the personal mba

The collection includes compact, classroom-free guides that distill MBA curricula into single-volume or short formats. They provide condensed overviews of top business-school topics and practical ways to gain MBA-related skills without formal classroom study.

These MBA-style books are available in paperback and hardcover formats.

Page counts in this set range roughly from about 352 pages up to about 624 pages.

These guides state they track the core curricula of leading business schools to teach fundamentals without the cost or commitment of an MBA. Some editions also include online resources such as downloadable forms, study guides, videos, presentations, and companion website materials.

The books frame their approach as avoiding the time and expense of a formal MBA, using language like 'without the commitment or cost of an MBA degree' and 'without the extreme costs of earning an MBA degree.' They frequently position their material as much faster or requiring less time than a two-year MBA program.