Strategy Bites Back: It Is Far More, and Less, than You Ever Imagined: Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand, Joseph Lampel
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“Having previously read Strategy Safari by the same authos and enjoyed it for its clarity and common sense, I was keen to delve into this - their latest offering… The bytes are… short and punchy… Many are very funny, but all are thought provoking in their own way… it provides some insightful reflectons on the component parts of business strategy… a readable book that also made me laugh.” –March Human Resources Magazine (circ: 28,538) - written by Kathy Osborne:
“This is a naughty book, a really cheeky little brat of a book which ought to be spanked soundly and sent to bed without any supper. Except that, if you did that, you would be missing out on a delightful, entertaining smorgasbord of advice, insights, red herrings, and jokes that together make up a classic text for business leaders.”
-Stefan Stern, Business Voice
OK, strategy is crucial. We know that. Everyone knows that. But why must it be so deadly serious? So plodding, uncreative, boring? Dull strategy books promote dull strategists who create dull strategies that fail. Now there’s an antidote: Strategy Bites Back.
It’s full of insight and daring, from Gary Hamel to Napoleon Bonaparte, Michael Porter to Hans Christian Andersen, all tied together by the triumvirate that is Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand, and Joe Lampel. Essays, poems, case studies, cartoons…whatever it takes to free your mind and unleash the crucial emotional side of strategy formation.
This is the whole squiggly shebang: strategy and gamesmanship, black dresses, and seduction…strategy lessons from your mother, from beehives, chess grandmasters, even the National Zoo.
Mintzberg, Ahlstrand, and Lampel take on every sacred cow and entrenched belief that keeps you from recognizing your most powerful options-and acting on them. Fun? Heck, yeah. But it’ll help you define inspired strategies that offer huge upsides…and what could be more fun than that?
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