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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). One specific problem had to do with the subway system. Blood in the Water. Click To Tweet.

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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2023

Leading Blog

Karl Moore takes a practical and down-to-earth approach to understanding what drives millennials and generation Z and how the education system they were brought up in has informed their worldview. Mauborgne Blue Ocean Strategy forever changed how the world thinks about strategy. Chan Kim and Renée A.

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Closing the Gap Between Blue Ocean Strategy and Execution

Harvard Business Review

In this sense, the three strategy propositions provide an organizing framework to ensure an organization is taking a holistic approach to the formulation and execution of strategy. The three strategy propositions correspond to the traditional activity system of an organization. Achieving Blue Ocean Strategic Alignment.

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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

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. Pulse Meme Feed What Is Your Brand Against? Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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The Different Approaches Firms Use to Set Strategy

Harvard Business Review

The Explainer: Blue Ocean Strategy. The benefit of an Ad Hoc system is that rigid rules don’t constrain the firm. However, the inflexible system can potentially slow down decision making and prevent firms from acting on time-sensitive opportunities. You are setting yourself up for a long, stressful journey.

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Apple Versus the Strategy Professors

Harvard Business Review

Apple still has an edge, in that it built that sea — "so powerful is blue ocean strategy," Chan and Mauborgne write, "that a blue ocean strategic move can create brand equity that lasts for decades." But you have to think that, to really stay on top, Apple needs to find more blue oceans to conquer.