Profit from the Core: Growth Strategy in an Era of Turbulence
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Book Information
| Publisher: | Harvard Business Review Press |
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| Publish Date: | 02/01/2001 |
| Pages: | 186 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781578512300 |
| ISBN-10: | 1578512301 |
| Language: | English |
What We're Saying
After a summer hiatus, we return with a great interview. In this podcast, I talk with Chris Zook, author of Unstoppable: How to Identify Hidden Assets, Redefine the Core, and Fuel Future Growth. This book is the final in a business trilogy of sorts. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Unstoppable: Finding Hidden Assets to Renew the Core and Fuel Profitable Growth by Chris Zook, Harvard Business School Press, 208 pages, $29. 95 Hardcover, May 2007, ISBN 9781422103661. You expect to find trilogies in fantasy or science fiction literature. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Again from Profit from The Core by Chris Zook: The discovery of new uninhabited market territory frequently brings invaders from unexpected directions. Consider the following: Kodak's pursuit of the digital camera market encounters unfamilar competitors Hewlett-Packard and Canon. Quaker Oat's attempt to expand Snapple beverages run directly into new drink initiatives of Coca-Cola, with its unassailable distribution infrastructure. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
From Profit from The Core by Chris Zook: Strategy, Liddell Hart's history of military strategy, examines the successes and failures of military campaigns to take over territory going back to the Peloponnesian Wars. Hart finds that armies that make a frontal assault on an entrenched position lose virtually 100 percent of the time, even with superior forces. He argues that an indirect approach is essential to increasing the odds of victory. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
I get paid to read business books. Some would consider this a tortured existence, but I can't think of a better job in the world. The job does have certain requirements. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
The Breakthrough Imperative: How the Best Managers Get Outstanding Results by Mark Gottfredson and Steve Schaubert, Collins, 367pages, $26. 95, Hardcover, March 2008, ISBN 9780061358142 Bain & Company have produced some of the best books coming out of consulting industry over the last decade. Chris Zook's trilogy--Profit from the Core, Beyond the Core, and Unstoppable--is a treatise on the benefits of strategic focus in any organization. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
I am a big fan of Chris Zook's work. He is a partner at Bain & Company and he has spent alot of time researching what companies should do from a strategic point of view to be successful. Zook offers sobering statistics for the success of new ventures and equally inspiring numbers for the power that market leaders have in their industries. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
We've spent a lot of time with Chris Zook. Not the man himself, but his work. When we were prepping the material for The 100 Best Business Books of All Time, Jack and Todd were still unsure of what the exact construction of the book would look like, but we were sure of one thing: Chris Zook had to be included in the book. READ FULL DESCRIPTION