As some of you know, strategy books can consume a lot of one’s life for not a huge gain! Much better to read 10 great HBR articles in the time it takes to read a whole bad book .. This being said, the list below comprises a number of fascinating books that cover the range on Strategic Thinking and applied business strategy.
Strategic Thinking 1 (“Providing Analytical Evidence”)
- “The Granularity of Growth” (Viguerie, Smit & Baghai)
- “Guide to Analysing Companies” (Vause)
- “Freakonomics” (Levitt & Dubner)
Strategic Thinking 2 (“Framing & Structuring Problems”)
- “Blue Ocean Strategy” (Kim & Mauborgne)
- “Strategy Moves” (Vasconcellos)
- “Strategy Safari” (Mintzberg, Ahlstrand & Lampel)
Strategic Thinking 3 (“Developing & Testing Solutions”)
- “Good to Great” (Collins)
- “Taking Charge of Change” (Smith)
- “Alliance Advantage” (Doz & Hamel)
Strategic Thinking 4 (“Re-Inventing Your Business”)
- “Speak Like a CEO” (Bates)
- “The Trusted Advisor” (Maister)
- “On Management” (Ghoshal)