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Better, Simpler Strategy: A Value-Based Guide to Exceptional Performance

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee
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Abstract

In nearly every business segment and corner of the world economy, the most successful companies dramatically outperform their rivals. What is their secret? In Better, Simpler Strategy, Harvard Business School professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee shows how these companies achieve more by doing less. At a time when rapid technological change and global competition conspire to upend traditional ways of doing business, these companies pursue radically simplified strategies. At a time when many managers struggle not to drown in vast seas of projects and initiatives, these businesses follow simple rules that help select the few ideas that truly make a difference.

Better, Simpler Strategy provides readers with a simple tool, the Value Stick, which every organization can use to make its strategy more effective and easier to execute. Based on proven financial mechanics, the Value Stick helps executives decide where to focus their attention and how to deepen the competitive advantage of their business.

Keywords

Strategy; Strategic Planning; Value; Analysis; Competitive Advantage; Performance Effectiveness

Citation

Oberholzer-Gee, Felix. Better, Simpler Strategy: A Value-Based Guide to Exceptional Performance. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2021.
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