it" should be "or you're maintaining it".
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error fixed. Will be corrected in next printing.
|
Christopher Svec |
Sep 03, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Other Digital Version |
10
chapter 2, under "Technical Direction", first paragraph |
"manger" should be "manager"
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
Mark Wotton |
Oct 26, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed |
Page 11
3rd paragraph last sentence |
Page 11 "imminently" should be "immanently".
|
Anonymous |
Aug 03, 2010 |
Dec 01, 2010 |
| PDF |
Page 23
1st paragraph |
The quoted question reads, "Is it what you what [sic] to do?"
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
Anonymous |
Jul 22, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| PDF |
Page 32
under heading "Specific" |
Halfway through the section under "Specific" a sentence reads, "these are warm-up feeler questions intended to giver [sic] the interview context."
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
Anonymous |
Jul 22, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Other Digital Version |
37
Chapter 6. The Button: first paragraph |
"... and the first and best way to screw up that up is ..."
should probably read
"... and the first and best way to screw that up is ..."
i.e. drop the first "up".
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dhaun |
Sep 14, 2010 |
Dec 01, 2010 |
| Printed |
Page 53
bottom of page |
This was a production error on my part.
The last paragraph of Chapter 7 was cut off, which reads:
For any new job, you should be able to quickly explain to anyone why the new job is bigger than the last and why you might love it. Whether they believe you or not is irrelevant. You've got to believe it because you're the business.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Move some text from page 53 back to page 52 to accommodate the missing text.
|
Kristen |
Jul 19, 2010 |
Dec 01, 2010 |
| Printed, PDF |
Page 61
1st paragraph, line no. 3 |
... they believe it is *the* right thing to do, ...
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
Jochen Hayek |
Aug 18, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed, PDF |
Page 68
4th paragraph |
"This is isn't a review" should be "This isn't a review" instead.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
JHn |
Aug 21, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed, PDF |
Page 74
last paragraph, line 4 |
"when it is simply more efficient to go your boss" should be "when it is simply more efficient to go to your boss"
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
JHn |
Aug 22, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed, PDF |
Page 76
1st paragraph |
"not only to keep him the loop" should be "not only to keep him in the loop"
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
JHn |
Aug 22, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed |
Page 84
Page 84 - 3rd paragraph - Middle |
Currently reads: ...and that's why everyone is staring at each dumbly at this conference table.
Believe it should read "why everyone is staring at each other dumbly"
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
Angela VanSchoick |
Sep 23, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed |
Page 89
End of page, last sentence |
Currently reads: Wow, this what happened and this is what we should do!
Probably want it to be - Wow, this is what happened and this is what we should do!
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
Angela VanSchoick |
Sep 23, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed |
Page 101
1st quote after Dr. No section begins |
Reads: "No, I'm not going let her go."
Change to: "No, I'm not going to let her go."
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
Angela VanSchoick |
Sep 23, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Other Digital Version |
114-115
second paragraph |
under the section The Importance of Respect, the second paragraph is missing a period at the end of the last sentence.
|
Anonymous |
Aug 20, 2012 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Other Digital Version |
116
4th paragraph *before* headline "Achievement: Who Cares if You Win by Yourself?" |
"This is our ability to lose ourselves in repetition, and it is task at which we are highly effective."
There's a word missing here. I'm guessing it should read "it is *a* task"
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
dhaun |
Sep 25, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed |
Page 117
Last paragraph |
Is: "This is will take a creative leap..."
Should: "This will take a creative leap..."
|
 Michael Lopp
|
Aug 24, 2010 |
Dec 10, 2010 |
| Printed |
Page 128
3rd paragraph |
Is: "do you or do you not want be..."
Correct: "do you or do you not want TO be..."
|
 Michael Lopp
|
Aug 24, 2010 |
Dec 01, 2010 |
| Printed |
Page 134
Next to last bullet |
Reads: Your People keep in you in balance.
Change to: Your People keep you in balance.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
Angela VanSchoick |
Sep 23, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed |
Page 140
7th paragraph - lower 1/4 of page |
Reads: ...which means the moment uncertainty appears on you company's horizon...
Should be: the moment uncertainty appears on your company's
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
avansch |
Sep 23, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed |
Page 141
End of section, last sentence, before Spend an Hour a Day |
Reads: This why you need to...
Should be: This is why you need to...
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
avansch |
Sep 23, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed |
Page 225
Middle of paragraph under picture |
Currently reads: I want to you to think about the person who is best...
Should be: I want you to think about....
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
avansch |
Sep 23, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed |
Page 230
Answer to Who do they argue with? |
Current: Without the healthy tension of between Features and Bits
Change to: Without the healthy tension between Features...
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
avansch |
Sep 23, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Printed |
Page 234
Last paragraph |
Current: The are a great many demos out there being held at this very moment...
Change to: There are a great many demos out there...
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
avansch |
Sep 23, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Other Digital Version |
259
5th paragraph after headline "Question #1: Start-up or Established?" |
"... as your formerly high-flying company slow runs out of cash ..."
slow -> slowly
|
dhaun |
Sep 25, 2010 |
Dec 01, 2010 |
| Other Digital Version |
263
4th paragraph after headline "A Complete Opportunity Move" |
"This hybrid might be the best of both words" - last word should be "worlds"
Note from the Author or Editor:
Error corrected. Will be fixed in next printing.
|
dhaun |
Sep 25, 2010 |
May 03, 2013 |
| Other Digital Version |
272
1st paragraph after headline "You Go to a Lot of Meetings" |
"... and I consider it my personal goal to kill as many *as* possible"
i.e. the second "as" (between "many" and "possible") is missing.
|
dhaun |
Sep 25, 2010 |
Dec 01, 2010 |
| Other Digital Version |
297
Chapter 40, Biased by the Now First paragraph, fourth sentence |
"fnonobvious" should be non-obvious
|
Anonymous |
Aug 20, 2012 |
May 03, 2013 |
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