30 Books like Competitive Strategy

Understanding Michael Porter

by Joan Magretta • 2011

Trying to be the best kills profits. Porter's alternative path to a business no rival can copy.

4.29

3k+

👔 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Analysis 📍 Strategic Positioning

Understanding Michael Porter 96%

Trying to be the best kills profits. Porter's alternative path to a business no rival can copy.

by Joan Magretta 2011

4.29

3k+ ratings

👔 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Analysis 📍 Strategic Positioning

Business Strategy

by Brian Tracy • 2015

The strategic planning step most businesses skip, and why it makes everything else fall into place.

3.87

246

🧭 Strategic Planning ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🎯 Market Positioning

Business Strategy 96%

The strategic planning step most businesses skip, and why it makes everything else fall into place.

by Brian Tracy 2015

3.87

246 ratings

🧭 Strategic Planning ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🎯 Market Positioning

What They Really Teach You at Harvard Business School

by Francis J. Kelly • 1986

Seven hundred cases, two years, and a room of rivals: what business school really teaches.

3.19

🎓 Mba Programs 📋 Case Method 🏛️ Elite Institutions

What They Really Teach You at Harvard Business School Summary

What They Really Teach You at Harvard Business School 95%

Seven hundred cases, two years, and a room of rivals: what business school really teaches.

by Francis J. Kelly 1986

3.19

27 ratings

🎓 Mba Programs 📋 Case Method 🏛️ Elite Institutions

Competition Demystified

by Bruce C. Greenwald • 2005

Real strategy isn't vision or goal-setting. It's barriers to entry. Most businesses have none.

4.30

2k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Analysis 🚧 Barriers To Entry

Competition Demystified 95%

Real strategy isn't vision or goal-setting. It's barriers to entry. Most businesses have none.

by Bruce C. Greenwald 2005

4.30

2k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Analysis 🚧 Barriers To Entry

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix

by 50Minutes • 2015

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

4.00

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix 95%

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

by 50Minutes 2015

4.00

14 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation

Brand Relevance

by David A. Aaker • 2010

Preference battles are a shrinking pond. The real growth comes from digging new ones.

3.95

156

🏆 Competitive Strategy 🌊 Market Creation 🏗️ Category Design

Brand Relevance 95%

Preference battles are a shrinking pond. The real growth comes from digging new ones.

by David A. Aaker 2010

3.95

156 ratings

🏆 Competitive Strategy 🌊 Market Creation 🏗️ Category Design

Michael Porter's Value Chain

by 50Minutes • 2015

Every department hands off work to the next. That handoff is where your margin disappears.

3.66

🏢 Strategic Management ⚙️ Operations Management 📊 Business Frameworks

Michael Porter's Value Chain 95%

Every department hands off work to the next. That handoff is where your margin disappears.

by 50Minutes 2015

3.66

53 ratings

🏢 Strategic Management ⚙️ Operations Management 📊 Business Frameworks

The Strategy Book

by Max McKeown • 2012

Strategy is not a plan for the future; it is the act of inventing it. The toolkit.

3.53

430

🧭 Corporate Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏆 Competitive Advantage

The Strategy Book 95%

Strategy is not a plan for the future; it is the act of inventing it. The toolkit.

by Max McKeown 2012

3.53

430 ratings

🧭 Corporate Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏆 Competitive Advantage

The Influence of Military Strategies to Business

by M.D. White • 2017

War strategy for business: outthink competitors, pick the right battles, and time every move.

4.07

415

📊 Business Strategy ⚔️ Military Strategy In Business 🧠 Strategic Thinking

The Influence of Military Strategies to Business Summary

The Influence of Military Strategies to Business 94%

War strategy for business: outthink competitors, pick the right battles, and time every move.

by M.D. White 2017

4.07

415 ratings

📊 Business Strategy ⚔️ Military Strategy In Business 🧠 Strategic Thinking

Deep Dive

by Rich Horwath • 2008

Most managers skim the surface. Three skills that turn scattered effort into strategic advantage.

3.76

195

🧭 Strategic Thinking 🏆 Competitive Strategy ⚡ Strategy Execution

Deep Dive 94%

Most managers skim the surface. Three skills that turn scattered effort into strategic advantage.

by Rich Horwath 2008

3.76

195 ratings

🧭 Strategic Thinking 🏆 Competitive Strategy ⚡ Strategy Execution

The Strategist

by Cynthia A. Montgomery • 2012

Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.

3.86

1k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🧭 Strategic Leadership 💡 Business Purpose

The Strategist 94%

Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.

by Cynthia A. Montgomery 2012

3.86

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🧭 Strategic Leadership 💡 Business Purpose

Escape Velocity

by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2011

Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.

3.90

676

📊 Corporate Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption 📈 Portfolio Management

Escape Velocity 94%

Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.

by Geoffrey A. Moore 2011

3.90

676 ratings

📊 Corporate Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption 📈 Portfolio Management

Profit from the Core

by Chris Zook • 2010

80% of sustained value creators focused on one core. Diversification is the exception, not the rule.

3.79

335

🏢 Business Strategy 📈 Corporate Growth 🎯 Strategic Focus

Profit from the Core 94%

80% of sustained value creators focused on one core. Diversification is the exception, not the rule.

by Chris Zook 2010

3.79

335 ratings

🏢 Business Strategy 📈 Corporate Growth 🎯 Strategic Focus

Elevate

by Rich Horwath • 2013

Daily noise buries strategy. Three disciplines for staying above it and seeing what others miss.

3.71

106

🧠 Strategic Thinking 🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Advantage

Elevate 94%

Daily noise buries strategy. Three disciplines for staying above it and seeing what others miss.

by Rich Horwath 2013

3.71

106 ratings

🧠 Strategic Thinking 🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Advantage

Your Strategy Needs a Strategy

by Martin Reeves • 2015

Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.

4.01

661

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Strategic Agility

Your Strategy Needs a Strategy 94%

Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.

by Martin Reeves 2015

4.01

661 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Strategic Agility

The Entrepreneur's Guide to the Art of War

by Mark Smith • 2021

Sun Tzu's playbook for entrepreneurs: how to outmaneuver rivals without ever going to war.

3.28

🎯 Competitive Strategy ⚔️ Sun Tzu Strategy 📋 Strategic Planning

The Entrepreneur's Guide to the Art of War Summary

The Entrepreneur's Guide to the Art of War 94%

Sun Tzu's playbook for entrepreneurs: how to outmaneuver rivals without ever going to war.

by Mark Smith 2021

3.28

65 ratings

🎯 Competitive Strategy ⚔️ Sun Tzu Strategy 📋 Strategic Planning

The Content Trap

by Bharat Anand • 2016

Great content is a trap. Digital success goes to companies that master connections instead.

4.17

831

🎯 Digital Strategy 🕸️ Network Effects ♟️ Competitive Strategy

The Content Trap 94%

Great content is a trap. Digital success goes to companies that master connections instead.

by Bharat Anand 2016

4.17

831 ratings

🎯 Digital Strategy 🕸️ Network Effects ♟️ Competitive Strategy

Jack Trout on Strategy

by Jack Trout • 2004

Competition is killing you. The cure: a simple strategy to occupy the customer's mind.

3.87

236

🏆 Competitive Strategy 🎯 Brand Positioning 🏹 Niche Strategy

Jack Trout on Strategy 94%

Competition is killing you. The cure: a simple strategy to occupy the customer's mind.

by Jack Trout 2004

3.87

236 ratings

🏆 Competitive Strategy 🎯 Brand Positioning 🏹 Niche Strategy

The Grid

by Matt Watkinson • 2017

Nine forces shape every business choice. A single framework for seeing them all before they collide.

4.10

343

🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Business Strategy 💰 Pricing Strategy

The Grid 94%

Nine forces shape every business choice. A single framework for seeing them all before they collide.

by Matt Watkinson 2017

4.10

343 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Business Strategy 💰 Pricing Strategy

Blue Ocean Strategy

by W. Chan Kim • 2005

Stop fighting over existing markets. Create a new one where the competition simply does not matter.

4.01

89k+

💼 Business Strategy 📊 Strategic Management 🏗️ Market Creation

Blue Ocean Strategy 94%

Stop fighting over existing markets. Create a new one where the competition simply does not matter.

by W. Chan Kim 2005

4.01

89k+ ratings

💼 Business Strategy 📊 Strategic Management 🏗️ Market Creation

Good Strategy Bad Strategy

by Richard P. Rumelt • 2011

Most 'strategy' is just goals with a fancy title. The discipline to build one that wins.

4.13

18k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage 🧠 Strategic Thinking

Good Strategy Bad Strategy 94%

Most 'strategy' is just goals with a fancy title. The discipline to build one that wins.

by Richard P. Rumelt 2011

4.13

18k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage 🧠 Strategic Thinking

Marketing

by Brian Tracy • 2014

Why your product isn't selling, and the strategic playbook for making customers choose you first.

4.09

400

🎯 Marketing Strategy 🏪 Small Business Marketing 📌 Market Positioning

Marketing 94%

Why your product isn't selling, and the strategic playbook for making customers choose you first.

by Brian Tracy 2014

4.09

400 ratings

🎯 Marketing Strategy 🏪 Small Business Marketing 📌 Market Positioning

10 Instant MBA lessons

by Infinite Ideas • 2011

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

3.30

169

🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing

10 Instant MBA lessons 94%

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

by Infinite Ideas 2011

3.30

169 ratings

🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing

Seven Strategy Questions

by Robert Simons • 2010

Seven questions that diagnose why your strategy works on paper but not in practice.

3.96

191

🎯 Strategy Execution 📊 Performance Measurement 🔍 Strategic Focus

Seven Strategy Questions 94%

Seven questions that diagnose why your strategy works on paper but not in practice.

by Robert Simons 2010

3.96

191 ratings

🎯 Strategy Execution 📊 Performance Measurement 🔍 Strategic Focus

The Lords of Strategy

by Walter Kiechel III • 2009

Before the 1960s, strategy didn't exist. The secret story of four outsiders who invented it.

3.94

3k+

🏢 Management Consulting ♟️ Corporate Strategy 📜 Business History

The Lords of Strategy 94%

Before the 1960s, strategy didn't exist. The secret story of four outsiders who invented it.

by Walter Kiechel III 2009

3.94

3k+ ratings

🏢 Management Consulting ♟️ Corporate Strategy 📜 Business History

Competing for the Future

by Gary Hamel • 1994

Your current products matter less than your ability to create products no one has imagined yet.

4.03

3k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🏗️ Capability Building

Competing for the Future 93%

Your current products matter less than your ability to create products no one has imagined yet.

by Gary Hamel 1994

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🏗️ Capability Building

The Crux

by Richard P. Rumelt • 2022

Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.

4.17

1k+

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Problem Diagnosis

The Crux 93%

Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.

by Richard P. Rumelt 2022

4.17

1k+ ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Problem Diagnosis

Differentiate or Die

by Jack Trout • 2001

Good products die every day. The survivors own one idea nobody else can touch.

4.02

2k+

🎯 Brand Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 📍 Market Positioning

Differentiate or Die 93%

Good products die every day. The survivors own one idea nobody else can touch.

by Jack Trout 2001

4.02

2k+ ratings

🎯 Brand Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 📍 Market Positioning

Blue Ocean Shift

by W. Chan Kim • 2017

A field-tested system for growing by creating new demand, not fighting over what already exists.

3.90

2k+

🧠 Strategic Innovation 🌊 Market Creation 📈 Growth Strategy

Blue Ocean Shift 93%

A field-tested system for growing by creating new demand, not fighting over what already exists.

by W. Chan Kim 2017

3.90

2k+ ratings

🧠 Strategic Innovation 🌊 Market Creation 📈 Growth Strategy

The Ten-Day MBA

by Steven Silbiger • 1993

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

3.72

3k+

🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting

The Ten-Day MBA 93%

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

by Steven Silbiger 1993

3.72

3k+ ratings

🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting

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