First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 7, 2011

HBR’s Ten Must Reads on Strategy Various contributors Harvard Business Press (2011) How to create “a unique and valuable position” by deciding what to do…and not do This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1960 until [.].

Review 85

Review Strategy Books Positioning 85

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Harvard Business Review on Rebuilding Your Business Model Various Authors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to use innovative thinking to create or revise a business model that drives growth and profits This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first appeared in Harvard Business Review.

Business Model 70

Business Model Review Books Innovation 70

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy Joan Magretta Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why organizations can achieve and then sustain competitive advantage, especially in turbulent and uncertain times Although this book offers – in my opinion — the single best introduction to the major insights (..)

Porter 113

Porter Review Competitive Advantage Books 113

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Our most-read slideshow in 2011 was " Difficult Conversations: Nine Common Mistakes." Our most-watched video was " Rethinking Capitalism " with Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter. The Good Company: Then and Now.

Video 14

Video Porter Charisma Customer Loyalty 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

Like Satan in the book of Job, I've been going to and fro in the earth over the past few months, in my case talking to corporate executives, consultants, and former consultants. co-founded by Michael Porter back in the early 1980s, has seen better days. Among my questions to them: How are you thinking about strategy these days?

Consultative 15

Consultative Strategy McKinsey Porter 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

” The men thought that these customers, on arrival, really did not need a porter to pick up their luggage and carry it to their room – after all, they had likely just brought it all the way from the airport on their own. In both 2010 and 2011, TripAdvisor voted citizenM “The Trendiest Hotel in the World.”

Industry 8

Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Both are comments I got about my book, back in 2009, about setting direction, collaboratively. Many organizations still operate by Porter's Value Chain model , where Z follows Y, which follows X. "This business model is right for a company selling Purina Dog Chow, circa 1970.". There's no way we could ever be this collaborative.".

Banking 15

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 15

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2011

Just as companies have books of business and corporate cultures, so do individuals, who in turn populate and influence organizations. It occurred to me that this was a talent to watch, as I was already familiar with established composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others. They have to be nurtured.

Learning-by-Doing 63

Learning-by-Doing Leadership Strategic Planning Open-book 63