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The 10 years of UPA was a turning point in Indian history. In those 10 years, the govt got more people out of poverty, created more infrastructure than ever before, improved the condition of our cities, opened up the economy and many more. to put it correctly, the country moved forward on all fronts.The secret was in how financial resources were put at the bottom of the pyramid at this was clearly shown in this report Consumption in rural India growing faster than urban areas: CRISILThe impact was that everyone benefited from the growth as the rural growth engines power the rest of the economy. This is something that the current government can learn.There are lots of people who laud the UPA for bringing close to 14 crore people out of poverty but that happened mainly because it was the first time in the history of the country that we had the resources to fight poverty and take the benefits of development and growth to the masses. This was backed by a solid political will to back these initiatives.So what happens when people escape poverty? They start consuming more http://www.crisil.com/Ratings/Brochureware/News/CRISIL-Research-proteins-inflation-pr_221012.pdf?cn=null . You create an aspirational class which wants more and that is where Shri Modi's narrative fitting in, during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.The following are the list of 150 things that the UPA did. It would be good to see how the present government is performing on these: These are not difficult to find on the net.India’s national growth rate of GDP dipped from 6.52% to 5.93% during NDA rule and recovered to 8.47% thereafterIndia’s Per Capita Income in 2004-05 was Rs 24,143. It is now increased to Rs 68,747 in 2012-1312.70 Crore Job Cards Have Been Issues under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA in 2012-13. In 2006-07 3.7 Crore Job Cards were issued.Actual expenditure on Minority Schemes have been increased from Rs 143.53 Crores in 2006-07 to Rs. 1593.23 in 2012-13The Expenditure on Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was Rs 2,730 Crores (2003-04) to Rs 20, 841 Crores (2011-12)The Gross Enrolment Ratio in Primary School has increased from 98.3 % in 2003-04 to 116% in 2010-11The Gross Enrolment Ratio in Secondary School has increased from 62.5 % in 2003-04 to 85.5% in 2010-11The Expenditure on Health Sector has gone up from Rs 7500 Crores in 2003-04 to Rs 27,000 Crores in 2011-2012The Expenditure on Country’s Defence has consistently increased, Now,it is over 2 Lakh crore.Expenditure on Mid-Day Meal was Rs 1,325 Crore in 2003-04, It is now Rs 9,890 Crore in 2011-12 (Inflation Adjusted Figures)India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has come down from 2.9 in 2004 to 2.5 in 2010More than 2 lakh kilometers of new roads have been added to the rural road network in 9 yearsThe annual passengers originating for Indian Railways have increased from 5.1 Crore in 2003-04 to 8.2 Crores in 2011-12Indian exports in drugs and pharmaceuticals increased to all time high figure of Rs 63,347 Crore in 2011-12, while they were Rs 15,213 crores in 2003-04The Rate of Unemployment has come down to 6.6% in 2009-10, which was 8.2% in 2003-04India’s Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births ) has come down to 44 in 2011, which was 58 in the year 2004India ratified the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in May, 2011. The Convention has entered into force for India on 8th June 2011The Lokpal and the Lokayukta Bill has been already introduced in the Parliament.The Public Procurement Bill, 2012 already introduced in ParliamentGrievances Redressal Bill already introduced in ParliamentForeign Bribery Bill already introduced in ParliamentJudicial Accountability Bill already introduced in ParliamentThe Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2011 already introduced in ParliamentThe Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2011 already introduced in ParliamentThe Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Act passed by UPAThe Electronic Delivery of Services Bill already introduced in ParliamentIPRs of Group ‘A’ Central Officers placed in public domainAadhaar- Direct Benefits Transfer- Institutional architecture to facilitate a shift to a system in which benefits from the government would get transferred directly to the bank accounts of individual beneficiaries of various social sector schemesBenami Transaction (Prohibition) Bill 2011 introduced in Parliament. The Bill elaborately covers definition of ‘benami’ property and transaction, and prohibits benami transactions.UPA is the Only Government in Modern India to pass the Historic Right to Information Act, 2005 to usher in transparency in governance through citizen participation.RTI Act has empowered lakhs of individuals and have made the state responsible. A revolution has taken place ever since, and people have become more aware of their rights and proceduresUPA Government is the first Government in India to present a White Paper on “Black Money” in May 2011The Cabinet has approved a proposal to set up a special purpose vehicle -GSTN (GSTN SPV) for providing shared IT infrastructure and services to central and state governments, taxpayers, and other stakeholders for implementation of the goods and services tax (GST), both before and after the rollout of GST.The Government had constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) in January, 2011,to consider measures that can be taken by the Government to tackle corruption. Government has accepted the recommendations of the Group with minor modifications.E-Governance- A network of more than 100,000 Common Service Centres for electronic delivery of public services to citizens in rural areas has been rolled out.Black Money – In the last few years, more than 12,500 pieces of information regarding details of assets and payments received by Indian citizens in several countries including banking information have been obtained and are now under different stages of processing and investigation.Black Money- In search and seizure action under section 132 of Income Tax Act, the Investigation Wing of the CBDT has detected concealed income of Rs 19,938 crore in the last two (2010 and 2011) financial yearsBlack Money – With a success rate of about 48 per cent convictions or fiscal compounding in the last six years, one of the highest amongst all law enforcement agencies in IndiaThe Delhi –Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project being developed on either side of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor as a global manufacturing and investment destination, has made significant strides since inception.Plans for 7 new cities have been finalised and work on 2 new smart industrial cities at Dholera, Gujarat and Shendra Bidkin, Maharashtra will start during 2013-14. This project incorporates 9 Mega Industrial zones of about 200-250 sq. km. High speed freight line, 3 ports, and 6 air portsThe average rate of economic growth during the self-declared India Shining period of the BJP was just 5.8% per year, as compared to 8.5% during the five year tenure of the Congress-led UPA government.The strong post-financial-crisis stimulus led to stronger growth in 2009-10 and 2010-11 However, the boost to consumption, coupled with supply side constraints, led to higher inflation. Monetary policy was tightened, even as external headwinds to growth increasedIn September, 2012, Government accepted the main recommendations of the Dr. Vijay Kelkar Committee. A new fiscal consolidation path was announced. Red lines were drawn for the fiscal deficit at 5.3 percent of GDP this year and 4.8 percent of GDP in 2013-14.The 12th Plan projects an investment of USD 1 trillion or Rs 55,00,000 crore in infrastructure The Plan envisages that the private sector will share 47 % of the investment.In the last two years, a number of institutions were allowed to issue tax free bonds. They raised Rs 30,000 crore in 2011-12 and are expected to raise about Rs 25,000 crore in 2012-13 Budget 2013-14 proposes to allow some institutions to issue tax free bonds strictly based on need and capacity to raise money in the market, upto a total sum of Rs50,000 crore.NABARD operates the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF). RIDF has successfully utilised 18 tranches so far. Budget 2013-14 proposes to raise the corpus of RIDF-XIX in 2013-14 to Rs 20,000 crore.The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has been set up to monitor investment proposals as well as projects under implementation, including stalled projects, and guide decision-making in order to remove bottlenecks and quicken the pace of implementationThe next corridor will be the Bengaluru Mumbai Industrial Corridor on which preparatory work has started.Preparatory work has also started for Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata – Eastern Freight CorridorPetrol has been deregulated under UPAMeasures including the increase in the price of diesel by Rs 5 per litre, allowing oil marketing companies (OMCs) to raise diesel prices by small amounts regularly, and a cap on the number of subsidized LPG cylinders are expected to rein in the fiscal deficit.Subsidies on LPG moderated and has been replaced by cash transfers to the really needy by Aadhaar Based DBTThe battle against inflation must be fought on all fronts. Our efforts in the past few months have brought down headline WPI inflation to about 7.0 % (2012-13) and core inflation to about 4.2 % (Feb 2013)Despite Slowdown Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at factor cost, over the decade ending 2012-13 is 7.9 %Global economic growth slowed from 3.9 percent in 2011 to 3.2 percent in 2012.India is part of the global economy: our exports and imports amount to 43 percent of GDP and two-way external sector transactions have risen to 108 percent of GDP.Between 2004 and 2008, and again in 2009-10 and 2010-11, the growth rate was over 8 percent and, in fact, crossed 9 percent in four of those six yearsAgricultural GDP growth accelerated in the Eleventh Plan, to an average rate of 3.3. per cent, compared with 2.4 per cent in the Tenth Plan, and 2.5 per cent in the Ninth Plan.The percentage of the population below the poverty line declined at the rate of 1.5 percentage points (ppt) per year in the period 2004-05 to 2009-10, twice the rate at which it declined in the previous period 1993-94 to 2004-05The rate of growth of real consumption per capita in rural areas in the period 2004-05 to 2011-12 was 3.4 per cent per year which was four times the rate in the previous period 1993-94 to 2004-05.The rate of unemployment declined from 8.2 per cent in 2004-05 to 6.6 per cent in 2009-10 reversing the trend observed in the earlier period when it had actually increased from 6.1 per cent in 1993-94 to 8.2 per cent in 2004-05.Rural real wages increased 6.8 per cent per year in the Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) compared to an average 1.1. per cent per year in the previous decade, led largely by the government’s rural policies and initiatives.Complete immunization rate increased by 2.1 ppt per year between 2002-04 and 2007-08, compared to a 1.7 ppt fall per year between 1998-99 and 2002-04.Institutional deliveries increased by 1.6 ppt per year between 2002-04 and 2007-08 higher than the 1.3 ppt increase per year between 1998-99 and 2002-04.Net enrolment rate at the primary level rose to a near universal 98.3 per cent in 2009-10. Dropout rate (classes I-VIII) also showed improvements, falling 1.7 ppt per year between 2003-04 and 2009-10, which was twice the 0.8 ppt fall between 1998-99 and 2003-04.UPA Government has launched the flagship ‘Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana’ in 2007 to reorient the agricultural development strategies to meet the needs of farmers.The farmer’s participatory system of seed production was given an impetus under the Seed Village Scheme by organizing more than 65,000 seed villagesAgricultural credit is the driver of agricultural production. India will exceed the target of Rs575,000 crore fixed for 2012-13. Budget 2013-14 proposes to increase the target to Rs700,000 crore.The interest subvention scheme for short-term crop loans started, and a farmer who repays the loan on time will be able to get credit at 4 percent per annumNutrient based subsidy policy for all fertilizers, other than urea, has been introducedProduction of foodgrains is at an all time record level of over 250 million tonnes with production of rice and wheat estimated at all time record levels of 102 million tonnes and 88 million tonnes respectivelyNational e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A) has been launched, which is helping raising farm productivity and income to global levels through provision of relevant information and services to stakeholders.India continues to be the largest milk producing nation in the world The Government has approved the National Dairy Plan Phase-I to be implemented during the period 2011-12 to 2016-17. The scheme is being implemented for increasing productivity of milch animals.The UPA Government has set up a Special Purpose Tea Fund for funding replanting and rejuvenation of old tea bushes for improving the age-profile of tea plantations. Tea has been declared the National DrinkProduction of pulses and oilseeds is estimated at 17.28 million tonnes and 30.53 million tonnes respectively.Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna – States and Union Territories have been provided Rs22408.79 Crore from 2007-08 to 2011-12. A sum of Rs 9,954 crore is proposed for the same in 2013-14A new category of classical languages has been created and Sanskrit,Tamil, Telegu, Kannada and Malyalam have been notified as classical languages.Rs. 20 crore has been sanctioned for the upgradation of Sardar Patel’s memorials at Ahmedabad and Karamsad.Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore/ Swami Vivekananda- As a part of ongoing commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Ministry of Culture organized a large number of programmes.For commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math is implementing Vivekananda Value Education Programme for propagating the legacy and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda, for which an amount of Rs100 crore would be provided to the Mission.A capacity of 54,964 MW has been added in the 11th Plan which has a significant contribution from the private sector and the government is making serous efforts to achieve a much higher capacity addition of about 88,000 MW in 12th planUPA has launched Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reform Program (R-APDRP) to strengthen the Power SectorAs a new initiative for improving the power distribution infrastructure in the country,Government of India has approved setting up of a National Electricity Fund that would provide interest subsidy on loans disbursed to the Power Distribution Companies in the public as well as private sectorIn a bold move to remove fuel supplies bottlenecks, the Government has advised the Coal India Limited to sign Fuel Supply Agreements with the thermal power plants that were either commissioned during the 11th Plan or would be getting commissioned in the first three years of the 12th Plan and that have entered into longterm Power Purchase Agreements with power Distribution Companies.From 2004 to 2008 – The Government has awarded 72 explorationblocks in the last four years which has increased area under exploration by 30%.In the First 8 rounds (2000 to 2010) of National Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) , Production Sharing Contracts of 235 exploration blocks have been signed.Under NELP – 104 gas discoveries have been made by pvt/JV companies in 45 blocksThe largest natural gas discovery has been made in Krishna-Godavari basin from where production has already commenced since April 2013. As on March 2012, India’s refinery capacity stands at 213.066 MMTPA.The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI), in its meeting held on April.2013, cleared 25 NELP blocks for continued exploration of Oil and Gas, out of 31 blocks where work had been stopped on account of security restrictions imposed by the Ministry of DefenceOn 20th October, 2012 , The Prime Minister launched Aadhaar Enabled Service Delivery, thus enabling the beneficiaries to get LPG cylinders by using UID-Aadhaar Card. Deliveries in 18 Districts have started from 1st June, 2013In 2011, Two new refineries came on line at Bina, M.P. and Bhatinda, Punjab.On March 23, 2012, the Prime Minister dedicated GAIL’s 2200 km Dahej-Vijaipur-Dadri-Bawana-Nangal-Bhatinda cross country pipeline to the nation.Following the events at Fukushima in Japan in March 2011, Government directed safety reviews of all nuclear power reactors,whether in operation or under construction The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011 was introduced in Parliament. The CivilThe success of the Government’s international civil nuclear initiative was manifest in the highest ever generation of electricity from nuclear power during the year 2011 at 32,455 million units.India, under UPA has signed Civil Nuclear Agreements with record number of countries – Russia France, Germany, UK, US, S. Korea, Mongolia, (Japan in Pipeline)With the discovery of an additional 9620 tonnes of reserves of uranium oxide in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Meghalaya and Jharkhand, the country’s uranium resources increased to about 1,72,400 tones of uranium oxide.Wind Energy – The total installed capacity of grid interactive renewable power has reached about 25,000 MW by the end of 2011-12.Of this, about 5,000 MW generation capacity was added during 2011-12, which is the highest ever renewable capacity addition in any one yearIndia has emerged has emerged as a leader in Asia, and holds 4th rank worldwide in wind power.Nearly 99 % Enrolment at Primary Level by successfully implementing the “Right to Education Act”. Making Education a Fundamental Right to All Citizens guaranteed by the Constitution.Literacy rate in India is now 74 ( Males- 82.1 and Females- 65.5)A substantial increase from the figures , 10 years ago, ushered by Social Revolution by UPAGross enrolment in higher education, which was 12.3 % in 2006-07, has gone up to 18 % in 2011-12.A provision has been made for central assistance for setting up of a model degree college in each of the identified 374 educationally backward districts where Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for higher education is less. Out of 153 proposals received, 78 have been approved and 42 are under process.Massive Expansion in Higher Education – 7 NEW IIM’S , 8 NEW IIT’S, 10 NEW NITs EstablishedSince the RTE Act, 2,14,561 Primary and 1,76,361 Upper Primary schools have been sanctioned under SSA till date , of which 96% are operational479 residential schools/ hostels to cater to 66,181 children have been sanctioned under SSA out of which 432 are functional.Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas for Upper primary girls-3609 sanctioned, 3501 operational with enrolment of 3.2 lakhs girls.19,76,502 teacher posts have been sanctioned under SSA, 12,34,016 have been recruited9.94 crore children were supplied free text books in 2012Uniforms to all girls, SC, ST and BPL children, have been provided for 504.83 lakh children.Special training for Out-of- School children for age appropriate admission in regular schools has been provided for 27.89 lakh children10.54 crore children studying in 12.31 lakh institutions have availed of the Mid Day Meal.Under the scheme for setting up of 6,000 model schools at Block level at the rate of one school per block 1,880 model schools have been sanctioned out of 2,266 which are approvedSaakshar Bharat has been sanctioned in 372 out of 410 targeted eligible districts in 25 statesAbout 15.7 lakh literacy learning centres are functioning in different States of the Country.Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan established its 07 new Regional Offices4752 primary and secondary get IT InfrastructureTeacher Education Scheme – Strengthening of existing institutes of advanced and upgradation of departments of education of universities into institutes of advanced study in education\116. Block institutes of Teacher Education (BITEs) in 196 identified SC/ST/Minority concentration districts16 new Central Universities established10 new National Institutes of Technology (NIT’s) established. 5 new Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER’s) established2 new School of Planning and Architecture established, 6 new Law Universities establishedThe Scheme for setting up of 20 new IIITs in PPP mode. 15 State Governments having identified land for setting up of the Institutes. Bill in this regard already introduced in Lok SabhaA grant was provided to set up 26 new polytechnics during the year 2011-12. In addition, the second and third installments were given to 85 and 92 polytechnics. 148 polytechnics were provided grant for women’s hostels.Under National Mission for Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in Education- Virtual Private Networks and internet connections have been provided to 392 universities and 18,189 colleges/polytechnics across the country.Advanced Version of Aakash-2 Tablet was launched on 11th Nov, 2012. In the first phase 1,00,000 tablets are being distributed for the purpose of testing by users all over India in different climatic and usage conditions.National Knowledge Network, connects all higher education institutes through via high speed broadband networkCommon Admission Examination Process with Weightage to Performance in Class 12th Board from 2013The Government has approved the proposal for Strengthening and Restructuring of ICDS Scheme with an over-all budget allocation of Rs. 1,108,503 crore during 12th Five Year PlanIndia’s Life Expectancy has been increased to 66.1 (2010) from 61.9 (2000)Life Expectation at Birth increased to 69.6 for Females and 67.3 for MalesSince the launch of the National Rural Health Mission, over 1.57 lakh personnel have been added to the health system during 2005-12.Infrastructure has been strengthened by taking up 594 District Hospitals, 2,721 Community Health Centres, 5,459 Primary Health Centres and 31,001 Sub-Centres for new construction or renovation.The Crude Birth Rate (CBR) at the National Level at 22.1 in 2010 declined 1.7 points over 2005-12 The Crude Death Rate during the same period ndeclined by 0.4 points.Infant Mortality Rate has registered a decline from 58 per 1000 live births in 2005 to 44 per 1000 live births in 2011The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) which stood to 2.88 in 2004 declined to 2.5 in 2010The Maternal Mortality Ratio declined from 254 in 2004-06 to 212 in 2007-09Over 8.6 Lakh ASHAs appointed to act as bridge between the communities and the health facilities in villagesA total of 70,000 beds have been increased in government health institutions for provision of essential and emergency services.Scheme for the promotion of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls of rural areas in the age group of 10-19 years covering 1.5 crore girls in 152 districts of 20 states. Girls get sanitary napkins at Rs1 per pack of 6No polio case has been reported in the country since January 2011 owing to immunization drives. The World Health Organisation has taken India out of the list of polio-endemic countries.Mortality due to Kala-Azar has shown a declining trend. The total number of reported Dengue cases was also lower in 2011 as compared to 2010.HIV – The numbers of new annual infections have decreased by 56% over the past decade and the epidemic has begun to stabilize. NACP- III has been acclaimed globally as a successful programme.The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, came into existence as a separate Ministry with effect from 30 January, 2006.Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – was passed by Parliament in May, 2012 to address the issue of child sexual abuse,Under Integrated Child Protection Scheme – 548 Child Welfare Committees and 561 Juvenile Justice Boards have now been established.Emergency Outreach Services through Childline 1098 has been expanded to 264 cities/districts of the countryThe National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW) was launched by the Government of India on International Women’s Day in 2010 strengthen the inter-sector convergence . Mission headed by Prime Minister of IndiaGovernment has launched an Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Campaign against malnutrition with pro-bono services from Shri Aamir KhanSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act was passed by Parliament on February 26, 2013ICDS Scheme has been universalised with effect from 2008-09. There were just 5267 Projects-operational under ICDS in 2004. Now there are 13.71 lakhsA total of 9.72 Crore (9,72,655,22 ) beneficiaries have benefitted through the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) as on January, 2013 out out which 7.46 Crore (7,46,809,32) are children in the age group of 0-6 yearsThere are 13.71 lakhs as on January 2013. The restructured and strengthened ICDS is been Anganwadi centres rolled out in 3 phases with focus on the 200 high burden districts for malnutrition during 2012-13 and additional 200 districts in 2013-14 including districts from the special category States and NER and the remaining districts in 2014-15.

User-9902358067329070481 has a decent reading list on this: http://sivers.org/bookHere's the excerpt if you don't want to jump to the site.The Personal MBA - by Josh KaufmanISBN: 1591843529 READ: 2011-02-16 RATING: 10/10Wow. A masterpiece. This is now the one “START HERE” book I'll be recommending to everybody interested in business. An amazing overview of everything you need to know. Covers all the basics, minus buzz-words and fluff. Look at my notes for an example, but read the whole book. One of the most inspiring things I've read in years. Want proof? I asked the author to be my coach/mentor afterwards. It's that good.The War of Art - by Steven PressfieldISBN: 0446691437 READ: 2012-01-05 RATING: 9/10Have you experienced a vision of the person you might become, the work you could accomplish, the realized being you were meant to be? Are you a writer who doesn’t write, a painter who doesn’t paint, an entrepreneur who never starts a venture? Then you know what “Resistance” is. This book is about that. Read it.Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel KahnemanISBN: 0374275637 READ: 2011-12-08 RATING: 9/10If you liked “Predictably Irrational” or “Stumbling on Happiness” or any of those pop-psychology books, well, this is the Godfather of all of their work. Huge thorough book gives a great overview of much of his work. Read the other quotes on Amazon about it.The Lean Startup - by Eric RiesISBN: 0307887898 READ: 2011-10-23 RATING: 9/10EVERY entrepreneur should read this book! Its methodology is the one I recommend the most. The stuff I preach is like a cute casual intro to the real deal: the Lean Startup methodology. (As an aside: this book is the one that pushed my book out of the #1 slot on Amazon's Entrepreneur charts. Quite an honor.)Power of Full Engagement - by Jim Loehr and Tony SchwartzISBN: 0743226755 READ: 2011-09-03 RATING: 9/10The authors worked with the best athletes and executives for years, and found that the best ones knew how to push themselves, then recuperate, push, recuperate. Take this same approach to your emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual life, and it's a powerful metaphor. Think of sprints, not marathons. Be fully in whatever you're in, then give time to recuperate. But push futher each time, past your comfort zone, like a good exercise plan.What Got You Here Won't Get You There - by Marshall GoldsmithISBN: 1401301304 READ: 2011-08-22 RATING: 9/10Aimed at already-successful people. The personality traits that brought you to success (personal discipline, saying yes to everything, over-confidence) are the same traits that hold you back from going further! (Where you need to listen to lead, and don't let over-confidence make you over-commit.) Stinging counter-intuitive insights that hit very close to home for me. Great specific suggestions for how to improve.Switch - by Chip Heath and Dan HeathISBN: 0385528752 READ: 2010-05-10 RATING: 9/10Great great great great GREAT psychology book about real ways to make change last - both personal and organizational. So many powerful insights, based on fact not theory. Inspiring counterintuitive stories of huge organizational change against all odds. Highly recommended for everyone.The Investor's Manifesto - by William J. BernsteinISBN: 0470505141 READ: 2009-11-12 RATING: 9/10Absolutely my favorite author and advisor on the subject of investing. Anyone with any money to invest (or already invested) please read this book. Such clear thinking, using only facts, and using numbers not guesses. Modern portfolio theory: use passive indexes of the entire market, no speculation, no stock picking, and avoid the entire fee-sucking financial industry.How We Decide - by Jonah LehrerISBN: 0618620117 READ: 2009-11-10 RATING: 9/10Brilliant book with one clear message: our emotional brain is faster and usually smarter than our logical brain. Our emotions are trained by years of logic and experience, retaining it all for real wisdom. Many decisions are better made by going with the gut feeling. Gets a little too technical with deep brain/neuro/cortex talk, but brings it back to usable points.Influence - by Robert CialdiniISBN: 006124189X READ: 2009-08-15 RATING: 9/10Classic book on the psychology of persuasion. I read it 15 years ago, thought about it ever since, and re-read it now. How to get a 700% improvement in volunteers. How to sell more by doubling your prices. How to make people feel they made a choice, when really you made it for them.The Time Paradox - by Philip Zimbardo and John BoydISBN: 1416541993 READ: 2009-04-03 RATING: 9/10See my in-depth article about this book at sivers.org/timePersonal Development for Smart People - by Steve PavlinaISBN: 1401922759 READ: 2008-12-27 RATING: 9/10A surprisingly great broad and unflourished look at all different aspects of self-improvement. Really great insights from someone who's read them all.Predictably Irrational - by Dan ArielyISBN: 006135323X READ: 2008-08-11 RATING: 9/10My favorite type of book: pointing out and understanding all of the counter-intuitive things people do.The 4-Hour Work Week - by Tim FerrissISBN: 0307353133 READ: 2008-05-15 RATING: 9/10Brilliant reversal of all of the “how to manage all your crap” books. This one tells you how to say “no” to the crap, set expectations on your terms, and be just as effective in a fraction of the time. This is perfect for musicians with other responsibilities (day jobs) that need more free time to actually make music!The Wisdom of Crowds - by James SurowieckiISBN: 0385721706 READ: 2008-04-16 RATING: 9/10Mind-blowing examples of how groups of diverse people acting independently are smarter than any one person in the group. Has huge implications for management, markets, decision-making, and more.The Paradox of Choice - Why More is Less - by Barry SchwartzISBN: 0060005688 READ: 2007-07-11 RATING: 9/10Faced with many options or decisions in your life? This will change the way you look at them. We feel worse when we have too many options.Made to Stick - by Chip Heath and Dan HeathISBN: 1400064287 READ: 2007-03-12 RATING: 9/10Actually analyzing what makes certain ideas or stories more memorable than others! Fascinating. Apply this wisdom to your songs, bio/story, communication with fans, etc.The Innovator's Solution - by Clayton ChristensenISBN: 1578518520 READ: 2006-09-21 RATING: 9/10Required reading for business-owners and investors. Shows how technology improves faster than people's ability to use it, so when someone says a technology is “not good enough”, add “yet” and prepare for disruption.Small is the New Big - by Seth GodinISBN: 1591841267 READ: 2006-09-08 RATING: 9/10My favorite author, by far. I’m a massive fan and disciple. A collection of his short insightful posts from his blog, all thought-provoking and inspiring for anybody marketing anything, even music. (Seth was a CD Baby client and fan.)The Art of Profitability - by Adrian SlywotzkyISBN: 0446692271 READ: 2005-12-02 RATING: 9/1025 different models of profitability presented in examples you can relate to your own business, making you realize profit-sources you’d never thought of before.E-Myth Revisited - by Michael GerberISBN: 0887307280 READ: 2004-02-26 RATING: 9/10Everything needs to be a system. Think of your business as a franchise prototype. You should be able to hand the “how-to” manual to just anyone, to do it as good as you.The Passionate Programmer - by Chad FowlerISBN: 1934356344 READ: 2012-01-15 RATING: 8/10Wonderful book about the art, craft, and passion of being a great computer programmer. Loved the analogies to being a musician: sight-reading, being the worst member of the band, understanding new styles of music, practicing just for improvement, etc.Willpower - by Roy Baumeister and John TierneyISBN: 1594203075 READ: 2011-09-09 RATING: 8/10You have a finite amount of willpower that becomes depleted as you use it. Two traits that consistently predict “positive outcomes” in life: intelligence and self-control. Most major problems, personal and social, center on failure of self-control. When people were asked about their failings, a lack of self-control was at the top of the list. So let's talk about self-control....Poke the Box - by Seth GodinISBN: 1936719002 READ: 2011-03-15 RATING: 8/10Awesome short manifesto about getting into the habit of starting things. Inspiring as hell. Go go go!Hackers & Painters - by Paul GrahamISBN: 1449389554 READ: 2010-08-20 RATING: 8/10A collection of essays from one of the best. Loosely about intelligence, entrepreneurship, programming, and questioning norms. Many brilliant ideas and insights.Confessions of a Public Speaker - by Scott BerkunISBN: 0596801998 READ: 2010-06-28 RATING: 8/10Best book on public speaking. A must-read if you do this at all. Great concrete advice and personal tales.The Talent Code - by Daniel CoyleISBN: 055380684X READ: 2009-08-22 RATING: 8/10A great book showing that deep practice - (struggling in certain targeted ways - operating at the edges of your ability, where you make mistakes - experiences where you're forced to slow down, make errors, and correct them) - is what really makes you improve at anything.Ignore Everybody - by Hugh MacLeodISBN: 159184259X READ: 2009-06-28 RATING: 8/10Brilliant succinct wisdom on creativity from an artist. Seth Godin says, "Hugh harangues and encourages and pushes and won't sit still until you, like him, are unwilling to settle." I highly recommend this to all musicians, artists, and entrepreneurs. Even those that prefer not to read much. :-)What Would Google Do? - by Jeff JarvisISBN: 0061709719 READ: 2009-03-05 RATING: 8/10Great think-piece about lessons learned from Google's approach to things, and how they might approach different industries like airlines, real estate, education, etc.CrowdSourcing - by Jeff HoweISBN: 0307396207 READ: 2008-08-27 RATING: 8/10Great look at a different way of getting a project done: not outsourcing it to a person, but developing a system where thousands of people can contribute a little bit.Meatball Sundae - by Seth GodinISBN: 1591841747 READ: 2007-12-30 RATING: 8/10Instead of asking how to use the new internet tools to support your existing business, ask how you can change your business to take best advantage of the new tools.Execution - by Larry Bossidy and Ram CharanISBN: 0609610570 READ: 2007-02-12 RATING: 8/10Great in-depth look at the dirty discipline of getting things done in a large organization.Getting Things Done - by David AllenISBN: 0142000280 READ: 2005-04-30 RATING: 8/10Classic book with near-cult following. How to manage every last itty bitty tiny thing in your life. Keep your inbox empty.The 48 Laws of Power - by Robert Greene and Joost ElffersISBN: 0140280197 READ: 2003-05-06 RATING: 8/10Warning: some think this book is pure evil. But power exists, so it can only help to understand it better, even if you choose not to wield it.The Power of Habit - by Charles DuhiggISBN: 1400069289 READ: 2012-03-01 RATING: 7/10Great dissection and analysis of what creates habits, and the power of changing just one of three steps in the habit loop.You Are Not So Smart - by David McRaneyISBN: 1592406599 READ: 2011-11-15 RATING: 7/10Great summary of 46 cognitive biases. Much of it covered in other books like Predictably Irrational, but if you haven't read those, this is a great starting book. Otherwise, just a good reminder, and worth reading.Practicing Mind - by Thomas SternerISBN: 0977657205 READ: 2011-05-27 RATING: 7/10Great simple philosophy: Life itself is one long practice session. Everything in life worth achieving requires practice. Practice is not just for artistic or athletic skill, but practicing patience, practicing communication, practicing anything you do in life. The process/practice itself is the real goal, not the outcome.Mindset - by Carol DweckISBN: 0345472322 READ: 2010-11-27 RATING: 7/10Crucial distinction: People in a “fixed” mindset believe that you *are* great or flawed. People in a “growth” mindset believe your greatness (or flaws) are because of your actions. The fixed mindset is very harmful in every area of life (work, art, relationships, business, etc.) We get our initial mindset from our environment. When parents say, “You are great,” instead of ”You did great work,” they accidently create the “fixed” mindset.Start Small, Stay Small - by Rob Walling and Mike TaberISBN: 0615373968 READ: 2010-11-16 RATING: 7/10Great how-to guide about being a micropreneur: an entrepreneur running many small but profitable businesses.Making a Good Brain Great - by Daniel G. AmenISBN: 1400082099 READ: 2010-07-28 RATING: 7/10About the care of the physical brain - the goo in your skull - from a doctor who scans brains and has linked specific behavior to brain chemistry.I Will Teach You To Be Rich - by Ramit SethiISBN: 0761147489 READ: 2010-03-23 RATING: 7/10An amazing book about consumer finance and a healthy approach to managing your money. If you are age 18-35, this is a must-read! My notes are scarce, so get the book. Even if over 35, you might find some good tips on lowering your fees on various services, and a good reminder of good savings practices.Business Stripped Bare - by Richard BransonISBN: 1905264429 READ: 2010-02-17 RATING: 7/10A real and specific description of the inner workings of the Virgin companies. Every entrepreneur, investor, and manager should appreciate this detailed account of practices, philosophies and stories from the core.Talent Is Overrated - by Geoff ColvinISBN: 1591842247 READ: 2009-11-16 RATING: 7/10Talent is not innate - it comes from thousands of hours of deliberate practice: focused improving of your shortcomings. That's it. If you can get past the first 20% of the book that just asks questions, the next 60% is quite good.Never Eat Alone - by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl RazISBN: 0385512058 READ: 2009-07-26 RATING: 7/10A good book that's mostly about networking, but also some general business smarts. Definitely read if you need more work being social.Reality Check - by Guy KawasakiISBN: 1591842239 READ: 2009-03-08 RATING: 7/10Great collection of essays about entrepreneurship from his blog at blog.guykawasaki.comYou, Inc - The Art of Selling Yourself - by Harry BeckwithISBN: 0446578215 READ: 2008-07-26 RATING: 7/10One of my favorite authors, and a massive inspiration for my e-book. This is his newest, but read anything he’s done. It’s all top-notch insights on making life easier by being more considerate, whether you call that marketing or just life.The Ultimate Sales Machine - by Chet HolmesISBN: 1591842158 READ: 2008-06-12 RATING: 7/10After reading E-Myth Revisited, this is the best book I’ve seen on how to turn it into real results, step-by-step. Not ambiguous. Very “do it like this”.The Art of Learning - by Josh WaitzkinISBN: 0743277457 READ: 2008-05-30 RATING: 7/10Chess master becomes Tai Chi master, realizes his real genius is learning, and shares his insights and stories.Here Comes Everybody - by Clay ShirkyISBN: 1594201536 READ: 2008-04-06 RATING: 7/10Like Wikinomics and Crowdsourcing, required reading if interested in harnessing the collective power of people online.Maximum Achievement - by Brian TracyISBN: 0684803313 READ: 2006-11-12 RATING: 7/10A classic self-help book. Exactly what you'd expect. But very good.Linchpin - by Seth GodinISBN: 1591843162 READ: 2010-12-11 RATING: 6/10For someone who has a job at a company, I would call this essential reading with my highest recommendation. Since I haven't had a job since 1992, I couldn't apply many of his great points to my life. Still I loved his reminder of the value of the brilliant workers instead of systemized workers. The opposite of E-Myth (another book reviewed here).Cognitive Surplus - by Clay ShirkyISBN: 1594202532 READ: 2010-12-10 RATING: 6/10I always love Clay Shirky's insights into the internet culture. This is about how all the spare time people are using to add to Wikipedia, create YouTube videos or LOLCats, is previously time they were passively watching TV. Perhaps passive watching was a temporary habit that lasted 80 years, and now we're going back to a more participatory culture?Art and Fear - by David Bayles and Ted OrlandISBN: 0961454733 READ: 2010-11-23 RATING: 6/10For artists and musicians only: beautiful insights into the creative process.Nudge - by Richard Thaler and Cass SunsteinISBN: 014311526X READ: 2010-08-15 RATING: 6/10Introducing the idea of Libertarian Paternalism: influencing people's behavior for their own benefit, without forbidding any options or significantly changing their economic incentives.Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking - by D.Q. McInernyISBN: 0812971159 READ: 2010-03-15 RATING: 6/10World getting too fuzzy an unreasonable? Watching too much TV? A good book on logic is a great antidote. I'd never read one before, so I don't know how to compare it to others, but I really loved the clear thinking and deep insights here.Pomodoro Technique Illustrated - by Staffan NötebergISBN: 1934356506 READ: 2010-01-11 RATING: 6/10Pretty cool technique of working in 25-minute chunks. Better to start with a simple article about it, then read the book after if you love it. I do, so far.Pragmatic Thinking and Learning - by Andy HuntISBN: 1934356050 READ: 2009-11-03 RATING: 6/10A great curated collection of facts about how to learn effectively and think clearly. Since it's written by a programmer, it makes many computer analogies that fellow programmers will appreciate. Non-programmers might feel a little left out.Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes - Gilovich and BelskyISBN: 0684859386 READ: 2009-10-19 RATING: 6/10My favorite genre of book lately: clear examples of bugs in our brain: where our intuition is wrong. But this one focuses just on money issues. Loss aversion. Sunk cost fallacy. Confirmation bias. Anchoring. Etc. I love this stuff.Outliers: The Story of Success - by Malcolm GladwellISBN: 0316017922 READ: 2009-04-23 RATING: 6/10Deep study of why some people are so much more successful. Often due to circumstances and early opportunities, but really comes down to the fact that it takes about 10,000 hours of hard work to master something.Lucky Or Smart? - by Bo PeabodyISBN: 1439210101 READ: 2009-04-23 RATING: 6/10Tiny book by an incredibly successful serial entrepreneur telling his tales and lessons learned.The Power of Less - by Leo BabutaISBN: 1401309704 READ: 2009-01-21 RATING: 6/10Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest. Set limitations. Become incredibly effective. Written by someone who's been successfully living this way for years.Tribes - by Seth GodinISBN: 1591842336 READ: 2008-11-17 RATING: 6/10Inspiring look at what it takes to organize and mobilize groups of people.How to Talk to Anyone - by Leil LowndesISBN: 007141858X READ: 2008-09-12 RATING: 6/10Wonderful considerate book about conversational people skills.Brain Rules - by John MedinaISBN: 0979777704 READ: 2008-08-26 RATING: 6/10New scientific insights into why our brains work this way, and how to use what we now know to learn or work better.Cut to the Chase - by Stuart LevineISBN: 0385516207 READ: 2008-07-26 RATING: 6/10Tips on more effective communication.The Magic of Thinking Big - by David SchwartzISBN: 0671646788 READ: 2008-07-26 RATING: 6/10A classic self-help book. Exactly what you'd expect. But very good.How to Get Rich - by Felix DennisISBN: 1591842050 READ: 2008-06-18 RATING: 6/10Shockingly honest thoughts from a filthy rich bastard.The Culting of Brands - by Douglas AtkinISBN: 1591840961 READ: 2008-02-08 RATING: 6/10Unique fascinating dissection of cults and why they work. Then how to apply those lessons to marketing your business.Don't Make Me Think - by Steve KrugISBN: 0321344758 READ: 2007-08-08 RATING: 6/10The classic book of web usability. Required reading for anyone who makes websites.Know-How - by Ram Charan with Geri WilliganISBN: 0307341518 READ: 2007-02-12 RATING: 6/10Acquired expertise in big business. Subtitle: 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don't.The Art of Project Management - Scott BerkunISBN: 0596007868 READ: 2006-11-19 RATING: 6/10The best book on how to oversee projects to completion.Little Bets - by Peter SimsISBN: 1439170428 READ: 2011-05-10 RATING: 5/10Examples of the fact that much success or creativity comes from trying many things, failing fast, getting feedback, trying more things, and deliberate practice. Stories from Pixar, Chris Rock, Silicon Valley, Frank Gehry.Focus - by Leo BabautaISBN: 1434103072 READ: 2011-01-17 RATING: 5/10Nice short reminder of the importance of solitude and focus. Single-tasking. Only doing your most important things, and let the rest go.The Upside of Irrationality - by Dan ArielyISBN: 0061995037 READ: 2010-07-05 RATING: 5/10First read his amazing book “Predictably Irrational.” But if you read and loved it, then this is a continuation with some more examples - mostly organizational. He also catharticly details his own painful injuries in every chapter.The Profit Zone - by Adrian SlywotzkyISBN: 0812933044 READ: 2009-10-14 RATING: 5/10Dryer but deeper prequel to the great “Art of Profitability” book, also recommended here. Start with that one. Only read this if that one fascinated you.Overachievement - by John EliotISBN: 1591841313 READ: 2009-07-04 RATING: 5/10Performance coach, with a bent towards sports, surgery, and executive performance, gives his thoughts on being a top performer. The key is the "Trusting Mindset": like a squirrel runs across a telephone wire. Just doing it, without thought, because you've trained yourself plenty until that point.The Culture Code - by Clotaire RapailleISBN: 0767920570 READ: 2008-11-01 RATING: 5/10Weird look at how different cultures (mostly Europe versus U.S. in this book) see things differently. Example: British luxury is about detachment whereas U.S. luxury is about rank.Richard Branson - Losing My VirginityISBN: 0812932293 READ: 2008-06-01 RATING: 5/10Autobiography of his life from childhood through 2004. Interesting how he was always over-leveraged and how that drove him forward. Amazing how he negotiated Necker Island from £3 million down to £180k.The Checklist Manifesto - by Atul GawandeISBN: 0312430000 READ: 2011-12-25 RATING: 4/10Like Malcom Gladwell, a book that could and should have been an article, but puffed up with 200 pages of supporting stories, mostly great detailed tales of his surgeon experiences where a checklist would have come in handy. Here's the book in one sentence: You should make checklists for any complex procedures or decisions.Hiring Smart - by Pierre MornellISBN: 1580085148 READ: 2011-08-07 RATING: 4/10Good advice on hiring. No big surprises, but some useful tips.Discover Your Inner Economist - by Tyler CowenISBN: 0452289637 READ: 2009-10-19 RATING: 4/10The book title is misleading. It ends up being mostly the author's recommendations for the transactions of life. When to give to charity, what restaurants to choose, what insurance to buy, etc. He makes a rational case for these, that is often very interesting, but still feels like just his opinion.Causing a Scene - by Charlie ToddISBN: 006170363X READ: 2009-08-18 RATING: 4/10Fun tales from the guy that invented Improv Everywhere. Not really educational as much as just fun, and I'm a huge fan of their “missions”.Enough - by John BogleISBN: 0470398515 READ: 2009-04-23 RATING: 4/10Legendary investor, now 80, looks back with long-view wisdom on investing, living, and giving.How to be a Billionaire - by Martin FridsonISBN: 0471416177 READ: 2009-04-23 RATING: 4/10Biographical look at billionaires from the last 200 years, and lessons learned from how they did it. Some lessons aren't really applicable to the rest of us, like changing government laws to protect your monopoly. But some are.Management of the Absurd - by Richard FarsonISBN: 0684830442 READ: 2009-04-14 RATING: 4/10Counter-intuitive lessons about management. Highly recommended for managers and leaders, but also teachers and parents.The Obsolete Employee - by Michael RusserISBN: 0966248465 READ: 2007-10-01 RATING: 4/10How to run a company without employees, but with a loose network of work-from-home freelance agents. Very instructive, but also good perspective like how until the industrial revolution, there were no employees: everyone was freelance.Secrets of the Millionaire Mind - by T. Harv EckerISBN: 0060763280 READ: 2007-06-12 RATING: 4/10If you suspect that your mindset is holding you back from making more money, read this. Identifies and dissolves the mental baggage we've built up that believes money is evil and those who have it are greedy.One Simple Idea - by Stephen KeyISBN: 0071756159 READ: 2011-04-29 RATING: 3/10Good introduction into the world of licensing your ideas to companies that manufacture products.Hire With Your Head - by Lou AdlerISBN: 0470128356 READ: 2010-12-15 RATING: 3/10Great advice on hiring, but insanely repetitive. Maybe this was an editing mistake - that the exact same points are made over and over and over and over - often with the exact same words, sentences, even paragraphs. But those key points are great.What the Dog Saw - by Malcolm GladwellISBN: 0316075841 READ: 2009-12-05 RATING: 3/10A pretty-good collection of his articles from the past few years. While most are somewhat interesting, it felt a little like surfing the net or TV. Lots of “huh”, but no lasting insights. More entertainment than education.The Great Formula - by Mark JoynerISBN: 0471778230 READ: 2009-06-06 RATING: 3/10Create an irresistable offer. Present it to people who need it. Sell them more afterwards. Lots of examples of this.Program or Be Programmed - by Douglas Rushkoff and Leland PurvisISBN: 1935928155 READ: 2011-07-20 RATING: 2/10Maybe I'm just too immersed in this, but everything said here seems to be the most conventional wisdom - nothing I haven't heard. Shame, because I thought it was going to be about teaching the lay-person the importance of programming.The Four Filters Invention of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger - by Bud LabitanISBN: 0615241298 READ: 2011-01-21 RATING: 2/10Another overview of the investment approach of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur - by Stuart SkormanISBN: 0787987328 READ: 2010-12-24 RATING: 2/10Personal tales, almost an autobiography, of someone who created a wide range of businesses, both successful and not. Some insights along the way, but not many surprising ones. I'd recommend “How to Get Rich” by Felix Dennis instead, also reviewed on this website.Life Without Lawyers - by Philip K. HowardISBN: 0393065669 READ: 2010-04-24 RATING: 2/10I really liked his TED talk (search ted.com), and this book elaborates on the idea. Makes a good point, but should just be a long article - not a whole book.The Productive Programmer - by Neal FordISBN: 0596519788 READ: 2009-11-01 RATING: 2/10I thought it was going to be more general or philosophical tips, but seemed to be more about IDE-specific tips instead. Then it crashed my Kindle (and stillFounders at Work - by Jessica LivingstonISBN: 1430210788 READ: 2008-02-12 RATING: 2/10Long in-depth interviews with company founders, telling their tales of how they started. Lots of stories with a few usable gems.Conspiracy of the Rich - Robert KiyosakiISBN: 0446559806 READ: 2009-11-24 RATING: 0/10Yet another Rich Dad book shat out for the usual audience of those who don't read. Often so bad it hurts, but with the occasional useful sentence. He always seems to go out of his way to avoid giving any usable info - only generalities. Does he care? Is he trying to write great books? Are these things just machine-generated or something?The Think Big Manifesto - by Michael Port and Mina SamuelsISBN: 0470432373 READ: 2009-05-12 RATING: 0/10One of the few books I've actively disliked. Ever read the introduction to a book? Where they say “what you hold in your hands here is something that could change the world”, and blah blah blah? I kept reading, wondering when the introduction was going to be over. Over halfway through the book, I realized this was it: just broad general encouraging unuseful nothings for the entire book.

The common step for football players upon retirement is to step into management to extend their paid involvement in football and to use this opportunity to transfer the skills and experience they have gained during their career to younger generations.As the best Premier League managers, Frank Lampard, José Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and some others have made the transition from player to manager, currently finding themselves in charge at prestigious clubs.They all enjoyed tremendously successful playing and managing careers.Stay tuned right here to find out more about The Sack Race!Jurgen KloppThe top Premier League manager, Klopp, spent the majority of his playing career at Mainz 05. As a hard-working and dedicated player, Klopp was initially recruited as a striker, before playing as a defender for the rest of his playing career.Klopp became the club's manager in 2001 and oversaw promotion to the top flight of German football in his third season in charge, ending a 41-year wait for Mainz’s first-ever season in the Bundesliga.Three seasons in Germany's top division followed, including qualification for the 2005/06 UEFA Europa League, before relegation to the 2.Bundesliga at the end of the 2006/07 campaign.Klopp left the club at the end of the following season after they failed to gain promotion straight away.Klopp was appointed as manager of Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2008 to rebuild a side that had finished 13th in the Bundesliga in 2007/08.Dortmund finished sixth and then fifth, later Klopp achieved back-to-back Bundesliga titles, in addition to a German Cup win in the 2011/12 campaign.Dortmund reached the UEFA Champions League final in 2013 under Klopp’s guidance, losing to fellow German side Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium. After seven years of coaching the team, Klopp left at the end of the 2014/15 season.source:The Best Premier League Managers of 2019In 2015, Liverpool announced Klopp as Brendan Rodgers’ replacement at Anfield, giving the German the opportunity to coach an English football club.He led the Reds to the UEFA Europa League final in 2015/16 and the UEFA Champions League final in 2017/18, although both matches ended in defeat.Klopp was back in the Champions League final the following season, leading his side to a 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.It was also a noteworthy domestic campaign for Klopp's Reds, who finished a point behind champions Manchester City in spite of losing just one Premier League match in the entire 2018/19 season.Klopp did the inconceivable season by guiding Liverpool to successive Champions League finals and finally clearing the last obstacle by lifting the coveted Champions League trophy.The German silenced his critics and showed the world why he is considered to be an elite coach. Since taking over the managerial seat at Liverpool, Klopp's high-intensity playing style has turned the Reds into one of the most exciting teams to watch.Finally, Klopp won the Best FIFA Men's Coach Award for 2019 in recognition of his achievements throughout the year. He claimed the award ahead of Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino because of leading the Reds to Champions League glory and a club-record total of 97 Premier League points in the 2018-19 season. He is known as the top Premier League manager of 2019.Pep GuardiolaAs a defensive midfielder, Guardiola played in a deep-lying playmaker's role during his playing career. He spent most of his career at Barcelona, playing a major role in Johan Cruyff's Dream Team that won the club's first European Cup in 1992, and four successive Spanish league titles from 1991 to 1994. Later, he captained the team from 1997 until his departure from the club in 2001.Moreover, Guardiola played for Brescia and Roma in Italy, Al-Ahli in Qatar, and Dorados de Sinaloa in Mexico. Guardiola played 47 matches for the Spanish national team and appeared at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well as at UEFA Euro 2000.His club won six LaLiga titles and lifted the European Cup in 1992, the same year that he won Olympic gold with Spain. He additionally played seven friendly matches for Catalonia.Guardiola's first coaching role was with FC Barcelona's B team during the 2007 -08 campaign. He achieved promotion and was quickly announced the best coach of the senior squad, replacing Frank Rijkaard at the end of the 2007/08 season.He stamped his mark at Camp Nou as his first campaign in charge brought success in the UEFA Champions League, LaLiga, and Copa del Rey.In general, he spent four seasons as manager of the Spanish side, winning 14 trophies across six different competitions before taking a break from football after the 2011/12 campaign.Guardiola returned to coaching ahead of 2013/14 to replace Jupp Heynckes at Bayern Munich. He won three Bundesliga titles with silverware also coming via the DFB-Pokal, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup.Following three years in Munich, the former FIFA World Coach of the Year signed a contract with Manchester City for the 2016/17 Premier League season.Man City finished third and then, in the next campaign, broke the Premier League record for most consecutive victories, with 18 wins between August and December 2017.The Spanish coach lifted his first trophy in England after a 3-0 win over Arsenal in the 2018 Carabao Cup final.The Citizens dominated throughout the 2017/18 Premier League season, with Guardiola obtaining his first league title in English football with a record of 106 goals, 32 wins, and 100 points. He is believed to be one of the best EPL managers.Source:The Best Premier League Managers of 2019Brendan RodgersThe Northern Irish football coach and the former player played in his youth with Ballymena United, before signing a contract with Reading at the age of 18, however his playing career very prematurely ended at the age of 20 due to a genetic knee condition.The former defender continued his involvement with non-league clubs Newport County, Witney Town, and the now-defunct Newbury Town while staying on Reading's club as a coach and later as an academy director.Rodgers moved to Chelsea as head youth coach from September 2004 after impressing first-team manager Jose Mourinho during a spell in Spain. He credits Mourinho for instilling his immaculate preparations and command of small details.After being promoted to reserve-team manager at Chelsea, Rodgers got his first senior managerial role at Watford in 2008. The Hornets finished 13th in the Championship at the end of the season; however, Rodgers switched to Reading that summer, a spell that lasted six months.Swansea City announced Rodgers as their new manager in 2010 and thus he coached the Welsh club to the Premier League in his first season after beating Reading in the Championship playoff final.After keeping Swansea up in 2011/12 with stylish football and shocking top teams such as Arsenal, Rodgers replaced Kenny Dalglish as the manager of Liverpool.The seventh place in 2012/13 was followed up by a close battle with Manchester City for the 2013/14 Premier League title. Although Liverpool finished second, Rodgers claimed the LMA Manager of the Year award.Liverpool ended the next campaign in sixth and Rodgers departed Anfield during the 2015/16 season with the club in 10th.Rodgers' next club was Celtic, whom he guided to two Scottish Premiership titles, two Scottish Cups, and three Scottish League Cups.Rodgers left Celtic for Leicester City in 2019, staying there up to present to coach his third Premier League club. He has won three Premier League Manager of the Month awards so far.Nuno Espírito SantoAs a goalkeeper during his playing career, Nuno represented Portugal at the 1996 Olympics and was part of the Porto squad that won the 2002/03 UEFA Cup and 2003/04 UEFA Champions League under Jose Mourinho.During his playing career, he first made a name for himself in Spain, playing for three teams of Deportivo, Porto, and International in five years. He also played professionally in Russia; he was part of the Portuguese squad at Euro 2008, but never won a cap for the national team.Espirito Santo started as a goalkeeping coach after retiring in the summer of 2010, before being given his first senior coaching appointment two years later, with the Portuguese side Rio Ave.In his second season, Rio Ave were finalists in both of the domestic cup competitions, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League for the first time in their history.Nuno moved to Valencia, where he obtained a fourth-place finish in 2014/15 while winning the Manager of the Month award in Spain three times.He then spent a season at Porto before moving to England and Wolves.Espirito Santo was appointed Wolverhampton Wanderers’ head coach on 31 May 2017 and led the club into the Premier League in his first full season.His first season at Molineux was a triumph as Nuno led the club to promotion and the Championship title, finishing nine points clear.Frank LampardLampard initially came through West Ham United’s academy, making his Premier League debut in January 1996.Lampard was one of the greatest midfielders of his generation at West Ham United, the club where his father had also played.After signing for the Chelsea club in 2001 for £11 million, Lampard established himself as a prolific scorer from midfield in his thirteen years with the team, becoming Chelsea's all-time record goalscorer with 211 strikes scored in all competitionsHe won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, two League Cups and both the UEFA Champions League and Europa League with Chelsea, while he was named the Premier League Player of the Season in 2004/05.Lampard, who also earned over 100 England caps, moved on to Manchester City in the summer of 2014, making 32 Premier League appearances while scoring six goals in his season at the Etihad Stadium.He finished his playing career in Major League Soccer with New York City, announcing his retirement in February 2017 at the age of 38.Lampard began studying for his UEFA A License with help from Chelsea, who allowed him to assist with academy coaching sessions.He was given his first managerial position in May 2018, taking the reins at Championship side Derby County, whom he led to the playoff final in his only season with the club.Just over a month after that showdown with Aston Villa at Wembley, he returned to Chelsea as head coach, replacing Maurizio Sarri.Frank Lampard was appointed Chelsea’s head coach in 2019, returning to the club where he had a hugely successful 13-year playing career.Lampard won the Premier League Manager of the Month award for October 2019 after Chelsea's 100 percent win record in the league for that month.José MourinhoMourinho was a midfielder whose playing career was over in a flash, choosing to study sports science and attend coaching courses to remain in the game.In 1982, Mourinho moved to his father’s former club Belenenses, just relegated from the top flight but one of only two clubs other than Portugal’s ‘Big Three’ to win the Primeira title – albeit nearly 40 years earlier.Mourinho went on to play for one more small club in his home town of Setubal by the name of Comercio e Industria, before hanging up his boots forever by the age of 23.source:The Best Premier League Managers of 2019Mourinho started his Premier League career in London when he was named manager of Chelsea in June 2004, before leaving early in the 2007/08 campaign.He returned to the Blues on 3 June 2013. The Portuguese had previously a semi-professional football career before making his coaching breakthrough in the backroom staff of Sir Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon, Porto, and Barcelona.After brief but successful stints in charge at Benfica and Uniao de Leiria, he won the UEFA Champions League with Porto in 2004, only a year after lifting the UEFA Europa League trophy in his first full season as manager.In his first campaign at Stamford Bridge in 2004/05, Chelsea won their first top-flight title for 50 years with a record haul of 95 points.They retained the Premier League crown a year later and won the FA Cup and the League Cup twice with Mourinho in charge.Mourinho left Chelsea in 2007 and his next managerial role came with Inter Milan, where he won the Serie A title and the Italian Super Cup in his first season.Later, Real Madrid appointed Mourinho as their coach in the summer of 2010, going on to win the Copa del Rey in 2011 and edge Barcelona to the 2011/12 La Liga title.But after three years at the Bernabeu, Mourinho returned to England ahead of the 2013/14 Premier League season for a second spell with Chelsea.In his first season back at Stamford Bridge, he guided the Blues to third place, four points away from title winners Manchester City.In the 2014/15 campaign, Mourinho earned a third League Cup triumph with Chelsea after a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium. A third Premier League title was then secured in 2015.Mourinho left the club by mutual consent on 17 December 2015, departing for a second time with the Blues sat in 16th place and one point above the relegation zone.In May 2016, Mourinho signed a three-year deal as manager of Manchester United. In his first season in charge, the club won the Community Shield, the League Cup and the UEFA Europa League.The Red Devils finished second behind their city rivals in 2017/18 and lost the FA Cup final to Mourinho's former club, Chelsea.Mourinho left Manchester United in December 2018, with the club lying in sixth place after 17 matches.A return to management came in November 2019 when Tottenham Hotspur appointed Mourinho to replace Mauricio Pochettino and to join the best Premier League managers.Ole Gunnar SolskjaerSolskjaer enjoyed a successful playing career before going into management, being signed by Man United from Norwegian club Molde in 1996. Solskjaer spent 11 seasons at Old Trafford, scoring 91 goals in 235 Premier League matches and helping his side win six Premier League titles.The Norway international notably scored the added-time winner for United against Bayern Munich in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final.He also remains the only substitute to score four goals in a Premier League game, achieving the record in a 19-minute appearance against Nottingham Forest in 1999.In 2007, Solskjaer continued to work for Sir Alex Ferguson, coaching the first-team strikers before taking charge of the reserve team.In November 2010, he became manager of Molde and guided his previous club to their first league title in their 100-year history in his debut season.Molde retained their title, before going winning the Norwegian Cup in the following campaign.Solskjaer landed his first managerial role in the Premier League in January 2014 when he was announced as manager of Cardiff City, who were lying one point above the relegation zone.The Bluebirds were relegated after finishing 20th in the Premier League. Solskjaer returned to Molde after eight months at the Welsh club, and he finished runners-up in the Norwegian top flight in successive seasons.In December 2018, he was confirmed as the caretaker manager of Man United for the remainder of the season.The Norwegian signed a three-year deal in March 2019 following 10 wins out of 13 in the Premier League and a comeback win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.Chris WilderWilder’s first appearances in the Football League came with the Blades after he joined them in 1986.He played for 10 other clubs during a 15-year career as a right-back, while also having a second spell with Sheffield United.When an injury ended his full-time playing career, Wilder joined the ninth-tier side Alfreton Town at the start of the 2001/02 season.After only two months, he was appointed to be a player-manager and, although he was only in charge for 27 weeks, he won four trophies, including the league title.Wilder took charge of Halifax Town in July 2002 and led them to the Conference playoff final in 2005/06, which his side lost. He stayed until the club was wound up due to debts in the summer of 2008.He had a brief spell as the assistant manager at Bury in League Two before returning to the Conference to take charge of Oxford United in December 2008.He achieved promotion through the playoffs in his second season there and then secured three successive top-half finishes.Wilder switched to another League Two club, Northampton Town, in January 2014, swapping a sixth-placed team for a side-lying bottom of the table.His decision was justified, though, as he led The Cobblers to a 12th-place finish and then won the title the following season with 99 points.Five days after the end of that campaign, on 12 May 2016, Wilder was appointed manager of Sheffield United, then in League One.He won his second successive league title in his first season with the Blades, this time racking up 100 points.After a 10th-place finish in the Championship, he achieved another promotion in 2018/19 as runners-up Sheffield United returned to the Premier League after a 12-year absence.He was named the League Managers Association’s manager of the year, beating Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.Roy HodgsonHodgson was a successful young player at Crystal Palace; however, he was never able to break into the first team. After leaving Crystal Palace, he played non-league football for several years with Tonbridge and Gravesend & Northfleet.Later, the 23-year-old Hodgson joined Maidstone United, where he played and also served as an assistant manager to Bob Houghton.In 1972, after a year at Maidstone, he moved to Ashford Town (Kent), while working as a PE teacher at Alleyn's School in south London. He moved to Pretoria, South Africa to play for Berea Park during the following year.In 1974, Hodgson came back to England for his final playing spell, joining Carshalton Athletic. He supported himself by teaching at Monks Hill Comprehensive.In 1980, Bristol City appointed Hodgson as an assistant manager; he moved into the top job for four months.Hodgson returned to Sweden later in the year, taking charge of two second-tier teams and then top-flight side Malmo FF, where he won five consecutive Allsvenskan titles and two Swedish Cup trophies.In 1990, Hodgson moved to Switzerland to guide Neuchatel Xamax to European football twice before taking up the Swiss national team job.He led Switzerland to the 1994 World Cup, their first international tournament since 1966, and Euro 1996. However, Hodgson left the Swiss national team at the end of qualification to concentrate on his managerial position at Inter Milan, which started in October 1995.The Englishman left the Serie A club after the 1997 UEFA Cup final defeat to Schalke 04 to take charge of Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn finished sixth in 1997/98 and Hodgson was twice named the Premier League Manager of the Month, but the two went their separate ways the following season.From 2002 to 2004, Hodgson was the United Arab Emirates manager and he moved to Finland for their national job after a short spell with Viking in Norway. After seeing out his contract with Finland in November 2007, Hodgson was appointed manager of Fulham a month later.The 2008/09 season was a contrast to the previous season as Fulham finished seventh, their highest Premier League position.Liverpool appointed Hodgson as their manager in the summer of 2010, however, he left the club in January 2011.Crystal Palace announced Hodgson as Frank de Boer's replacement on 12 September 2017. In general, Hodgson has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries.Mikel ArtetaArteta started his career as a football player at Barcelona before taking in spells at Paris Saint-Germain, Rangers, and Real Sociedad.His first experience with English football was during a loan spell at Everton in January 2005, before making the move to Goodison Park permanent six months later.He moved to Arsenal in August 2011, where he was named club captain ahead of the 2014/15 season. The negotiations were long and hard since Everton were reluctant to let Arteta leave and the footballer’s agent requested a significant amount of money for Arteta.Finally, Arteta asked to move to Arsenal and consented to lower his initial salary requirements by £20,000 (it was £90,000 at the beginning). The Spaniard won two FA Cups during his time with the Gunners, before retiring in 2016.In July 2016, Arteta was announced as an assistant coach at Manchester City working along with fellow co-assistants Brian Kidd, Domènec Torrent, and manager Pep Guardiola as part of the coaching team that won the Premier League in 2017/18 with a record of 100 points.City became the first club in 10 seasons to retain the Premier League trophy a year later, while they also won two EFL Cups and one FA Cup during Arteta's time at the Etihad Stadium.On 20 December 2019, the ex-captain Mikel Arteta was announced to be Arsenal head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal, replacing Unai Emery.