Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Coffee with Cleo
Cleophus Franklin, Jr. · 2020
72/100
👍 Worth It
Franklin's 35 years of genuine executive experience — startups through Fortune 500 boardrooms — give this story-driven leadership book an authenticity that distinguishes it from generic business titles, and the endorsement from the Mahindra Group chairman is meaningful external validation. The parable format makes leadership principles memorable rather than abstract, and reviewers who spent time with it came away recommending it warmly. Limited distribution and a brief ten-chapter structure mean some readers will wish for more, but what's here is honest and well-earned.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance70
craft72
originality65
accuracy75
hype70
age-fit80
human-eye72
Penny’s verdict72
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