• Blue Ocean Strategy

  • How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant
  • By: W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne
  • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
  • Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (3,594 ratings)

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Blue Ocean Strategy

By: W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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Publisher's summary

Winning by not competing! This international best seller upends traditional thinking with principles and tools to make the competition irrelevant.

In an audiobook that challenges everything you thought you knew, W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne assert that tomorrow's leading companies will succeed, not by battling their rivals for market share in the bloody "red ocean" of a shrinking profit pool, but by creating "blue oceans" of untapped new market spaces ripe for growth.

Based on a study of 150 strategic moves, spanning more than 100 years and 30 industries, they provide a systematic approach that every company can use to render rivals obsolete and unleash new demand:

  • Reconstruct market boundaries
  • Focus on the big picture
  • Reach beyond existing demand
  • Get the strategic sequence right
  • Overcome organizational hurdles
  • Build execution into strategy
  • ©2005 W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne, published by arrangement with Harvard Business School Press (P)2006 Gildan Media Corp

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    "Theirs is not the typical business management book's vague call to action; it is a precise, actionable plan for changing the way companies do business with one resounding piece of advice: swim for open waters." (Publishers Weekly)

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    Great concepts

    Concepts are amazing, the narrator for the audible not so much. All in all it is worth a read as the information is well worth the time!

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    Interesting but somewhat hard to put to action

    What did you love best about Blue Ocean Strategy?

    Very interesting theories introduced. I work on a product that I would define as a Blue Ocean, so it was enlightening to hear the research supporting this strategy.

    What didn’t you like about Grover Gardner’s performance?

    Reading was straightforward and clear, but a bit dry.

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    I found it hard to put these theories into action. Maybe the product I work on isn't the most applicable.

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    A Must "Read" for Business Owners and Executives

    Would you listen to Blue Ocean Strategy again? Why?

    I would listen to this again. Blue Ocean Strategy encourages thinking outside the box when approaching business problems. Required reading!!

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    One of the greatest books I have ever come across

    I started listening to the narration shortly after take off from Dubai enroute Abuja. It was very interesting to the extent that I did not think of the onboard entertainment provided by the airline. I recommend this book to everyone that would like to make an impact in today's highly competitive world.

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    one of my most memorable books ever.

    one of my most memorable books ever. It is absolutly a mist reed book. one that can change your whole trend of thoughts

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    Very good

    Very important book for who is searching for creating new value and open new market

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    Why this thing is so big?

    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

    It's just OK. Not much left. Simply emphasized that we need to find a niche market and protect it. That's all. The only thing new is to use the new term "blue ocean" instead of "niche market"

    Could you see Blue Ocean Strategy being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

    It's not a fiction book. Why did you ask this question? Nobody will make this into a movie.

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    ABSOLUTE EXCELLENT BUSINESS STRATEGY

    I learned so much straight fom the opening. Excellent solid presentation. Can't go wrong here

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    Moby Dick of Strategy

    The content is great but could have been summarized in a book 1/3 it's length. Another way to get similar content is to watch a Peter Thiel talk about monopolies. Similar content in a lot less time.

    However the content is great. I love the examples and the ideas behind this. Definitely made me think about my business in a different way.

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    very good

    Great book. Provides wide range of examples providing adequate level of details. Provided procedures are also very good to demonstrate theories proposed.

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