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Conventional wisdom suggests that dogfights are to be expected as marketplaces mature, giving rise to the notion that there are  bad  industries where it is unlikely that any company can succeed. However, there are notable exceptions in which enlightened executives have changed the rules to grasp the holy grail of business:
If You're in a Dogfight, Become a Cat!

Conventional wisdom suggests that dogfights are to be expected as marketplaces mature, giving rise to the notion that there are bad industries where it is unlikely that any company can succeed. However, there are notable exceptions in which enlightened executives have changed the rules to grasp the holy grail of business:

Keeping It in the Family is about how you, as the owner of a business, can plan and carry out the transfer of your company to your children or other family members. It's also about how a prospective successor to a family business can prepare for future ownership and management. It
Keeping It in the Family

Keeping It in the Family is about how you, as the owner of a business, can plan and carry out the transfer of your company to your children or other family members. It's also about how a prospective successor to a family business can prepare for future ownership and management. It

Everyone has a natural instinct to be concerned about the future and virtually everyone at various points and in various ways tries to wrestle with the question, “What will the future bring?” Living in a world of apparently rapid change, we are more concerned than ever with the future. So, let’s
4 Steps to the Future

Everyone has a natural instinct to be concerned about the future and virtually everyone at various points and in various ways tries to wrestle with the question, “What will the future bring?” Living in a world of apparently rapid change, we are more concerned than ever with the future. So, let’s

Using real-world inspirational examples from Marriott, Accenture, McKinsey & Company, LinkedIn, and many more, The Mind of the Leader shows how this new kind of leadership turns conventional leadership thinking upside down. It represents a radical redefinition of what it takes to be an effective leader--and a practical, hard-nosed solution to
The Mind of the Leader

Using real-world inspirational examples from Marriott, Accenture, McKinsey & Company, LinkedIn, and many more, The Mind of the Leader shows how this new kind of leadership turns conventional leadership thinking upside down. It represents a radical redefinition of what it takes to be an effective leader--and a practical, hard-nosed solution to

Built to Last has influenced many executives and entrepreneurs since it was originally published in 1994.  It outlines the results of a six-year research project into what makes enduringly great companies. Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs
Built to Last

Built to Last has influenced many executives and entrepreneurs since it was originally published in 1994.  It outlines the results of a six-year research project into what makes enduringly great companies. Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs

Everyone has blind spots. The purpose of Hacking Leadership is to equip leaders at every level with an actionable framework to identify blind spots and close leadership gaps. The bulk of the book is based on actionable, topical leadership and management hacks to bridge eleven gaps every business needs to cross
Hacking Leadership

Everyone has blind spots. The purpose of Hacking Leadership is to equip leaders at every level with an actionable framework to identify blind spots and close leadership gaps. The bulk of the book is based on actionable, topical leadership and management hacks to bridge eleven gaps every business needs to cross

The oil crisis in the fall of 1973 resulted in a recession of government and business, as well as society. By 1974, Japan’s economy had reached a state of zero growth and many companies were suffering and even bankrupted. But at the Toyota Motor Company, despite the declined profits, earnings were
Toyota Production System

The oil crisis in the fall of 1973 resulted in a recession of government and business, as well as society. By 1974, Japan’s economy had reached a state of zero growth and many companies were suffering and even bankrupted. But at the Toyota Motor Company, despite the declined profits, earnings were

Productivity isn’t about working more or sweating harder. It’s not simply a product of spending longer hours at your desk or making bigger sacrifices. Rather, productivity is about making certain choices in certain ways. The way we choose to see ourselves and frame daily decisions; the stories we tell ourselves, and
Smarter Faster Better

Productivity isn’t about working more or sweating harder. It’s not simply a product of spending longer hours at your desk or making bigger sacrifices. Rather, productivity is about making certain choices in certain ways. The way we choose to see ourselves and frame daily decisions; the stories we tell ourselves, and

We typically associate success and leadership with smarts, passion and luck. But in today’s hyper-competitive world, even those gifts aren’t enough. Get Big Things Done argues that the game changer is a thoroughly modern skill called Connectional Intelligence. Virtually anyone can maximize his or her potential, and achieve breakthrough performance, by
Get Big Things Done

We typically associate success and leadership with smarts, passion and luck. But in today’s hyper-competitive world, even those gifts aren’t enough. Get Big Things Done argues that the game changer is a thoroughly modern skill called Connectional Intelligence. Virtually anyone can maximize his or her potential, and achieve breakthrough performance, by

Getting Beyond Better sets forth a bold new framework, demonstrating how and why meaningful change actually happens in the world and providing concrete lessons and a practical model for businesses, policymakers, civil society organizations, and individuals who seek to transform our world for good. Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President
Getting Beyond Better

Getting Beyond Better sets forth a bold new framework, demonstrating how and why meaningful change actually happens in the world and providing concrete lessons and a practical model for businesses, policymakers, civil society organizations, and individuals who seek to transform our world for good. Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President

In this book we get to know that human assets aren’t a part of a business. If you take away the human assets, you don’t have a business, just a bunch of offices and equipment that can’t do anything. Businesses are people–irrational, emotional, unpredictable, creative, oddly gifted, and sometimes ingenious people
I'm Sorry I Broke Your Company

In this book we get to know that human assets aren’t a part of a business. If you take away the human assets, you don’t have a business, just a bunch of offices and equipment that can’t do anything. Businesses are people–irrational, emotional, unpredictable, creative, oddly gifted, and sometimes ingenious people

There’s no question that culture diversity provides one of the greatest opportunities for global innovation. The potential is enormous. But it’s a correlation, not causation. An organization that learns how to utilize the diverse perspectives from multicultural teams has a tremendous opportunity to come up with better solutions. In fact, when
Driven by Difference

There’s no question that culture diversity provides one of the greatest opportunities for global innovation. The potential is enormous. But it’s a correlation, not causation. An organization that learns how to utilize the diverse perspectives from multicultural teams has a tremendous opportunity to come up with better solutions. In fact, when

In this book is we know how to build a creative culture for managers who want to lead their employees to new levels of creativity, innovation, and originality. Creativity, Inc. is a trip into Pixar Animation.
Creativity, Inc.

In this book is we know how to build a creative culture for managers who want to lead their employees to new levels of creativity, innovation, and originality. Creativity, Inc. is a trip into Pixar Animation.

66 million years ago, life on earth was a little different. These were the waning days of the Cretaceous Period, hot and humid, when much of the world’s current land mass was still submerged under massive oceans. Our first maples, oaks, and beeches were just starting to emerge, and the earth
Bold

66 million years ago, life on earth was a little different. These were the waning days of the Cretaceous Period, hot and humid, when much of the world’s current land mass was still submerged under massive oceans. Our first maples, oaks, and beeches were just starting to emerge, and the earth

The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge was initially published in 1990 and it was widely received and recognized as one of most influential business books. In 1997, the book was identified by Harvard Business Review as one of the seminal management books. It is a bestselling classic that helped revolutionize the
The Fifth Discipline

The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge was initially published in 1990 and it was widely received and recognized as one of most influential business books. In 1997, the book was identified by Harvard Business Review as one of the seminal management books. It is a bestselling classic that helped revolutionize the

In this summary, Alfred Sloan, the American business executive in the automotive industry, presents his vision and experience in General Motors, the corporate structure he worked in. Sloan explains the concepts and practices that he mastered throughout his journey. Sloan’s long professional life and informative insights makes this book a business
My Years with General Motors

In this summary, Alfred Sloan, the American business executive in the automotive industry, presents his vision and experience in General Motors, the corporate structure he worked in. Sloan explains the concepts and practices that he mastered throughout his journey. Sloan’s long professional life and informative insights makes this book a business

This book is an exceptional piece of writing that has its rights to be among the greatest books for business management. It is a narration that leads the reader through the modern managerial skills from one of the pioneers that revolutionized management. This book would form a great foundation for any
Jack: Straight from the Gut

This book is an exceptional piece of writing that has its rights to be among the greatest books for business management. It is a narration that leads the reader through the modern managerial skills from one of the pioneers that revolutionized management. This book would form a great foundation for any

In this book, the author illustrates using real life experiences how a firm should analyze the competition and position itself in such a way that it pulls a fair share of the market. In the book, the author covers the need for a firm to establish a value chain and add
Competitive Advantage

In this book, the author illustrates using real life experiences how a firm should analyze the competition and position itself in such a way that it pulls a fair share of the market. In the book, the author covers the need for a firm to establish a value chain and add

It’s certainly true that many of the particulars of business have changed. But the fundamentals have not. The stories in this book are just as relevant now as they were back then, and the lessons learned still apply today. Each story presents people who work together, make decisions under pressure, and
Business Adventures

It’s certainly true that many of the particulars of business have changed. But the fundamentals have not. The stories in this book are just as relevant now as they were back then, and the lessons learned still apply today. Each story presents people who work together, make decisions under pressure, and

Today, that way of thinking about strategy is in tatters. It would be easy to bemoan the loss of so much security and stability, and it is indeed important to be candid about the downsides and the social adjustment costs. But it’s just as important to be excited about the opportunities
The End of Competitive Advantage

Today, that way of thinking about strategy is in tatters. It would be easy to bemoan the loss of so much security and stability, and it is indeed important to be candid about the downsides and the social adjustment costs. But it’s just as important to be excited about the opportunities

It wasn’t only being the right person at the right time and place that took Alibaba to a global success. Having millions of other people getting the same opportunity, Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba seemed on the wrong side of history. Alternately described as elfish and impish by the media,
Alibaba's World

It wasn’t only being the right person at the right time and place that took Alibaba to a global success. Having millions of other people getting the same opportunity, Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba seemed on the wrong side of history. Alternately described as elfish and impish by the media,

Business owners, and their teams, often lose their way in the midst of the day-to-day stress of generating sales and profits. Suddenly, everyone becomes so focused on short-term goals that the entire organization loses sight of the long-term vision.  The solution is to start at the end. When you know where
Start at the End

Business owners, and their teams, often lose their way in the midst of the day-to-day stress of generating sales and profits. Suddenly, everyone becomes so focused on short-term goals that the entire organization loses sight of the long-term vision.  The solution is to start at the end. When you know where

As the pace of change accelerates and the volume of information explodes, we're under great pressure to connect just in time with the people and ideas we need to thrive. But we can no longer plan our way to success—there will always be factors beyond our control. This uncertainty, however, cultivates
Get Lucky

As the pace of change accelerates and the volume of information explodes, we're under great pressure to connect just in time with the people and ideas we need to thrive. But we can no longer plan our way to success—there will always be factors beyond our control. This uncertainty, however, cultivates

In an era when everything is speeding up, the best way for businesses to succeed is to attract smart-creative people and give them an environment where they can thrive at scale. HOW GOOGLE WORKS is a book that explains how to do just that.
How Google Works

In an era when everything is speeding up, the best way for businesses to succeed is to attract smart-creative people and give them an environment where they can thrive at scale. HOW GOOGLE WORKS is a book that explains how to do just that.

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