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• This book not only offers…the ‘what’ but also ‘how’ effective strategy execution is achieved. It shares numerous examples of companies that have done just that, not once, but over and over again.

• Insightful with hundreds of thousands of employees and large companies to unveil the essential disciplines proven to help businesses and individuals realize their most important goals.

The 4 Disciplines of Execution, by McChesney, Covey & Hyling . 2011. 296 pages

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• Don't let common problems run you and your business. Get a grip and gain control with Wickman’s Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS).

• You’ll discover simple yet powerful ways to run your company with more focus, growth and enjoyment. Based on years of real-world implementation, the EOS is a practical method for achieving the business success you have always envisioned.

Traction, by Gino Wickman. 2010. 274 Pages

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Good Strategy / Bad Strategy, by Richard Rumelt. 2011. 336 Pages

• McKinsey Quarterly described Rumelt as 'a giant in the field of strategy' and 'strategy's strategist‘.

• Rumelt tackles this problem head-on in a jargon-free explanation of how to develop and take action on strategy, in business, politics and beyond

• Rumelt dispels popular misconceptions about strategy - such as confusing it with visions or financial goals

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The Execution Premium, by Robert Kaplan and David Norton. 2008. 416 Pages

• Kaplan, the Harvard Business School professor, who invented the Balance Scorecard, describes a multistage system that enables you to gain measurable benefits from formulated strategy.

• It shows you how to Develop an effective strategy, Plan execution, Put your strategy into action and Test and update a strategy

• It presents a proven framework for achieving the financial results promised by a strategy

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Scaling Up, by Verne Harnish. 2011. 256 Pages

• Scaling Up is the winner of the 2015 International Book Awards for General Business

• This book is written so everyone -- from frontline employees to senior executives. Scaling Up focuses on the four major decision areas every company must get right: People, Strategy, Execution, and Cash

• It includes one-page tools which more than 40,000 firms used to scale their companies successfully

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The Art of War, by Sun Tzu. Circa 500 BC. 273 Pages

• The Art of War, written more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world, as eagerly studied by modern politicians and executives

• It applies to competition and conflict in general, on every level from the interpersonal to the international.

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The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries. 2011. 299 Pages

• Inspired by lessons from lean manufacturing, Ries relies on “validated learning” to build successful firms

• Rather than wasting time creating elaborate business plans, The Lean Startup offers entrepreneurs - in companies of all sizes - a way to test their vision continuously.

• It provides a scientific approach to creating and managing successful firms in a age of uncertainty.

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Good Strategy / Bad Strategy, by Richard Rumelt. 2001. 336 Pages

• The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice.

• It aims to describe how companies transition from being average firms to great companies and how corporations can fail to make the transition.

• Collins studied "6,000 articles, did over 2,000 interviews in a five-year project to write the book”.

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Blue Ocean Strategy, by Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne. 2005. 256 Pages

• Blue Ocean Strategy takes you beyond the sea, where innovative products prove relatively safe from competition in markets that never before existed.

• The INSEAD professors offer a breakthrough strategic manual. a “strategy canvas,” a graphic representation of your and your competitors’ products.

• The key is finding the blue ocean market – and avoiding the common, cutthroat, bloody “red ocean”

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Best Strategy Book # #2

Competitive Strategy, by Michael Porter. 1998. 432 Pages

• Michael Porter, a Harvard Business School professor, is considered the father of Business strategy.

• In its simplicity—like all great breakthroughs—Porter’s analysis of industries captures the complexity of industry competition in 5 forces.

• Porter introduces one of the most powerful tools developed: his 3 generic strategies— lowest cost, differentiation, and focus.

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It defines the language and how simple is to understand the content of the book.

It provides practical or real life examples compared to just theory

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