Strategy and management advice is often unreliable. Most lessons derived from companies that have achieved extraordinary results typically do not account for the factors of chance, coincidence, or random fluctuations. In The Three Rules, Michael E. Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed argue that there are only three rules every company must follow in order to become exceptional. Through a series of case studies featuring companies from a number of industries, this book identifies these fundamental strategies and illustrates how they determine whether companies’ performances will be miraculous, sustainable, or simply average.
In a business world where restructurings and mergers have become the norm, many business leaders are looking for ways to make cuts that allow them to keep top talent while still running flourishing companies. In The Essential Advantage, Paul Leinwald and Cesare Mainardi offer insight into the secrets of making strategic cuts that not only cause a business to grow in lean times, but also give it an advantage over its competitors. These advantages include strategic coherence, elements of a capabilities-driven strategy, creating value, and living coherence every day.
