Strategy Bites Back: It Is Far More, and Less, than You Ever Imagined (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Bruce Ahlstrand (Author), Joseph Lampel (Author) "Strategy can be awfully boring..." (more)
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"Henry Mintzberg's views are a breath of fresh air which can only encourage the good guys." The Observer "One of the most original minds in management." Fast Company A refreshing antidote to the footnote-laden tomes that usually make up the field. Meaty enough to be serious yet also pleasantly entertaining Harvard Business School, Working Knowledge "This is a naughty book, a really cheeky little brat of a book which ought to be spanked soundly and sent to bed without any supper. Except that, if you did that, you would be missing out on a delightful, entertaining smorgasbord of advice, insights, red herrings and jokes that together make up a classic text for business leaders." Business Voice Director 2005 a fun read A tasty smorgasbord of writings on strategy' Guardian, 2005 a mine full of nuggets' The Edge, 2005 If you think strategy is boring and best avoided, think again. Strategy Bites Back will not only change your view on strategy, it will inspire and challenge you too ..The authors offer some excellent insights This true gem of a book should sit proudly on any strategist's bookshelf.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Having previously read Strategy Safari by the same authos and enjoyed it for its clarity and common sense, I was keen to delve into this - their latest offering... The bytes are... short and punchy... Many are very funny, but all are thought provoking in their own way... it provides some insightful reflectons on the component parts of business strategy... a readable book that also made me laugh."

 

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Product Details

chapter one of Strategy Bites Back [PDF]

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (April 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131857770
• ISBN-13: 978-0131857773
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #708,036 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Genius!, May 8, 2005

By	Roland Buresund (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Strategy Bites Back: It Is A Lot More, And Less, Than You Ever Imagined... (Paperback)

This is pure genius at work. I bow my head in awe. This is not recommended reading, this is the kind of book you MUST read if you're into strategy. Cut down on Porter, Kay, Drucker, etc., and read this instead! After reading this, you can re-visit the old schools and see the world in a different light. In short, I am ecstatic. You'll pry this book from my dead hands (if you can get it away from me even then...).

Read it, or you'll miss a very funny book (if you don't laugh out load a number of times, you lack all sense of humour) as well as a very thought-provoking book with a very important message, which even manages to make strategy fun (you'll understand more after having read the book). Together with Strategy Safari (by the same authors) and Johnson & Scholes books, this should be enough to get anyone to understand and work with strategy.

This has to be one of this decades most important/influential books, so I'll recommend it warmly.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Were Going To Need A Bigger Boat , June 2, 2005

By	John G. Hilliard (Toronto Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Just about every book on strategy, or for that matter, every strategy meeting I have ever attended, has been a bit dry to boring. With all this dull talk you usually get a strategy that is less the inspired, more standard and generic then anything else. The authors state that the most successful and interesting companies they know are not boring places, but dynamic and fast moving places. They have novel, creative and inspiring strategies. So the authors believe that we should have fun in creating strategy and in the bargain we will get a better outcome.

The authors spend a good deal of time putting examples into each of the chapters so that the reader can better understand the particular section. They also toss in any number of interesting and many times humorous, extra bits of info to help you not take yourself too seriously. They highlight the people and ideas they believe are worth reviewing, but they do not hold out any one to be the end all be all. Overall the book was fast paced and enjoyable. They took all the pain out of the topic and gave the reader a book that was exciting to open up. They give you solid and beneficial ideas that can be used on any size project or business unit. The book is well worth the time.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good source , January 18, 2007

By	BRUNO JORGE SOARES (Brasilia, Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is a source of other works about strategy. The book has a balance between Theory and Practice. The theory is well covered by some star authors in the field of strategy. In the other side, some news and interviews are the sample of practice of strategy in business. Im still prefer the Strategy Safari, but this book is still valuable.