🤝 Acquisition Strategy

A focused examination of how organizations identify, evaluate, and execute acquisitions to create value, covering the frameworks and pitfalls of deal-making.

Intelligent M&A

by Scott Moeller • 2007

Seven in ten mergers destroy value. An intelligence discipline for asking what due diligence misses.

3.79

🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions 🎯 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Intelligence 📋 Due Diligence 🤝 Post-Merger Integration

Intelligent M&A 90%

Seven in ten mergers destroy value. An intelligence discipline for asking what due diligence misses.

by Scott Moeller 2007

3.79

57 ratings

🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions 🎯 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Intelligence 📋 Due Diligence 🤝 Post-Merger Integration

Buying and Selling a Business

by Garrett Sutton • 2003

Structure the deal, not just the price. A playbook for business buyers and sellers.

3.90

197

🏢 Business Acquisition 🔍 Due Diligence 📋 Deal Structuring 💰 Tax Strategy 📊 Small Business Finance

Buying and Selling a Business 89%

Structure the deal, not just the price. A playbook for business buyers and sellers.

by Garrett Sutton 2003

3.90

197 ratings

🏢 Business Acquisition 🔍 Due Diligence 📋 Deal Structuring 💰 Tax Strategy 📊 Small Business Finance

HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business

by Richard S. Ruback • 2017

Buy a small business, borrow two-thirds of the price, and become CEO on day one.

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2k+

🏢 Business Acquisition 🎯 Acquisition Entrepreneurship 💰 Small Business Finance 📋 Deal Structuring 📊 Business Valuation

HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business Summary

HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business 89%

Buy a small business, borrow two-thirds of the price, and become CEO on day one.

by Richard S. Ruback 2017

4.41

2k+ ratings

🏢 Business Acquisition 🎯 Acquisition Entrepreneurship 💰 Small Business Finance 📋 Deal Structuring 📊 Business Valuation

Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick

by Chris Bradley • 2018

Corporate profits follow a power law: a few concentrated bets separate winners from the rest.

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1k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Power Law Dynamics 🔄 Resource Reallocation 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick Summary

Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick 89%

Corporate profits follow a power law: a few concentrated bets separate winners from the rest.

by Chris Bradley 2018

4.02

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Power Law Dynamics 🔄 Resource Reallocation 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Your Strategy Needs a Strategy

by Martin Reeves • 2015

Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.

4.01

661

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Strategic Agility 🔄 Business Turnaround 💥 Disruption

Your Strategy Needs a Strategy 89%

Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.

by Martin Reeves 2015

4.01

661 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Strategic Agility 🔄 Business Turnaround 💥 Disruption

Escape Velocity

by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2011

Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.

3.90

676

📊 Corporate Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption 📈 Portfolio Management 🔄 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Strategy

Escape Velocity 88%

Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.

by Geoffrey A. Moore 2011

3.90

676 ratings

📊 Corporate Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption 📈 Portfolio Management 🔄 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Strategy

Dealmaking

by Guhan Subramanian • 2020

Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.

3.88

🏢 Corporate Dealmaking 🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🔨 Auction Theory 🧠 Behavioral Economics ♟️ Game Theory

Dealmaking 88%

Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.

by Guhan Subramanian 2020

3.88

42 ratings

🏢 Corporate Dealmaking 🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🔨 Auction Theory 🧠 Behavioral Economics ♟️ Game Theory

Main Street Millionaire

by Codie Sanchez • 2024

Buy boring Main Street businesses with the seller's cash, and never run them yourself.

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3k+

📈 Acquisition Entrepreneurship 🏘️ Main Street Investing 💸 Creative Financing 👻 Absentee Ownership 😴 Passive Income

Main Street Millionaire 88%

Buy boring Main Street businesses with the seller's cash, and never run them yourself.

by Codie Sanchez 2024

4.36

3k+ ratings

📈 Acquisition Entrepreneurship 🏘️ Main Street Investing 💸 Creative Financing 👻 Absentee Ownership 😴 Passive Income

Corporate Strategy for a Sustainable Growth

by Guido Corbetta • 2020

The disciplines that earn a parent company the right to own each business in its portfolio.

🏢 Corporate Strategy 💎 Resource-Based View 🤝 M&A And Alliances 🔗 Synergy Management 🌍 International Business

Corporate Strategy for a Sustainable Growth Summary

Corporate Strategy for a Sustainable Growth 88%

The disciplines that earn a parent company the right to own each business in its portfolio.

by Guido Corbetta 2020

🏢 Corporate Strategy 💎 Resource-Based View 🤝 M&A And Alliances 🔗 Synergy Management 🌍 International Business

Dream Big

by Cristiane Correa • 2013

Three Brazilian bankers bought Budweiser by rewarding performance and cutting everything else.

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6k+

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🏆 Meritocratic Management ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👥 Partnership Models

Dream Big 88%

Three Brazilian bankers bought Budweiser by rewarding performance and cutting everything else.

by Cristiane Correa 2013

4.17

6k+ ratings

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🏆 Meritocratic Management ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👥 Partnership Models

Buy Then Build

by Walker Deibel • 2018

Ten percent startup survival versus 98% when you buy. The playbook for acquiring a business instead.

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3k+

🏢 Business Acquisition 🏪 Small Business 📊 Value Investing 💰 Business Valuation 🏦 Small Business Financing

Buy Then Build 88%

Ten percent startup survival versus 98% when you buy. The playbook for acquiring a business instead.

by Walker Deibel 2018

4.31

3k+ ratings

🏢 Business Acquisition 🏪 Small Business 📊 Value Investing 💰 Business Valuation 🏦 Small Business Financing

The Private Equity Playbook

by Adam Coffey • 2019

PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.

4.05

1k+

🧱 Private Equity 💰 Mergers And Acquisitions ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 📈 Value Creation 👨‍💼 Business Owners

The Private Equity Playbook 88%

PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.

by Adam Coffey 2019

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧱 Private Equity 💰 Mergers And Acquisitions ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 📈 Value Creation 👨‍💼 Business Owners

Profit from the Core

by Chris Zook • 2010

80% of sustained value creators focused on one core. Diversification is the exception, not the rule.

3.79

335

🏢 Business Strategy 📈 Corporate Growth 🎯 Strategic Focus ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 💧 Profit Pools

Profit from the Core 88%

80% of sustained value creators focused on one core. Diversification is the exception, not the rule.

by Chris Zook 2010

3.79

335 ratings

🏢 Business Strategy 📈 Corporate Growth 🎯 Strategic Focus ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 💧 Profit Pools

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Entrepreneurship and Startups

by Harvard Business Review • 2018

You can buy a business instead of starting one. The harder choice: wealth or control.

3.83

249

🏢 Business Acquisition 📈 Startup Scaling 🔄 Lean Methodology ⚖️ Founder Tradeoffs 💰 Investor Relations

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Entrepreneurship and Startups Summary

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Entrepreneurship and Startups 88%

You can buy a business instead of starting one. The harder choice: wealth or control.

by Harvard Business Review 2018

3.83

249 ratings

🏢 Business Acquisition 📈 Startup Scaling 🔄 Lean Methodology ⚖️ Founder Tradeoffs 💰 Investor Relations

The Granularity of Growth

by Patrick Viguerie • 2007

Growth hides below the industry level. Three levers decide it, starting with where you compete.

3.67

118

📈 Corporate Growth 🗂️ Portfolio Strategy 🎯 Market Segmentation 🤝 M&A Strategy 🌱 Organic Growth

The Granularity of Growth 88%

Growth hides below the industry level. Three levers decide it, starting with where you compete.

by Patrick Viguerie 2007

3.67

118 ratings

📈 Corporate Growth 🗂️ Portfolio Strategy 🎯 Market Segmentation 🤝 M&A Strategy 🌱 Organic Growth

Blue Ocean Strategy

by W. Chan Kim • 2005

Stop fighting over existing markets. Create a new one where the competition simply does not matter.

4.01

89k+

💼 Business Strategy 📊 Strategic Management 🏗️ Market Creation 💡 Strategic Innovation 🗺️ Market Boundaries

Blue Ocean Strategy 88%

Stop fighting over existing markets. Create a new one where the competition simply does not matter.

by W. Chan Kim 2005

4.01

89k+ ratings

💼 Business Strategy 📊 Strategic Management 🏗️ Market Creation 💡 Strategic Innovation 🗺️ Market Boundaries

Market Your Way to Growth

by Philip Kotler • 2012

A growth playbook for tough economies: eight ways to build market share, loyalty, and global scale.

3.95

🎯 Strategic Marketing 📈 Corporate Growth 🗺️ Market Positioning ❤️ Customer Loyalty 🏷️ Brand Building

Market Your Way to Growth 88%

A growth playbook for tough economies: eight ways to build market share, loyalty, and global scale.

by Philip Kotler 2012

3.95

99 ratings

🎯 Strategic Marketing 📈 Corporate Growth 🗺️ Market Positioning ❤️ Customer Loyalty 🏷️ Brand Building

Your First 100 Million

by Daniel S. Peña • 1999

Most advice keeps you average. The actual playbook for a hundred-million-dollar exit.

4.23

376

🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions 💰 Capital Raising 📈 Exponential Growth 🎩 Personal Branding 💡 Unconventional Thinking

Your First 100 Million 88%

Most advice keeps you average. The actual playbook for a hundred-million-dollar exit.

by Daniel S. Peña 1999

4.23

376 ratings

🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions 💰 Capital Raising 📈 Exponential Growth 🎩 Personal Branding 💡 Unconventional Thinking

The Star Principle

by Richard Koch • 2008

Five percent of businesses create ninety-five percent of value. The blueprint for building one.

4.18

378

📊 Business Strategy 🚀 High-Growth Ventures 🥇 Market Leadership 🎯 Niche Domination 💰 Wealth Creation

The Star Principle 88%

Five percent of businesses create ninety-five percent of value. The blueprint for building one.

by Richard Koch 2008

4.18

378 ratings

📊 Business Strategy 🚀 High-Growth Ventures 🥇 Market Leadership 🎯 Niche Domination 💰 Wealth Creation

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars

by Brad Jacobs • 2024

Ride a megatrend, buy companies, and hire people smarter than you. A billionaire's formula.

3.93

2k+

🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🌟 Talent Strategy 🏢 Corporate Culture 📈 Megatrend Investing

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars Summary

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars 88%

Ride a megatrend, buy companies, and hire people smarter than you. A billionaire's formula.

by Brad Jacobs 2024

3.93

2k+ ratings

🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🌟 Talent Strategy 🏢 Corporate Culture 📈 Megatrend Investing

Competitive Advantage

by Michael E. Porter • 1985

Your industry does not determine your profits. The way you arrange your activities does.

4.18

5k+

📊 Strategic Management 🔍 Industry Analysis 🗺️ Competitive Positioning 🏰 Sustainable Advantage 🏢 Corporate Strategy

Competitive Advantage 88%

Your industry does not determine your profits. The way you arrange your activities does.

by Michael E. Porter 1985

4.18

5k+ ratings

📊 Strategic Management 🔍 Industry Analysis 🗺️ Competitive Positioning 🏰 Sustainable Advantage 🏢 Corporate Strategy

Competing for the Future

by Gary Hamel • 1994

Your current products matter less than your ability to create products no one has imagined yet.

4.03

3k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🏗️ Capability Building 📊 Resource-Based View 🧪 Market Experimentation

Competing for the Future 88%

Your current products matter less than your ability to create products no one has imagined yet.

by Gary Hamel 1994

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🏗️ Capability Building 📊 Resource-Based View 🧪 Market Experimentation

Play Nice But Win

by Michael Dell • 2021

Wall Street declared his company dead. He bet $24 billion on the long term. The long term won.

4.13

3k+

🏢 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Founder Memoirs 🔒 Going Private 🧠 Decision Frameworks 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions

Play Nice But Win 88%

Wall Street declared his company dead. He bet $24 billion on the long term. The long term won.

by Michael Dell 2021

4.13

3k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Founder Memoirs 🔒 Going Private 🧠 Decision Frameworks 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions

Better, Simpler Strategy

by Felix Oberholzer-Gee • 2021

A better strategy is simpler: make customers happier to pay and employees happier to stay.

4.06

415

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📈 Value Creation 🎯 Customer Value 🌍 Stakeholder Capitalism ⚖️ Strategic Trade-Offs

Better, Simpler Strategy 88%

A better strategy is simpler: make customers happier to pay and employees happier to stay.

by Felix Oberholzer-Gee 2021

4.06

415 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📈 Value Creation 🎯 Customer Value 🌍 Stakeholder Capitalism ⚖️ Strategic Trade-Offs

Competition Demystified

by Bruce C. Greenwald • 2005

Real strategy isn't vision or goal-setting. It's barriers to entry. Most businesses have none.

4.30

2k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Analysis 🚧 Barriers To Entry ⚖️ Economies Of Scale ⚙️ Operational Efficiency

Competition Demystified 88%

Real strategy isn't vision or goal-setting. It's barriers to entry. Most businesses have none.

by Bruce C. Greenwald 2005

4.30

2k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Analysis 🚧 Barriers To Entry ⚖️ Economies Of Scale ⚙️ Operational Efficiency

The New Power Base Selling

by Jim Holden • 2012

The deal goes to whoever reads the hidden political map inside the customer.

3.97

117

📊 Complex Sales 🏛️ Organizational Politics ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping 🤝 Influence Without Authority

The New Power Base Selling 88%

The deal goes to whoever reads the hidden political map inside the customer.

by Jim Holden 2012

3.97

117 ratings

📊 Complex Sales 🏛️ Organizational Politics ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping 🤝 Influence Without Authority

7 Powers

by Hamilton Wright Helmer • 2016

Durable advantage comes in only seven forms. Most businesses possess none.

4.26

3k+

🧱 Economic Moats 🌐 Network Effects ⚔️ Competitive Dynamics 👔 Founders 💹 Investors

7 Powers 88%

Durable advantage comes in only seven forms. Most businesses possess none.

by Hamilton Wright Helmer 2016

4.26

3k+ ratings

🧱 Economic Moats 🌐 Network Effects ⚔️ Competitive Dynamics 👔 Founders 💹 Investors

Empire Builder

by Adam Coffey • 2023

Culture and brand are not soft assets; they directly add multiples to your company's sale price.

4.24

173

🚪 Exit Planning 💰 Company Valuation 🏦 Private Equity 🔍 Due Diligence 🏷️ Brand Building

Empire Builder 88%

Culture and brand are not soft assets; they directly add multiples to your company's sale price.

by Adam Coffey 2023

4.24

173 ratings

🚪 Exit Planning 💰 Company Valuation 🏦 Private Equity 🔍 Due Diligence 🏷️ Brand Building

The Art of Selling Your Business

by John Warrillow • 2021

Engineer your exit: create competing bidders, control secrets, and know your walk-away number.

4.31

184

💰 Selling A Business 🚪 Exit Planning 📊 Business Valuation 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🎲 Deal Negotiation

The Art of Selling Your Business Summary

The Art of Selling Your Business 88%

Engineer your exit: create competing bidders, control secrets, and know your walk-away number.

by John Warrillow 2021

4.31

184 ratings

💰 Selling A Business 🚪 Exit Planning 📊 Business Valuation 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🎲 Deal Negotiation

Business Strategy

by Brian Tracy • 2015

The strategic planning step most businesses skip, and why it makes everything else fall into place.

3.87

246

🧭 Strategic Planning ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🎯 Market Positioning 🔮 Scenario Planning ⚙️ Strategic Execution

Business Strategy 88%

The strategic planning step most businesses skip, and why it makes everything else fall into place.

by Brian Tracy 2015

3.87

246 ratings

🧭 Strategic Planning ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🎯 Market Positioning 🔮 Scenario Planning ⚙️ Strategic Execution

Understanding Michael Porter

by Joan Magretta • 2011

Trying to be the best kills profits. Porter's alternative path to a business no rival can copy.

4.29

3k+

👔 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Analysis 📍 Strategic Positioning ⚖️ Trade-Offs In Business 🛡️ Sustainable Advantage

Understanding Michael Porter 88%

Trying to be the best kills profits. Porter's alternative path to a business no rival can copy.

by Joan Magretta 2011

4.29

3k+ ratings

👔 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Analysis 📍 Strategic Positioning ⚖️ Trade-Offs In Business 🛡️ Sustainable Advantage

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix

by 50Minutes • 2015

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

4.00

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation 📈 Market Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Management

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix 88%

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

by 50Minutes 2015

4.00

14 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation 📈 Market Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Management

Trivia

by Trivion Books • 2016

Competition is a trap: the businesses that change the world build monopolies instead.

🚀 Startup Strategy 💰 Venture Capital 💡 Tech Innovation 🎯 Differentiation Strategy 🔭 Strategic Vision

Trivia 88%

Competition is a trap: the businesses that change the world build monopolies instead.

by Trivion Books 2016

🚀 Startup Strategy 💰 Venture Capital 💡 Tech Innovation 🎯 Differentiation Strategy 🔭 Strategic Vision

Playing to Win

by A.G. Lafley • 2013

Forget the plan. Winners make a handful of choices that lock together and beat the market.

3.99

9k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🎯 Strategic Choice 🏆 Competitive Advantage 🧭 Strategy Frameworks ⚙️ Organizational Alignment

Playing to Win 88%

Forget the plan. Winners make a handful of choices that lock together and beat the market.

by A.G. Lafley 2013

3.99

9k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🎯 Strategic Choice 🏆 Competitive Advantage 🧭 Strategy Frameworks ⚙️ Organizational Alignment

Brand Relevance

by David A. Aaker • 2010

Preference battles are a shrinking pond. The real growth comes from digging new ones.

3.95

156

🏆 Competitive Strategy 🌊 Market Creation 🏗️ Category Design 🏰 Competitive Moats 💥 Market Disruption

Brand Relevance 88%

Preference battles are a shrinking pond. The real growth comes from digging new ones.

by David A. Aaker 2010

3.95

156 ratings

🏆 Competitive Strategy 🌊 Market Creation 🏗️ Category Design 🏰 Competitive Moats 💥 Market Disruption

Strategy That Works

by Paul Leinwand • 2016

Close the gap between strategy and execution: build a few signature capabilities.

3.88

275

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🎯 Strategic Execution 🛠️ Capability Building 🔗 Organizational Alignment 💰 Cost Optimization

Strategy That Works 88%

Close the gap between strategy and execution: build a few signature capabilities.

by Paul Leinwand 2016

3.88

275 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🎯 Strategic Execution 🛠️ Capability Building 🔗 Organizational Alignment 💰 Cost Optimization

Traction

by Gabriel Weinberg • 2014

Your best growth channel is the one your competitors dismissed. A process for finding it.

4.11

10k+

🎯 Customer Acquisition 🚀 Go-To-Market 🧪 Growth Hacking 📈 Product-Led Growth 🔄 Viral Growth

Traction 88%

Your best growth channel is the one your competitors dismissed. A process for finding it.

by Gabriel Weinberg 2014

4.11

10k+ ratings

🎯 Customer Acquisition 🚀 Go-To-Market 🧪 Growth Hacking 📈 Product-Led Growth 🔄 Viral Growth

Blue Ocean Shift

by W. Chan Kim • 2017

A field-tested system for growing by creating new demand, not fighting over what already exists.

3.90

2k+

🧠 Strategic Innovation 🌊 Market Creation 📈 Growth Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change 💎 Value Creation

Blue Ocean Shift 88%

A field-tested system for growing by creating new demand, not fighting over what already exists.

by W. Chan Kim 2017

3.90

2k+ ratings

🧠 Strategic Innovation 🌊 Market Creation 📈 Growth Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change 💎 Value Creation

Lessons from the Titans

by Scott Davis • 2020

Silicon Valley bets on moonshots. Factory-floor systems quietly compound wealth for decades.

4.26

622

🏭 Manufacturing Excellence 💰 Capital Allocation 📐 Lean Methodology ⚙️ Business Systems 🎯 Operational Excellence

Lessons from the Titans 88%

Silicon Valley bets on moonshots. Factory-floor systems quietly compound wealth for decades.

by Scott Davis 2020

4.26

622 ratings

🏭 Manufacturing Excellence 💰 Capital Allocation 📐 Lean Methodology ⚙️ Business Systems 🎯 Operational Excellence

Strategic Foresight

by Sarah Lai Cheah • 2020

An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.

🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚙️ Technology Management 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🎯 Scenario Planning 🚀 Commercialization

Strategic Foresight 88%

An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.

by Sarah Lai Cheah 2020

🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚙️ Technology Management 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🎯 Scenario Planning 🚀 Commercialization

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy

by Michael E. Porter • 2010

Strategic plans lose a third of their value after approval. Ten articles trace the leak.

4.02

3k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚙️ Strategy Execution 📋 Strategic Planning 🔗 Organizational Alignment 📊 Performance Tracking

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy 88%

Strategic plans lose a third of their value after approval. Ten articles trace the leak.

by Michael E. Porter 2010

4.02

3k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚙️ Strategy Execution 📋 Strategic Planning 🔗 Organizational Alignment 📊 Performance Tracking

Focus

by Al Ries • 1996

The surest way to kill a business is to expand it. Why the market punishes generalists.

4.00

780

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📍 Brand Positioning 🔍 Strategic Focus 🔬 Niche Specialization 🏷️ Category Design

Focus 87%

The surest way to kill a business is to expand it. Why the market punishes generalists.

by Al Ries 1996

4.00

780 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📍 Brand Positioning 🔍 Strategic Focus 🔬 Niche Specialization 🏷️ Category Design

How to Grow When Markets Don't

by Adrian J. Slywotzky • 2003

Markets have stalled. The next revenue wave hides in your customer's biggest operational headaches.

3.59

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📈 Revenue Growth 💡 Innovation Strategy 🏭 B2b Strategy 🚀 Intrapreneurship

How to Grow When Markets Don't 87%

Markets have stalled. The next revenue wave hides in your customer's biggest operational headaches.

by Adrian J. Slywotzky 2003

3.59

87 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📈 Revenue Growth 💡 Innovation Strategy 🏭 B2b Strategy 🚀 Intrapreneurship

3hag Way

by Shannon Byrne Susko • 2018

A step-by-step system to turn your three-year vision into a concrete quarter-by-quarter plan.

4.06

123

🎯 Strategic Execution 📈 Growth Strategy 🤝 Team Alignment 📊 Visual Management 📍 Market Positioning

3hag Way 87%

A step-by-step system to turn your three-year vision into a concrete quarter-by-quarter plan.

by Shannon Byrne Susko 2018

4.06

123 ratings

🎯 Strategic Execution 📈 Growth Strategy 🤝 Team Alignment 📊 Visual Management 📍 Market Positioning

Winning Now, Winning Later

by David M. Cote • 2020

Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.

4.03

560

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Ceo Memoirs ⏳ Short-Termism ⚙️ Process Improvement 🏢 Corporate Culture

Winning Now, Winning Later 87%

Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.

by David M. Cote 2020

4.03

560 ratings

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Ceo Memoirs ⏳ Short-Termism ⚙️ Process Improvement 🏢 Corporate Culture

Jack Trout on Strategy

by Jack Trout • 2004

Competition is killing you. The cure: a simple strategy to occupy the customer's mind.

3.87

236

🏆 Competitive Strategy 🎯 Brand Positioning 🏹 Niche Strategy 💡 Simplicity Strategy 🗺️ Positioning Theory

Jack Trout on Strategy 87%

Competition is killing you. The cure: a simple strategy to occupy the customer's mind.

by Jack Trout 2004

3.87

236 ratings

🏆 Competitive Strategy 🎯 Brand Positioning 🏹 Niche Strategy 💡 Simplicity Strategy 🗺️ Positioning Theory

The Influence of Military Strategies to Business

by M.D. White • 2017

War strategy for business: outthink competitors, pick the right battles, and time every move.

4.07

415

📊 Business Strategy ⚔️ Military Strategy In Business 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🏆 Competitive Advantage 🔍 Decision Frameworks

The Influence of Military Strategies to Business Summary

The Influence of Military Strategies to Business 87%

War strategy for business: outthink competitors, pick the right battles, and time every move.

by M.D. White 2017

4.07

415 ratings

📊 Business Strategy ⚔️ Military Strategy In Business 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🏆 Competitive Advantage 🔍 Decision Frameworks

Competing on the Edge

by Shona L. Brown • 1998

In fast markets, the only sustainable advantage is the ability to keep finding temporary ones.

3.53

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Emergent Strategy 🔄 Adaptive Strategy 🧠 Organizational Learning

Competing on the Edge 87%

In fast markets, the only sustainable advantage is the ability to keep finding temporary ones.

by Shona L. Brown 1998

3.53

75 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Emergent Strategy 🔄 Adaptive Strategy 🧠 Organizational Learning

The Strategist

by Cynthia A. Montgomery • 2012

Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.

3.86

1k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🧭 Strategic Leadership 💡 Business Purpose ⛓️ Organizational Alignment 🔄 Strategic Reinvention

The Strategist 87%

Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.

by Cynthia A. Montgomery 2012

3.86

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🧭 Strategic Leadership 💡 Business Purpose ⛓️ Organizational Alignment 🔄 Strategic Reinvention

The Art of War for Small Business

by Becky Sheetz-Runkle • 2010

Outspent, outstaffed, and still winning: a small-business field guide to Sun Tzu's strategic art.

3.58

175

🏢 Small Business Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🪖 Business Warfare 🎯 Business Agility 👥 Customer Relationships

The Art of War for Small Business Summary

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Outspent, outstaffed, and still winning: a small-business field guide to Sun Tzu's strategic art.

by Becky Sheetz-Runkle 2010

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🏢 Small Business Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🪖 Business Warfare 🎯 Business Agility 👥 Customer Relationships

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