Book Title: Strategy Rules – Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
Author: David B Yoffie and Michael A Cusumano
‘How To’ books in management are aplenty! Over time one tends to grow tired reading them. Rightly so – but this book may be an exception. There are many reasons for this:
- Because you are a fan of either of the three CEOs mentioned in the title
- Because you believe strategic thinking as a skill can be learned
- Because you are a fan of strategy as a subject
Whatever be the reason, you are bound to find something of interest. While the five lessons (timeless according to the authors) may seem obvious, the better part of the book is how they link it to specific actions one can take to strengthen them. The five lessons are:
- Look forward, reason back
- Make big bets…
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