Business Strategy

In this perennial best seller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, globally preeminent management thinkers W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne challenge everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Recognized as one of the most iconic and impactful strategy books ever written, Blue Ocean Strategy, now updated with fresh content from the authors, argues that cutthroat competition results in nothing but a bloody red ocean of rivals fighting over a shrinking profit pool.

From the creator of Valuetainment, the #1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most exciting thinkers” (Ray Dalio, author of Principles) in business today, comes a practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious professional goals. Both...

Develop the life-changing ability to excel in spontaneous communication situations—from public speaking to interviewing to networking—with these essential strategies from a Stanford lecturer, coach, and host of the popular Think Fast, Talk Smart The Podcast. “A road map to mastering the...

Josh Kaufman founded PersonalMBA.com as an alternative to the business school boondoggle. His blog has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the best business books and most powerful business concepts of all time. Now, he shares the essentials of entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, negotiation, operations, productivity, systems design, and much more, in one comprehensive volume. The Personal MBA distills the most valuable business lessons into simple, memorable mental models that can be applied to real-world challenges.

This program is read by the author. The ultimate guide on leadership from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Extreme Ownership. In the military, a field manual provides instructions in simple, clear, step-by-step language to help soldiers complete their mission. In the civilian...

7 Powers breaks fresh ground by constructing a comprehensive strategy toolset that is easy for you to learn, communicate, and quickly apply. Drawing on his decades of experience as a business strategy adviser, active equity investor and Stanford University teacher Hamilton Helmer develops from first principles a practical theory of strategy rooted in the notion of power, those conditions which create the potential for persistent differential returns. Using rich real-world examples, Helmer rigorously characterizes exactly what your business must achieve to create power.

AI for Business is a 30-day tactical framework designed to take you from "overwhelmed operator" to "strategic architect". Using the PROCESS Framework, you will systematically audit the chaos, pinpoint the 20 percent of tasks driving 80 percent of your drag, and engineer a machine that executes the boring work without you.

Is your company spending too much time on strategy development—with too little to show for it? If you read (or listen to) nothing else on strategy, listen to these ten articles (featuring "What Is Strategy?" by Michael E. Porter). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review...

Good Strategy/Bad Strategy clarifies the muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world. Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader. A good strategy is a specific...

Building Business Credit with EIN Only A Structured Guide to Establishing Vendor Credit, Net-30 Accounts, and Scalable Business Financing — Without Personal Guarantees Building business credit is not about rushing applications. It’s about becoming fundable. In Building Business Credit with EIN Only, Gerald Lacey, MBA, MSSCM delivers a clear, disciplined approach to establishing business credit the right way — without relying on your personal Social Security number. This is not a “get-rich-quick” manual. It’s a practical framework for entrepreneurs who want to build sustainable, ...

Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It’s the art of anticipating your opponent’s next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you. Though parts of game theory involve simple common sense, much is counterintuitive, and it can only be mastered by developing a new way of seeing the world. Using a diverse array of rich case studies - from pop culture, TV, movies, sports, politics, and history - the authors show how nearly every business and personal interaction has a game-theory component to it.

A business's overall strategy may be set at board level, but many people throughout the organisation will be involved in deciding that strategy and implementing it - making decisions that are strategic in nature. On these decisions hangs the future of the business: how successful it is, even whether it is successful. Yet business history is full of strategic decisions, both big and small, that were weak, poorly conceived and consequently disastrous.

This audiobook was created based on Michael Porter's landmark book Competitive Strategy. This was Mr. Porter's synopsis of his book for the Harvard Business Review.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

Why read this strategy book? Understand business from a strategic perspective. Senior executives routinely share and discuss strategy with marketing directors, operations chiefs, and other direct reports. But how much do those managers really understand about strategic thinking, planning, implementation, and measurement? A recent investigation into this question concluded most managers don't understand enough about strategy to be useful. Asked to take a basic strategy exam—a test that any CEO or senior manager should easily ace—a representative sample of U.S. managers from C-level ...

What if you could scale your business in just 30 days? Not with vague promises, but with an actionable, step-by-step plan that delivers real results. Revenue Roadmap: Scale Your Business in 30 Days is the bold blueprint for business owners serious about sustainable growth. This isn’t a get-rich-quick guide. It’s about putting in the work, building the right systems, and developing the habits that will propel your business forward—whether you’re a solo entrepreneur or leading a small team ready to dominate. In 30 days, you’ll: Clarify your growth goals and set targets you can ...

What if you could automate 80% of your marketing tasks while doubling your results in just 30 days? In a world where traditional marketing is dying and AI is reshaping everything, "AI ChatGPT Marketing Mastery" is your complete blueprint to dominate your market using the power of artificial intelligence. This isn't just another marketing book – it's your unfair advantage in the AI revolution.

🚀 Get Ready to Unlock Your Social Media Potential Today! Did you know that 73% of marketers use paid social advertising to grow their brands, and AI-powered marketing is projected to add $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030? Social media is no longer just about posting pictures; it’s about strategy, data, and automation. In The Social Media Marketing Blueprint, you'll discover how to harness the full potential of social media and AI to create a dynamic marketing strategy that delivers real, measurable results. Whether you're an entrepreneur, small business owner, or influencer,...

NEW 2025 EDITION — Updated with Post-Pandemic Funding Insights and EIN-Only Credit Strategies for Entrepreneurs Are you ready to build real business credit without using your Social Security Number? In this powerful guide, business strategist Gerald Lacey, MBA, MSSCM reveals a proven step-by-step system to help entrepreneurs and gig workers secure 5–10 business tradelines in 30 days — all under their EIN. Inside you’ll discover how to: Build your business credit profile with Dun & Bradstreet, Experian, and Equifax Business Open vendor accounts that report — even with a new ...

33 Strategies of War is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life, informed by the most ingenious and effective military principles in war. It's the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and is abundantly illustrated with examples from history, including the folly and genius of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher, Hannibal to Ulysses S. Grant, movie moguls to samurai swordsmen.