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The must-read summary of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book: "The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book "The Balanced Scorecard" shows that the Balanced Scorecard is a new business management system which links the achievement of long-term strategic goals with day to day operational requirements. It combines traditional financial measures...
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The must-read summary of Guy Kawasaki's book: "How to Drive Your Competition Crazy: Creating Disruption for Fun and Profit".
This complete summary of the ideas from Guy Kawasaki's book "How to Drive Your Competition Crazy" shows that the best business strategy is to actively take on your competition, and diminish any advantages they have. In his book, the author highlights four strategies which will take you from the initial groundwork to how to...
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The must-read summary of Obed Shenkar's book: "Copycats: How Smart Companies Use Imitation to Gain a Strategic Edge".
This complete summary of the ideas from Obed Shenkar's book "Copycats" banishes the myth that innovation is the only way to gain success. According to Shenkar, imitation is the key and is at the heart of the biggest businesses in the world. In his book, the author explains how companies should approach imitation in a systematic and...
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The must-read summary of Gary Hamel's book: "What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition and Unstoppable Innovation".
This complete summary of the ideas from Gary Hamel's book "What Matters Now" reveals the importance of reinventing management methods in order to create organisations that are ready for the future. The author highlights the five challenges that companies will face in the future and the changes...
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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...
6) Summary: How to Succeed in Business by Breaking All the Rules: Review and Analysis of Kennedy's Book
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The must-read summary of Dan S. Kennedy's book: "How to Succeed in Business by Breaking all the Rules: A Plan for Entrepreneurs".
This complete summary of the ideas from Dan S. Kennedy's book "How to Succeed in Business by Breaking all the Rules" points out that most business books give "rules for success". However, the research suggests that in fact, people should do the opposite: you can actually achieve more by ignoring conventional wisdom than...
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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 Bruce Judson's book: "Go It Alone: The Secret to Building a Successful Business On Your Own"
This complete summary of the ideas from Bruce Judson's book "Go It Alone" shows that the era of the go-it-alone entrepreneur has arrived. Specifically, technology in the form of e-mail, the World Wide Web and a broad array of off-the-shelf and on-demand business services now makes it easier than ever for anyone to start and build...
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The must-read summary of Rhonda M. Abrams' book: "The Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies".
This complete summary of the ideas from Rhonda M. Abrams' book "The Successful Business Plan" shows how a business plan is designed to be a road map for a company. A well-written and professional business plan articulates a company's goals and acts as a guide for future growth and development. In this book, the author explains that a good business...
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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 Adam Brandenburger and Barry Nalebuff's book: "Co-Opetition: A Revolutionary Mindset That Combines Competition and Co-operation".
This complete summary of the ideas from Adam Brandenburger and Barry Nalebuff's book "Co-Opetition" shows how to combine the advantages of competition and co-operation to create a new dynamic that can be used to generate profits and change your business environment for the better. The authors explain...
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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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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 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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The must-read summary of Robert Pino's book: "Corporate Aikido: Unleash the Potential Within Your Company to Neutralize Competition and Seize Growth".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Pino's book "Corporate Aikido" applies the martial art of aikido to business by using resources to build your own corporation's strengths rather than to respond to the actions of competitors. In his book, the author explains that corporate aikido makes...
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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 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 Gary Hamel's book: "Leading the Revolution".
This complete summary of the ideas from Gary Hamel's book "Leading the Revolution" shows how, in today's economy, sustainable competitive advantage is derived from just one source - the ability to develop innovative and radical new business concepts. In his book, Gary Hamel explains how successful companies reinvent themselves, attracting new customers as well as retaining the...
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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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