Category: Business Strategy

Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works

by A.G. Lafley (Author), Roger L. Martin (Author) Playing to Win: How Strategy Became a Series of Disciplined Choices at P&G In Playing to Win, A.G. Lafley and Roger Martin take readers inside the strategic transformation of Procter & Gamble during one of the most pivotal periods in the company’s history. Rather than presenting another..

Creative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovation

by Gary P. Pisano (Author)  Why Most Companies Fail at Innovation, and What It Actually Takes to Succeed Gary P. Pisano, a professor at Harvard Business School, argues that most companies fail at long-term innovation not because they lack ideas, but because they lack the organizational DNA required for sustained and repeatable innovation. In his..

Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant

Renee Mauborgne (Author) Blue Ocean Strategy: Creating New Markets Instead of Fighting Old Battles In this perennial best seller, embraced by organizations across industries and around the world, renowned management thinkers W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne challenge long-held assumptions about what it takes to succeed strategically. Widely recognized as one of the most influential..

The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)

by Clayton M. Christensen (Author) The Innovator’s Dilemma: Why Great Companies Fail at Disruption A Wall Street Journal and Businessweek bestseller, The Innovator’s Dilemma is widely regarded as an innovation classic. Named by Fast Company as one of the most influential leadership books in its Leadership Hall of Fame, Clayton Christensen’s work continues to influence..

Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters

by Richard Rumelt (Author) Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Science of Effective Action Good Strategy/Bad Strategy clarifies the muddled thinking behind many organizational strategies and provides a clear framework for creating and implementing action-oriented strategies that work in the real world. Developing and executing a strategy is the central task of any leader. A good strategy..