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The $100 MBA Show

MBA2359 Must Read: 80/20 Rule by Richard Koch

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers, Marketing

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

So, what exactly is the 80/20 Rule? It's a concept that highlights how focusing on a few vital inputs can generate the majority of your results. In other words, 20% of your efforts will deliver 80% of your outcomes.

Omar dives into the transformative power of the 80/20 Rule, as explained in the book The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch. This principle can revolutionize your efficiency, effectiveness, and overall success in business and life.

Let’s break down the 80/20 Rule, explore its historical roots, its relevance in the digital age, and most importantly, how you can practically apply it to your business. Plus, we'll explore resource allocation, leveraging your strengths, and making strategic decisions based on the 80/20 Rule. Click Play!

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0:00.0

Heyo! Welcome to the $100 MBA show, no fluff just the good stuff with our practical business lessons.

0:16.0

I'm your host, your coach, your teacher Omar Zenholm.

0:19.1

I'm also the co-founder of Webinar Ninja, an Inimpeded Software Company.

0:22.2

I started back in 2014.

0:24.0

In today's episode is a must read episode.

0:26.7

On our must read episodes I share with you a book that has influenced me, has impacted me,

0:31.6

I share with you its takeaways, its insights, and why you should read it too.

0:35.0

Today's must read is The 8020 Rule by Richard Koch.

0:39.0

You might have heard of the 8020 Rule, also known as the Pareto principle. The 80-20 rule illustrates how focusing on a few vital inputs

0:47.7

can generate the majority of your results. It can have a profound impact on your efficiency,

0:52.3

your effectiveness, an overall success in business and in life.

0:57.0

Essentially, the idea of the 80-twin rule is that 20% of your inputs, your efforts actually give you 80 percent of your results

1:04.4

meaning that most of the other things you do probably don't make much of an impact

1:10.1

and only 20 percent of your efforts is actually making most of the impact.

1:14.0

In today's episode, I'm going to share you how Richard Koch goes and dissects this topic.

1:19.4

In this book, the 80-20 rule, why is this phenomenon so true and so fascinating, but also how to practically use

1:26.1

this in your business and in your life so you're really using your resources properly.

1:31.8

You're focusing on your strengths. You're making strategic

1:34.8

decisions and not just things off the cuff or from a gut feeling and a whole lot more.

1:40.2

Can't wait to get into it. Let's get into it, let's get down to business.

1:45.2

The 80-20 rule is something that I've heard about over and over and over in the last 20 years

1:50.4

of my journey as an entrepreneur.

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