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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). He invited the General Manager to ride with him to see his district. Blood in the Water.

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How To Innovate And Grow Via Nondisruptive Creation

Eric Jacobson

The book, Beyond Disruption , shows companies how to build a path beyond disruption, where economic growth and social good are not trade-offs that work against each other and divide us. As you read the book, you’ll learn how to apply the authors’ recommended pattern to pursue non-disruptive opportunities in a three basic steps systematic way.

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Revealing Leadership Insights From Thinkers50

Tanveer Naseer

State of the art management and leadership techniques are continually evolving. Think about it: how organizations are run in 2014 is radically different from how they were run just ten years ago. Management thinking is no longer the preserve of the West. Management thinking is more global than ever before.

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Find Your Next

CEO Blog

The book is a how to, step by step guide that asks a lot of questions. I did not follow the process through for any particular company - rather, I read the book (so likely did not get the same value someone would who actually took the steps and did the exercises) One of my all time favorite books is Blue Ocean Strategy.

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CEO Blog - Time Leadership

CEO Blog

I did an interview where I spoke of my business optimism called How to Own the Future. ++ I read with interest an article on Tech Crunch about Linkedins success. My most popular article of all time remains " How to write an Article in 20 Minutes " posted by Jim Estill @ 6:38 AM 1 Comments: At 3:27 AM , J.D. Meier said.

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Closing the Gap Between Blue Ocean Strategy and Execution

Harvard Business Review

This is why a sustainable blue ocean strategy requires a fully developed and consistent set of three propositions. If a strategy does not fully develop and align the three strategy propositions, short-lived success or failure typically results. Achieving Blue Ocean Strategic Alignment. Excerpted from.

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Its a Jungle In There

CEO Blog

But as I always say Leadership(Direction/Work on the right thing) before Management(efficiency). That is the thesis behind my Time Management book. Ive authored a Time Leadership Audio CD, book and eBook ; "How to use the Secrets of Leadership for Time Management".email Time is a substitute to efficiency. Worth reading.