Some 5 star essays, some 2 star essays.

Reading HRB articles is a basis of understanding business. HBR has to control the translation of their editions and never leave them to independent institutions without reviewing. Some of the articles contain very old ideas and many revisions came after it, I wish that revisions were mentioned at the margins, at least. Two points consume one star of evaluation.

This is just an amazing set of articles around strategy. The first two from Michael Porter were tough ones, i could berely follow to a degree i was thinking to drop the book. I skipped the second article and moved on, and the rest of articels were amazing.. especially the ones related to vision, blue ocean strategy, execution, and the strategy principles. I would highly recommend this book for those with business backgound (either their own, or have been working for the past 5 years or so).

There are insightful articles on strategy covering many examples. This is a good start to understand strategic viewpoints with practical takeaways. There are some overlaps in articles, which make it repetitive and somewhat lengthy. Overall, a useful collection, handpicked after careful consideration from HBR. Worth a read!

A fairly good mix of usefull nuggets and some hot air drivel

A must read book for whom interested in strategy

I don't know if this could be called a 'book' in all the extension of the word, but this is one of the most instructive books I've read in my life (although I haven't read that much).It may be because before this book I barely know anything about strategy and corporate plans.Just as the subtitle says: "If you read nothing else, read this". Absolutely.A few of the concepts that had stuck with me:- A strategy must include tradeoffs, to be difficult to replicate.- The strategy is as much as what yo...

If you are into managing organizations yearning to know what strategy actually means and how to devise it, then this is a book you wouldn’t ignore. It’s a compilation of articles published in HBR, not a real book in shape - each article got at least something to reflect. "Operational efficiency is not strategy". I like the fact Michael Porter stresses on Strategy. He clarifies that bringing the same output with less resource is not strategy, but rather efficiency. Many organizations appear to ha...

Yes this book will inspire you to:• Distinguish your company from rivals• Clarify what your company will and won't do• Craft a vision for an uncertain future• Create blue oceans of uncontested market space• Use the Balanced Scorecard to measure your strategy• Capture your strategy in a memorable phrase• Make priorities explicit• Allocate resources early• Clarify decision rights for faster decision making"And this book is a collection of best-selling articles includes: featured article "What Is S...

A good set of articles for corporate strategy. 1. WHAT IS STRATEGY?- Operational Effectiveness is different from Strategy. The former, meaning to perform BETTER than rival with SIMILAR activities, is a need but still not sufficient enough. On the other hands, Strategy is an essential for every enterprise wanting to outstand from the crowd. Strategy is to perform different activities, or to perform same activities in different ways.- There are 3 sources of Strategy: customer-based (IKEA), access-...

a surprisingly useful read, re-read, and resource for anybody studying or working in strategy. this is what i imagine organic case prep to look like hahahahmy favorite articles are:What Is Strategy? by Michael E. PorterThe Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy by Michael E. PorterBlue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim & Renée MauborgneWho has the D? How Clear Decision Roles Enhance Organizational Performance by Paul Rogers and Marcia Blenko

#bookstoread This week's pick is on #strategy. HBR's 10 Must Reads Series from Harvard Business Review provides a lot to reflect on. Here are my picks from the #book1.Operational effectiveness is not a strategy. Strategy attempts to achieve sustainable competitive positioning.2.Forces (customers, suppliers, competitors, entrants, offerings) shape your strategy.3.Startegy should form long lasting company's vision.4.Great business model is proposed by strategic positioning.5.Follow blue ocean, don...

This has proved an indispensable read. It starts with Michael E Porter’s seminal essay, ‘What is Strategy?’, defining strategy, and takes you all the way through to vision-setting, execution, successful implementation and decision-making. It allowed made me to pick the wheat from the chaff, providing the framework for distinguishing strategic positioning and core values, purpose and competencies. Even though the current edition is 10 years old and Porter’s original essay is 25 years old, renderi...

Good book, but 2 out of 10 was read from other sources.Table of Contents1. What Is Strategy? Porter, Michael E.2. The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy Michael E. Porter3. Building Your Company's Vision Collins, James C. and Porras, Jerry I.4. Reinventing Your Business Model Mark W. Johnson, Clayton M. Christensen, and Henning Kagermann5. Blue Ocean Strategy W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne6. The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution Gary L. Neilson, Karla L. Martin, and Elizabeth Po...

This book is indeed what it says to be, a collection of the top 10 articles on strategy. These articles seem to be based on the authors books, and their key principles. Even thought this book offers great strategic insights, I found the chapters be too narrow on the actual concepts that they represent. Therefore this book is more for getting your feet wet on these concepts of strategy, deeper study is required to fully understand all the ins and outs of these concepts. Looking forward to reading...

I used this book for my Strategy class in Oxford. Strategy could be quite boring and daunting topic to study for a finance student. However this book will make you love strategy with its engaging and exciting literature. Short but robust articles supported with real case scenarios. This book will ensure you understand why strategy is the most important thing in an organisation whatever you are doing

The book's cover title says it all - "If you've read nothing else on strategy, read these definitive articles from HBR". I found almost all the articles presented in this book very enlightening and filled with a lot of "aha" moments. Especially the first 2 articles by Michael Porter are just gold. The book is written in Harvard's traditional case study method and may be a bit jargon heavy specifically for users who come from a non-management background/expertise but is a very fulfilling read for...

An instructive read, it discusses several different parts of business strategy and not just disruption or leadership. The importance of aligning a business' structure and core competencies with its market strategy was well presented, with a some useful insight into when competition is zero-sum or race-to-the-bottom vs growing-the-pie.

Not so much a book per se than a collection of articles from a pretty solid cast of contributors. For those interested in this type of thing, some strong pieces on business strategy/ strategic management with good linss to real world examples. (Some a bit dated... soubt the AOL-Time Warner merger is anything to celebrate in hindsight)Also, a few parts a little 'hot air'-y and potentially worth a skip. Overall, a few frameworks and angles of thinking that I can apply to my daily work in srategy.

I started reading this book more than 2 years ago, never had the chance to finish it until today. Ironically, two months back I was promoted to a strategy role. I highly recommend this book for corporate management. It has useful frameworks and insightful information. I wonder if this book will have new version, which companies will be used as examples.