Recently I took the book because it was referenced in Kill it with Fire bookwyrm.social/book/106715/s/kill-it-with-fire
The first surprise, I had read it already but can't remember anything from it :-(
I now have read it again halfway through and have mixed feelings. While it addresses a real problem and has some good ideas or put them into clear words, it is one of this classical "self-help" book. IMHO it lacks the data to support the methods it proposes.
One reoccurring element is that bad strategies are analyzed, and their bad outcome is explained. But "good strategies" are just described, and their outcome is not mentioned. An the "good strategies" include Richard Kovacevich cross-selling strategy of Wells Fargo which lead to the Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Fargo_cross-selling_scandal). The first edition of the book was published before the scandal, nevertheless it shows that good/bad strategy bears no relation to the …
Recently I took the book because it was referenced in Kill it with Fire bookwyrm.social/book/106715/s/kill-it-with-fire
The first surprise, I had read it already but can't remember anything from it :-(
I now have read it again halfway through and have mixed feelings. While it addresses a real problem and has some good ideas or put them into clear words, it is one of this classical "self-help" book. IMHO it lacks the data to support the methods it proposes.
One reoccurring element is that bad strategies are analyzed, and their bad outcome is explained. But "good strategies" are just described, and their outcome is not mentioned. An the "good strategies" include Richard Kovacevich cross-selling strategy of Wells Fargo which lead to the Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Fargo_cross-selling_scandal). The first edition of the book was published before the scandal, nevertheless it shows that good/bad strategy bears no relation to the outcome.
