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Thinkers 50 Strategy: The Art and Science of Strategy Creation and Execution
The World's Leading Business Minds on Today's Most Critical ChallengesFeaturing W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne, Rita McGrath, Richard D'Aveni, Gary Hamel, Chris Zook, Pankaj Ghemawat, and others
"Thinkers50 creates its own honor society as an authoritative ranking of the most influential business thinkers on earth." -- Forbes.com
The ability to strategize is one of the most vital talents of any manager--whether you run your own business, manage a small department, or sit at the helm of a global corporation. And the more competitive business gets, the more important clear, creative strategic thinking is.
Revealing breakthrough concepts from today's most innovative business minds, Thinkers50 Strategy helps you seize the competitive edge by arming you with the very latest thinking in business strategy.
Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove, creators of Thinkers50, begin by tackling the foundational question "What is strategy?" using the ideas and concepts of thought leaders from the Thinkers50 list. From there, they provide unparalleled insight into modern strategic management in easy-to-understand language. Chapters
Understanding Competitive AdvantageHypercompetition and BeyondExploring Blue OceansStrategy in ActionWhere Strategy Meets SocietyWhere Strategy Meets the WorldEach book in the Thinkers50 series provides authoritative explanations of the concepts, ideas, and practices that are making a difference today, including specific examples and cases drawn from the original sources.
Align yourself with the best and brightest business thought leaders on the scene today. The most forward-looking business strategy guide available, Thinkers50 Strategy distills the wisdom of the world's leading thinkers on the subject--all in a compact one-stop guide.
"Thinkers50 creates its own honor society as an authoritative ranking of the most influential business thinkers on earth." -- Forbes.com
The ability to strategize is one of the most vital talents of any manager--whether you run your own business, manage a small department, or sit at the helm of a global corporation. And the more competitive business gets, the more important clear, creative strategic thinking is.
Revealing breakthrough concepts from today's most innovative business minds, Thinkers50 Strategy helps you seize the competitive edge by arming you with the very latest thinking in business strategy.
Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove, creators of Thinkers50, begin by tackling the foundational question "What is strategy?" using the ideas and concepts of thought leaders from the Thinkers50 list. From there, they provide unparalleled insight into modern strategic management in easy-to-understand language. Chapters
Understanding Competitive AdvantageHypercompetition and BeyondExploring Blue OceansStrategy in ActionWhere Strategy Meets SocietyWhere Strategy Meets the WorldEach book in the Thinkers50 series provides authoritative explanations of the concepts, ideas, and practices that are making a difference today, including specific examples and cases drawn from the original sources.
Align yourself with the best and brightest business thought leaders on the scene today. The most forward-looking business strategy guide available, Thinkers50 Strategy distills the wisdom of the world's leading thinkers on the subject--all in a compact one-stop guide.
- GenresBusiness
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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April 2, 2015
'Thinkers 50 Strategy: The Art and Science of Strategy Creation and Execution' is a brief overview of the state of corporate strategy. If you are looking for something more in depth, you should look elsewhere. If you are looking for a launching point for ideas, you could do worse than this book.
The book begins, like the others in the series, with an historical overview, bringing us to the present. Of interest is how few employees seem to understand what their companies strategy really is. Other topics include understanding competitive strategy, value chains, strategic innovation, and strategy on an international level.
It's a pretty quick flyover, and will only give you broad concepts. As a brief history of business strategy, it seems to cover a lot of the milestones of the last 50 years, but won't help anyone formulate a corporate strategy. Having been in the work world for as long as I have, I've recognized some of these different movements from companies I've worked for. I think we live in a time where strategy seems to be communicated more to the workforce, and this can only serve to help companies reach goals. This is the third book in the Thinkers 50 series that I've read, and was perhaps my least favorite.
I received a review copy of this ebook from McGraw-Hill Professional and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
The book begins, like the others in the series, with an historical overview, bringing us to the present. Of interest is how few employees seem to understand what their companies strategy really is. Other topics include understanding competitive strategy, value chains, strategic innovation, and strategy on an international level.
It's a pretty quick flyover, and will only give you broad concepts. As a brief history of business strategy, it seems to cover a lot of the milestones of the last 50 years, but won't help anyone formulate a corporate strategy. Having been in the work world for as long as I have, I've recognized some of these different movements from companies I've worked for. I think we live in a time where strategy seems to be communicated more to the workforce, and this can only serve to help companies reach goals. This is the third book in the Thinkers 50 series that I've read, and was perhaps my least favorite.
I received a review copy of this ebook from McGraw-Hill Professional and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
August 15, 2015
READ AUG 2015
Nice summary of the evolution of strategy as a discipline. It pulls together thought leaders and their works so that one interested in this genre can dig deeper.
Nice summary of the evolution of strategy as a discipline. It pulls together thought leaders and their works so that one interested in this genre can dig deeper.
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