HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy, Vol. 2

by Harvard Business Review, Michael E. Porter (Contributor), Mark R. Kramer (Contributor)

Do you have the right strategy to lead your company into the future?

Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors your trust, with 'HBR's 10 MUST READS ON STRATEGY (VOL. 2)'. We've combed through hundreds of 'Harvard Business Review' articles and selected the most important ones to help you combat new competitors and define that best strategy for your company.

With insights from leading experts including Michael E. Porter, A.G. Lafley, and Clayton M. Christensen, this audiobook will inspire you to: choose a strategy that meets the demands of your competitive environment; identify the signals of disruption and take steps to avoid it; understand lean methodology and how it is changing business; transform your products and services into platforms; instill your strategy with creativity and purpose; and generate value for your company, while also contributing to society.


*PLEASE NOTE*:
When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.




RUNNING TIME => 6hrs. and 23mins.

©2020 Harvard Business Publishing Corporation (P)2020 Gildan Media

Genres: Health Care, Nonfiction, Business

Audible Audio

First published February 7, 2011

Reviews

[Michael McCormick · Rating 5 out of 5]

A super valuable collection of articles on the specifics of what having a strategy means, especially deciding what not to do, to a capstone article by Professors Porter and Lee on "The Strategy that Will Fix Healthcare," which includes an invaluable chart emphasizing even what patients can do themselves to effect change in this industry in the 21st Century. I loved all the articles. Reading this book introduced me to things I had heard about, such as a balanced scorecard and an Office of Strategy Management, but did not know the specifics of, to concepts like Blue Ocean Strategy that I remember reading about in HBR and enjoyed reading about again as a refresher. Thank you Harvard Business School Press for this collection of articles and for all the other volumes you publish.

[Marks54 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the series of “greatest hits” collection that HBR puts out, I suspect to make some progress in getting these assigned as texts for classes and executive education/training courses. Porter is one of the reigning gurus, of course, but his recent work on health care strategy with Lee and Elizabeth Teisberg are worth paying attention to and have attracted much attention. This collection has some nice piece mixed in with some chestnuts and even some chestnut wannabes. The nice feature of these sorts of articles is that the overall punchline is fairly clear, with supporting nooks and crannies well laid out. Depending on one’s taste, the weakness of these pieces is similar to the strength - so if you do not like HRB pieces, you likely will not like a collection of them. It is possible to track down versions of these health care pieces in medical journals like JAMA and NEJM. There they are rigorously edited and pared down to the critical points.

Anyway, if you are interested in health care, this is a worthwhile collection. I am waiting to see their collection of COVI:D-19 materials. HBS has done much work and it is worth reading.

[Usama Albastaki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't think there is a better book in healthcare strategy then that, it takes you through basic concepts, major innovations achieved in major centers around the world, sustainability plans and even how to benchmark with other industries.

[Spencer Brauchla · Rating 5 out of 5]

This complication of articles provides quality insights to why our healthcare industry is such a complicated and messy maze. I found the recommendations for navigating the healthcare maze helpful for developing my business model and strategy.

[Cindy Pamela · Rating 3 out of 5]

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy for Healthcare is a compilation of articles published between 2000 and 2009 about business strategies. Although I enjoyed my time with this book and found out interesting articles, it did not exceed my expectations and raised many doubts, such as the truthfulness of the articles due to outdated information. I was also surprised that only two articles specifically focused on healthcare, while the rest seemed to be generic business articles.

On the other hand, **HBR's 10 Must Reads** discusses business concepts that always interest me, such as competitive forces, company vision, purpose, business models, and market segmentation.

[James Roberts]

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