--- product_id: 303348196 title: "Pyramid Principle, The" price: "₹ 9539" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/303348196-pyramid-principle store_origin: IN region: India --- # Pyramid Principle, The **Price:** ₹ 9539 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Pyramid Principle, The - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 9539 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/303348196-pyramid-principle) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Pyramid Principle, The [Minto, Barbara] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Pyramid Principle, The Review: Solid and timeless book for thinking and presenting your issue solving ideas - Solid and timeless book for thinking and presenting your issue solving ideas. Great for corporate careers and i wish i read early in in life. Review: excellent primer on writing well - great book. should be required reading for any freshman in college. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #12,638 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Technical Writing Reference (Books) #12 in Running Meetings & Presentations (Books) #146 in Business Management (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (328) | | Dimensions | 6.14 x 0.55 x 9.21 inches | | Edition | 3rd | | ISBN-10 | 1292372265 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1292372266 | | Item Weight | 13 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 240 pages | | Publication date | March 16, 2021 | | Publisher | Pearson Education | ## Images ![Pyramid Principle, The - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/718WH3QTEGL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Solid and timeless book for thinking and presenting your issue solving ideas *by A***E on March 20, 2026* Solid and timeless book for thinking and presenting your issue solving ideas. Great for corporate careers and i wish i read early in in life. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ excellent primer on writing well *by C***H on November 7, 2022* great book. should be required reading for any freshman in college. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Visual Thinking Classic *by F***I on August 7, 2025* Barbara Minto's book, "The Pyramid Principle," continues to be a business communication classic and I am glad it remains in print and continues to be reissued as in this edition. See my remarks related to an earlier version which continue to remain relevant. Foundational Work In Visual Thinking - This reviewer first became acquainted with Minto Pyramid Principle concepts and diagrams when part of leading consulting firms where we were exposed as part of efforts to improve our proposal and presentation efforts. Eventually having the opportunity to go back and look at her book in detail showed how helpful it can be in a number of ways. While she explains her approach in detail, a careful reading, also provides additional background and context that might not be evident at a casual glance. A brief introduction reveals that Barbara Minto was the first female consultant hired by the famed McKinsey consulting firm in 1961. One of her initial tasks was to improve European operation consultant writing skills. Recognizing this need was more widespread in the firm, she started developing the method described and refined in the various editions of her book to clarify thinking and expression. Those familiar with McKinsey or who have read books about McKinsey and its approach to problems solving such as those by Ethan Rasiel and Paul Friga can see parallel's with Minto's work, e.g. rotate their issue and decision tree examples 90 degrees and they resemble Minto Pyramids. It seems that since the first edition of her work preceded theirs by more than a decade the Pyramid Principle was one of the first to describe the McKinsey approach (see Duff McDonald's "The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business" that mentions Minto's contribution). In any case, Minto explains the rationale and steps in applying the Pyramid Principle in both in writing and presentations. The reasons and benefits of a "visual thinking" approach are detailed. Later in the book, she also explains ways this "abductive" method, as first coined by Charles Sanders Pierce, differs from deductive and inductive methods. Throughout the book there are other nuggets to be mined. While there are more recent guides to presentations that have been popular with consulting firms in recent years such as Dan and Chip Heath's "Made to Stick," Minto's Pyramid Principle continues to be a classic in its own right. 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