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‘Mastering Uncertainty’ by Matt Watkinson
A big winning bet can more than cover the cost of many losing ones. Real winners take calculated risks.
‘Understanding Michael Porter’ by Joan Magretta
The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do. Strategy is the antidote to competition...
‘Strategy beyond the hockey stick’ by Bradley, Hirt & Smit
Three of McKinsey's top strategists looked at publicly available information for thousands of companies...
‘The Crux’ by Richard Rumelt
A worthy successor to ‘Good Strategy, Bad Strategy’, this book sets out Rumelt’s approach to tackling tricky business problems...
‘Playing to Win’, by Lafley & Martin
Mission and vision statements alone offer no explicit road map to the desired future...
‘Certain to Win’ by Chet Richards
Based on the work of military strategist, John Boyd, strategy as a mental tapestry, rather than a chart or map...
‘Total Competition’ by Ross Brawn and Adam Parr
Strategy is a philosophy about how you overcome obstacles...
‘The Strategist’ by Cynthia A. Montgomery
A great strategy is a system of mutually reinforcing, interlocking parts...
‘The Big Idea’ by Robert Jones
This book by brand consultant and UEA Professor of Brand Leadership Robert Jones is 15 years old, but still resonates strongly...
‘The One Hour Strategy’ by Jeroen Kraaijenbrink
This refreshingly different strategy book is a short, easy to read novel, that’s free of complex frameworks, unnecessary jargon and endless repetition...
‘Good Strategy, Bad Strategy’ by Richard Rumelt
Strategy work is discovering the critical factors in a situation and coordinating focused actions to deal with them...
‘No Bullshit Strategy’ by Alex M H Smith
This short, sharp, provocative book will probably change your thinking about strategy. It may even turn it upside down...