Unlock Your Business's Potential: Make the Vital Change That Will Take Your Company to the Next Level

Richard: This book is a sigh of relief. it simplifies how to decide what to focus on get the biggest bang for your buck in fixing roadblocks in your business.

United States on Jan 03, 2024

Blondie: Ordered for a group / class I participated in. Not great, not bad.

United States on May 09, 2023

Tony G: Love all the books I have read so far by Mike. He really breaks things down in the simplest way possible and explains great business concepts with practical examples. Any business owner can grow and turn a chaotic business into order by following the advise and recommendations of this book. Great framework.

United Kingdom on Nov 24, 2020

Jamil B.: This is the third book I've read from Mike, the other two being Clockwork and Profit First, which I think are both valuable reference books for any business owner.

With Fix This Next, he keeps the same tone and humour across the book, while still taking the time to break down the core concepts that he presents. Mike uses The Business Hierarchy of Needs is the idea he introduces, based on Abraham Maslow's Personal Hierarchy of Needs, to make a direct analogy on how people think naturally and how to identify the warning areas in a business by introducing a process for evaluation, metrics, progress tracking and results.

Fix This Next is easy to read, enjoyable, but still offers the benefit of introducing a process that can be easily integrated with any business.

I personally enjoyed reading the book, as I have the other two. The writing style and storytelling keeps you want to read more and discover all this guide has to offer. I would recommend it to any friend who may be running a business or is planning to start one.

Canada on Oct 13, 2020

Amazon Customer: Great ideas, its a practical book that you can base your improvements on. I started with delivering on commitments, where I have been making changes to the company. I am super happy with the results, i knew I had a problem but this book helped me pinpoint it and find ways to get it better.

Mexico on Sep 11, 2020

Vinod S: I read a lot of books to help me learn how to run my business well. Out of the many many books I've read over the years, Mike Michalowicz's books have possibly been the most helpful in bringing immense clarity and in offering simple actionable steps that anyone can take to improve the way their business works.

I've read and applied the lessons in his earlier book, Profit First, and I can say with complete conviction that it is the lessons I learned in Profit First that has allowed me to generate and save a very good profit from my business over the last year. And it is this saved up profit that has bought me valuable time during the COVID crisis, to rethink and redesign my business, without having to let go of my team.

I'm midway through Fix This Next and I'm already able to see clearly where I need to focus my attention and money over the next few weeks, to take my business to the next level. Do yourself a favour and read this book; actually, read all his books!

India on Aug 07, 2020

Büchermeyer: This is not some theory, this is actionable. Not many books will directly help your business improve significantly like this one will, or even make the difference between mere survival and solid business with a future. I say this without knowing your specific business. However, I am right, as you will see.
The problem is, we as business owners, even if we think we know the problems and priorities, because we are in it each day, most of the times we do not see what is really the most important ONE to tackle TODAY, NOW. Regardless if we are in a comfortable place but would like to level up, or if we are just before on the verge of losing the business.
Mike has figured it out. Hands it to us here. Eye opening as heck. Buy it.

Germany on Jul 21, 2020

Crystal N.H. Cliff: I was 98% certain I would be closing my solopreneur medical practice. Nearly 7 years of being overwhelmed and in a downward spiraling circle brought me to a place of finally letting my practice die gracefully. In medical school, we are taught very little about how to run a business. These are two different skill sets and business is not natural to a healer. Having had to start my practice suddenly due to the need to bring cash into my home life meant that there were no plans made, only $1200 and left over supplies from a former massage therapy practice (which also did not pull a profit). I had considered closing my practice every year for the previous four and resigned that I was not made to run a business. However, I couldn't quit. Not yet. I was made aware of Mike through a women's business network and immediately purchased FTN. I read it in 3 weeks and purchased his Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, Pumpkin Plan, and Profit First before I finished FTN. I read the remaining three books in another three weeks. For the first time in my career I had clarity, I had structure, I had foundation and I had a mentor and guide that spoke my (weird) language. It's Q3...

United States on Jul 01, 2020

Stephen D BuyzeStephen D Buyze: What I love about Michael's newest book is how actionable it is. It makes sense that the Business also has a Hierarchy of Needs. Michael not only presents what the hierarchy is, but how to easily find (less than 15 minutes for me) the Most Vital Need - what to work on next.

That in itself is great, but looking over all the places that need to be fixed, I can assign less than most vital to the Team, and have them start working on a fix while I focused solely on the most vital. by the time the delegated works becomes the most vital (if ever), the Team has things in place to execute and address quickly.

FYI: I read the book on Monday. It is now Thursday and the process to address the Most Vital Need is already in place (making it less than most vital), and this evening, I will go back thru the hierarchy, looking for the next Most Vital Need. At this rate (1 1/2 per week), in a year, we will knock out 78 Most Vital Needs in the Business plus what the Team is going to bring home over the same time period.

Michael, please keep thinking, writing, podcasting, and talking!

Steve

United States on Jun 18, 2020

C Lyn Hess: Mike has a way of taking what is complex and setting it up very simply. I recommend adding the audio book. With Covid and trying to work in my business - it often leaves me overwhelmed with knowing what to do to work on my business in an effective way. I'm at the stage of my career where I want to lean toward leaving a legacy. The systems in the book lay out the path to get there in a manageable way. I am also part of a Fix This Next Master Class which I find helpful (and highly recommend) because it gives me accountability to actually enact the steps to improve my business.
I also want to thank Mike for being so generous with his time and knowledge. I am a psychotherapist and during this pandemic time he has really been aware of the need for mental health access and willing to coach and help us help our communities. I find him to be super kind and his hopeful attitude about a coming business surge gives me hope. I hope that help. I'm gonna keep working the steps so my group will poised to help our community as the need arises.

United States on May 22, 2020