Description
Smart strategic thinking for easy and quick solutions.
Part of the bestselling Concise Advice series – stylishly presented (with diagrams and illustrations) and easy to understand and apply.
How to use strategy in a smart and efficient way to solve problems and issue in business.
Written by the author of the bestselling The Diagrams Book.
BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: LID Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-911498-85-8
FORMAT: 180×120 mm
Bookbinding: Hardback
Number of pages: 128
AUTHOR
Kevin Duncan is a business adviser, marketing expert, and author. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages. He is the author of the bestselling The Diagrams Book.
REVIEWS
Everything starts with a strategy, but knowing where to get started can feel overwhelming. Kevin brings original thought, humour and wisdom to convert your strategy from a recipe for disaster into a piece of cake.
Paul Davies, Consumer Marketing Director, Microsoft
As usual, the style is sharp and to the point, easy to digest, accessible and practical. Great quality bite-sized learning and prompts to action.
Don Williams, Partner, KPMG LLP
Kevin brings clarity and simplicity to the role strategic and creative thinking can play in solving business problems. If you have a chance to be motivated by Kevin in person, it will be time very well spent.
Enyi Nwosu, Managing Partner & Worldwide Head of Strategy, Mindshare
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