Josh Kaufman Interested in learning advanced business concepts, but don't have the time or money for a traditional MBA program? Business schools don't have a monopoly on worldly wisdom - if you care more about increasing your effectiveness at work than a diploma and a few lines on your resume, the "Personal MBA" is for you.

About the author:
Josh just graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Business with concentrations in Business Information Systems, Real Estate, and Philosophy. He has worked at Procter & Gamble for three years as a part of UC's cooperative education program, and will be starting full-time at P&G this fall. He has no intention of getting an MBA any time soon, but he does have a lot of good books to read. You can find him discussing the Personal MBA at http://www.personalmba.com or on his blog at http://www.joshkaufman.net.