Business Strategy

Imagine running a business without a strategy. It would be akin to driving blindfolded, to building a house without a blueprint. The concept of strategy changed all that, paving the way for the creation of the modern corporate world. The Lords of Strategy provides listeners with a deeper understanding of the world they compete in, and a sharper eye for what works — and what doesn’t — when forging strategy.

So you've already figured out that business intelligence can be pretty valuable in making the right decisions about your business. But you've heard at least a dozen definitions of what it is, and heard of at least that many BI tools. Where do you start? Business Intelligence for Dummies makes BI understandable. It takes you step by step through the technologies and the alphabet soup, so you can choose the right technology and implement a successful BI environment.

Competition is moving beyond industry to ecosystem. Are you ready? In the shift from pipeline to platform, value is no longer created by your company's product or process alone - it's created through interactions. And the strategy you used to become an industry leader won't help you compete in an evolving and complex ecosystem. If you listen to nothing else on platforms and ecosystems, listen to these 10 articles by experts in the field.

What if strategy could instead be clear, simple, bold, and even actually useful? That’s what No Bullsh*t Strategy is all about. It sweeps away all the garbled corporate nonsense and dry academic theorising to leave you with pure strategic sauce, which can be actioned right away. It’ll make you see your business in a totally new light, and effortlessly unlock insights you didn’t know you had in you. Even better, it makes strategy fun.

Are you looking for a way to become your own boss and start a successful business? Look no further than The Sweaty Startup Guide, the ultimate step-by-step guide to launching and growing a commercial cleaning business. With 20 comprehensive chapters, this eBook will guide you through everything you need to know about starting and running a commercial cleaning business. From defining your target market and creating a business plan, to building your team and managing your finances, this guide has it all. But this isn't just another dry business book. The Sweaty Startup Guide is filled with ...

FEW PRACTICAL BOOKS for entrepreneurs reveal what it personally feels like to launch a startup, become a CEO, or rebound when plans go awry. Press Go: Lessons Earned by a Serial Entrepreneur demystifies the entrepreneurial leadership journey in a step-by-step guide to launching, scaling, and navigating the path to building a truly special company.

In the competitive high-stakes game of big business, it is no secret that companies work the legislative and legal systems to gain advantage in the marketplace. It's called competitive legal strategy, by which some companies make the rules and others are forced to operate within restrictive boundaries that add cost and inconvenience to entering a given market. Rather than pass judgment on these tactics, Shell exposes these realities in order to give business owners and managers the legal knowledge to make better, more profitable strategic decisions. Citing numerous real-world cases, he ...

Data analytics offer an incredible opportunity to predict the future, engage with new technological advancements, and gain valuable insights about your business. But unless you're staying on top of the cutting edge of analytics, your company is wasting that potential-and your competitors will be gaining speed while you fall behind. These articles by experts and consultants will help you understand today's essential thinking about what data analytics are capable of and how to adopt their use in your organization.

In Victory, best-selling author Brian Tracy applies to business and personal success the same concepts that have helped great leaders triumph in military campaigns throughout history. Using military examples throughout, he provides ambitious, success-oriented listeners with a practical template for reaching their own potential for greatness. This is an indispensable strategic field guide from America's foremost expert on achievement.

Book Description: Unlock the secrets to mastering leadership, power dynamics, and influence with “48 Laws of Dominance: Mastering Strategies to Dominate Power Dynamics, Leadership, Build Authority, and Influence Others in Business and Life.” This book is your comprehensive guide to understanding the principles that drive success in every aspect of your life—whether you’re in the boardroom, negotiating deals, or building meaningful relationships. In today’s fast-paced world, dominating leadership and influence is essential for those who want to stay ahead. This book reveals 48 ...

Will Guidara was twenty-six when he took the helm of Eleven Madison Park, a struggling two-star brasserie that had never quite lived up to its majestic room. Eleven years later, EMP was named the best restaurant in the world. How did Guidara pull off this unprecedented transformation? Radical reinvention, a true partnership between the kitchen and the dining room—and memorable, over-the-top, bespoke hospitality.

Build resilience in your company to weather the greatest crises. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the 10 most important ones to help your company prepare for and overcome disruption, social upheaval, and disaster.

With so many to choose from, why should I consider this book? There are so many side hustle, how to make money books out there. Some provide ‘quick wins’, ’10 proven techniques’ or claim to have a ‘no effort’ shortcut way to a second income. We all dream of finding a passive income, a magic money tree from which we can pick the fruit whenever we wish. We all want to find something that requires little effort and will happen overnight. If that’s what you are looking for, then "Side Hustle The low cost, step-by-step guide to business success" isn’t for you. Because, and ...

Spanning world civilizations, synthesizing dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict, The 33 Strategies of War is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social games of everyday life, informed by the most ingenious and effective military principles in war. Structured in Greene's trademark style, The 33 Strategies of War is the I Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War.

All businesses can benefit from “Lean.” Learn the benefits of lean manufacturing and how to initiate a lean program. The author helps us understand what lean thinking and methods offer. We need a sense of purpose before we apply any effort. Companies often fail at implementing lean due to a poor rollout. Mr. McWhorter helps us avoid this. The success of lean relies on people and processes. We need all employees to recognize leans potential for improving the work environment. Supervisors, managers and those in authority positions must become mentors, role models, and coaches. We are ...

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can boost shareholder value in returns, but only with well-designed deals and effective post-merger integration. To properly develop and implement M&A, you need expertise and competence to meet your goals and capture synergies. The significant failure rate demonstrates the importance of taking a serious, in-depth approach throughout this step. With so much potential for success and so much on the line if you fail, you want to be sure you're doing things correctly every step of the way. In this book you will find: The entire M&A process in detail A ...

The ultimate resource for experiencing the backcountry! Written by survivalist expert Dave Canterbury, Bushcraft 101 gets you ready for your next backcountry trip with advice on making the most of your time outdoors. Based on the Five Cs of Survivability - cutting tools, covering, combustion devices, containers, and cordages - this valuable guide offers only the most important survival skills to help you craft resources from your surroundings and truly experience the beauty and thrill of the wilderness.

Las claves estratégicas de uno de los grupos empresariales más exitosos y emblemáticos de México. Establecida en 1945, Bimbo surgió a partir de la experiencia de sus fundadores en la panadería El Molino para producir y vender pan de caja en el territorio de la República Mexicana. Ahora, con presencia en más de treinta países, es un emblema del crecimiento empresarial mexicano en un mundo globalizado y competitivo.

To make these big moves happen for your company, you’re going to have to break through inertia, gamesmanship, and risk aversion. You’re going to have to mitigate human biases and manage group dynamics. Eight practical shifts can help you do this, and unlock bigger, bolder, better strategies. This is not another by-the-book approach to strategy. It’s not another trudge through frameworks or small-scale case studies promising a secret formula for success. It’s an irreverent, fact-driven, and humorous take on the real world of strategic decision making.

Most organizations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a 12-month execution cycle. Instead, The 12 Week Year avoids the pitfalls and low productivity of annualized thinking. This book redefines your "year" to be 12 weeks long. In 12 weeks, there just isn't enough time to get complacent, and urgency increases and intensifies. The 12 Week Year creates focus and clarity on what matters most and a sense of urgency to do it now. In the end more of the important stuff gets done and the impact on results is profound.