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The must-read summary of Donald Mitchell and Carol Coles' book: "The Irresistible Growth Enterprise: Breakthrough Gains from Unstoppable Change".
This complete summary of the ideas from Donald Mitchell and Carol Coles' book "The Irresistible Growth Enterprise" shows that irresistible forces arise from time to time that permanently alter the general business climate. The usual corporate reaction to the arrival of these forces is to fight them and...
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The must-read summary of A. G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin's book: "Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works".
This complete summary of the ideas from A. G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin's book "Playing to Win" explains that strategy involves making simple choices. In their book, the authors highlight the questions that you need to answer in order to develop a winning strategy that is viable, actionable and sustainable.
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The must-read summary of Les McKeown's book: "Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization on the Growth Track - and Keeping It There".
This complete summary of the ideas from Les McKeown's book "Predictable Success" shows that every business goes through regular and periodic stages of growth and decline. This pattern of organisational development has traditionally been termed the "Lifecycle of a Business" and is a well-known phenomenon. In his...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Gerard Tellis and Peter Golder's book "Will and Vision" raises an interesting question: "Is it better to be first to market with a new product or to delay getting to market until you have a better product?". In their book, the authors explain how the answer to this question can be found by looking at current market and product category leaders - these tend to be the companies that best harness the five key drivers...
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The must-read summary of Jorge Vasconcellos E. Sa's book: "The Neglected Firm: Every Manager Must Manage Two Firms: The Present One and the Future One".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jorge Vasconcellos E. Sa's book "The Neglected Firm" shows that one of the central challenges of management is the need to strike the optimum balance between what a business currently does and what it will need to do to succeed in the future. In his book, the...
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The must-read summary of Tom Peters' book: "The Tom Peters Seminar: Crazy Times, Crazy Organizations".
This complete summary of the ideas from Tom Peters' book "The Tom Peters Seminar" shows how a rational model of the successful businesses of tomorrow will be based on the idea that most of the value is generated by the energy from intellect and imagination. In his book, the author explains how you can create a new business model that will benefit...
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The must-read summary of Peter Senge's book: "The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization".
This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Senge's book "The Fifth Discipline" shows how important it is to learn faster than the competition. In his book, the author explains how you can get rid of obstacles that stop your company from learning and create a learning organisation. By mastering the principles detailed by Serge,...
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The must-read summary of Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer's book: "The Innovator's Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization".
This complete summary of the ideas from Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer's book "The Innovator's Method" tells you how successful innovators work and why. According to Furr and Dyer, it's all about looking for a problem, developing prototypes and establishing a solid business model. They have devised the Innovator's Method...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Hammer and James Champ's book "Reengineering the Corporation" shows how it is important to forget about business traditions and invent a new, process-focused business organisation that leads to better performance. In their book, the authors explain how you can use your knowledge to develop a new organisation that is as optimal as possible. By re-engineering the rules of business, you will be able to...
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The must-read summary of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book: "Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book "Strategy Maps" shows that many businesses share the same problem: they have intangible assets that cannot be measured and counted as market value. In their book, the authors give specific guidelines on how to build an accurate...
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The must-read summary of Doug Hall's book: "Jump Start Your Business Brain: Scientific Ideas and Advice that Will Immediately Double Your Business Success Rate".
This complete summary of the ideas from Doug Hall's book "Jump Start Your Business Brain" shows that success in business is not random, but the result of a well-researched, well-thought out and well-applied framework to get the best ideas and provide the result to your customer. In his...
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The must-read summary of Andrew S. Grove's book: "Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Company and Career".
This complete summary of the ideas from Andrew S. Grove's book "Only the Paranoid Survive" explains that sooner or later, every successful company will face a strategic inflection point - a point at which the fundamental rules for business success change - and how hard decisions and drastic actions...
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The must-read summary of Rhonda Abrams' book: "Business Plan in a Day: Get it Done Right, Get it Done Fast!".
This complete summary of the ideas from Rhonda Abrams' book "Business Plan in a Day" defines the nine key components of a great business plan. In her book, the author guides the reader through each of these steps and explains that it should only take you about 24 hours of work to put together a great business plan. This summary demonstrates...
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The must-read summary of Peter Navarro's book: "The Well-Timed Strategy: Managing the Business Cycle for Competitive Advantage".
This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Navarro's book "The Well-Timed Strategy" shows how understanding the business cycle and then using it to maximum advantage is an unexploited area of business management expertise. And yet, it makes good sense to use the cycle to gain a competitive advantage over your rivals....
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The must-read summary of Chris Zook and James Allen's book: "Repeatability: Build Enduring Businesses for a World of Constant Change".
This complete summary of the ideas from Chris Zook and James Allen's book "Repeatability" shows that repeating what has already proved successful is the key to growth, as it prevents companies from failing due to their complexity. In their book, the authors explain that the best way to grow your business is not to...
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The must-read summary of Laura Stack's book: "Execution Is the Strategy: How Leaders Achieve Maximum Results in Minimum Time".
This complete summary of the ideas from Laura Stack's book "Execution Is the Strategy" reveals the importance of good execution of ideas. According to Stack, execution is the most vital strategy for businesses today. Using the LEAD formula, leaders can make sure that all elements are in place for the successful execution...
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The must-read summary of Norm Brodsky and Bo Burlingham's book: "The Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up".
This complete summary of the ideas from Norm Brodsky and Bo Burlingham's book "The Knack" shows how everyone wants to find a step-by-step formula or a specific set of rules that will guarantee success in business. However, no such thing exists. In their book, the authors demonstrate that, instead of trying...
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This complete summary of the ideas from William C. Taylor's book "Practically Radical" shows that today's markets are distinguished by disruption, hyper-competition and constant ongoing change. With that in mind, there's little point trying to be marginally better than your competitors who are probably locked in the same battles as you are for a declining market. In his book, the author highlights that in order to stand out today, you've got to become...
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The must-read summary of Peter Killing, Thomas Malnight and Tracey Keys' book: "Must-Win Battles: How to Win Them, Again and Again".
This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Killing, Thomas Malnight and Tracey Keys' book "Must-Win Battles" shows that there are three to five key battles that your company must win in the marketplace in order to achieve your revenue and profit targets and other key business objectives. In their book, the authors...
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The must-read summary of Vivek Ranadive and Kevin Maney's book: "The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future".
This complete summary of the ideas from Vivek Ranadive and Kevin Maney's book "The Two-Second Advantage" shows that the challenge of the future is to become better at predictive analysis. This summary highlights that if you can combine the right information at the right time and in the right context just far enough...
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