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Book Notes – Blue Ocean Strategy: How Leaders Drive Change

RapidStart Leadership

When I picked up Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, I thought it was going to be all about what the title suggests – developing successful business strategies, (possibly with some kind of nautical theme). It was about strategy. It’s a good book about strategy. Blood in the Water.

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Beyond Disruption: Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive

Leading Blog

With disruptive creation, “the new comes at the expense of the old and its associated companies and jobs, creating a win-lose or winner-takes-most economic outcome. In contrast, nondisruptive innovation is “achieved without disrupting a preexisting market and its associated companies and jobs.”

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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2023

Leading Blog

Beyond Disruption : Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries, Companies, or Jobs by W. Mauborgne Blue Ocean Strategy forever changed how the world thinks about strategy. But disruption, for all its power, is destructive—displacing jobs, companies, and even entire industries.

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So, If Your Company Does Not Have a Flawless Foundation, Try This – (Insight with Challenge from Peter Thiel, Zero to One)

First Friday Book Synopsis

As a founder, your first job is to get the first things right, because you cannot build a great company on a flawed foundation. Peter Thiel, Zero to One ————— A couple of years ago, I presented my synopsis of the book Blue Ocean Strategy to an energetic team at an in-demand marketing firm.

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Early Exits - CEO Blog - Time Leadership

CEO Blog

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Monday, November 15, 2010 Early Exits Angel investors and VCs all like to sell one of their portfolio companies. Basil Peters, a famous angel investor wrote a book Early Exits - Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors (and maybe not VCs). This is called the exit.

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Find Your Next

CEO Blog

I read " Find Your Next " subtitled "Using the Business Genome Approach to Find Your Company's Next Competitive Edge" by Andrea Kates. Find Your Next is the how to guide for Blue Ocean. + Find Your Next is the how to guide for Blue Ocean. + I loved the title. I am a big believer in competitive advantage.

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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Process : This business model design has 5 phases; Mobilize, Understand, Design, Implement and Manage. This final chapter puts it all together. I really enjoyed this book.