Strategy

  • The must-read summary of Robert Kriegel and David Brandt's book: "Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers: Paradigm Busting Strategies for Developing Change-Ready People and Organizations".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Kriegel and David Brandt's book "Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers" shows that "sacred cows" are the outdated policies, practices, procedures and paperwork that drain the productivity of...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Kriegel's book: "How to Succeed in Business Without Working So Damn Hard: Rethinking the Rules, Reinventing the Game".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Kriegel's book "How to Succeed in Business Without Working So Damn Hard" shows that it’s possible to be more productive, create more profit and be happier by working less hours,...
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  • Guts

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    The must-read summary of Robert Lutz's book: "Guts: The Seven Laws of Business that Made Chrysler the World's Hottest Car Company".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Lutz's book "Guts" shows how in business, as in most of life's endeavours, you can't really separate the rational from the emotional, or the left-brain logical approach from the right-brain creative approach....
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  • The must-read summary of Robert McMath and Thom Forbes' book: "What Were They Thinking? Marketing Lessons I've Learned from Over 80,000 New-Product Innovations and Idiocies".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert McMath and Thom Forbes' book "What Were They Thinking?" shows that companies throw away millions of dollars unnecessarily by repeating their marketing mistakes of the past over and...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Miller and Gary Williams' book: "The 5 Paths to Persuasion: The Art of Selling Your Message".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Miller and Gary Williams' book "The 5 Paths to Persuasion" shows that there are five types of decision makers: followers, charismatics, skeptics, thinkers and controllers. In their book, the authors explain how...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Mnookin's book: "Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight". This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Mnookin's book "Bargaining With the Devil" shows that in the business world, people and companies are often faced with conflict, and the emotions that surround these can make it hard to stand back and assess...
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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...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Price's book: "Roadmap to Entrepreneurial Success: Powerful Strategies for Building a High-Profit Business”.This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Price's book "Roadmap to Entrepreneurial Success" shows that there are no shortcuts to success - gaining startup investment requires a sound, well-researched business plan. In his book, the author explains that this will be your...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book: "Alignment: Using the Balanced Scorecard to Create Corporate Synergies".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book "Alignment" shows that most organisations consist of multiple departments and operating units which are run by highly trained individuals. Whilst each unit operates consistently and...
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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,...
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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...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book: "The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book "The Strategy-Focused Organization" shows that highly productive organisations implement strategy exceptionally well. In their book, the authors explain that these organisations...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Spector and Patrick McCarthy's book: "The Nordstrom Way: Inside America's #1 Customer Service Company".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Spector and Patrick McCarthy's book "The Nordstrom Way" explains the philosophy of this company on doing whatever it takes to create a satisfied customer. In their book, the authors demonstrate how Nordstrom organizes and...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Spector's book: "Amazon.com. Get Big Fast: Inside the Revolutionary Business Model That Changed the World".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Spector's book "Amazon.com. Get Big Fast" points to the fact that not many of us would have thought, twenty years ago, that we would be buying books from a computer, let alone reading...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao's book: "Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling For Less".This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao's book "Scaling Up Excellence" shows you how you can look at a part of your organisation that is working well and get all the other parts to follow. According...
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  • The must-read summary of Robert Sutton's book: "Weird Ideas that Work: 11 1/2 Practices for Promoting, Managing and Sustaining Innovation".This summary of the ideas from Robert Sutton's book "Weird Ideas that Work" shows that almost all highly creative companies do weird things and refuse to do the same as everyone else. By doing this, creative companies consistently develop new ways...
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