Recent books

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  • Harvard Business Review Press
  • September 27, 2010

  Decide & Deliver

  By Marcia W. Blenko, Michael C. Mankins and Paul Rogers

  Great organizations make great decisions and execute them effectively. Decide & Deliver offers five practical steps to transform your organization into a decisive, nimble high-performer.

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  • Bain & Company guide
  • December 13, 2010

  Management Tools 2011: An Executive's Guide

  By Darrell K. Rigby

  In this guide, we define 25 of the most popular and pertinent management tools, a list that continually evolves. This year's guide, for example, includes social media, which has grown rapidly but ranks low in executive satisfaction.

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  • Harvard Business Review Press
  • January 19, 2010

  Profit from the core

  By Chris Zook and James G. Allen

  A return to growth in turbulent times

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  • Harvard Business Review Press
  • August 24, 2009

  Winning in Turbulence (Memo to the CEO)

  By Darrell Rigby

  What moves do you need to make now to ensure your company's survival - and its future success?

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  • HarperCollins
  • March 11, 2008

  The Breakthrough Imperative

  By Mark Gottfredson and Steve Schaubert

  How the best managers get outstanding results.

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  • Harvard Business Review Press
  • February 7, 2008

  Lessons from private equity any company can use

  By Orit Gadiesh and Hugh MacArthur

  Five basic disciplines that give private equity firms an edge, but that any company can learn.

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  • Harvard Business School Press
  • March 30, 2007

  Unstoppable: Finding hidden assets to renew the core and fuel profitable growth

  By Chris Zook

  How to find undervalued, unrecognized or underutilized assets deep within your organization that can serve as new platforms for sustainable growth.

• • Harvard Business School Press
  • March 1, 2006

  The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth

  By Fred Reichheld

  In his newest book, The Ultimate Question, loyalty expert Fred Reichheld shows how companies can...

• • Harvard Business School Press
  • August 24, 2004

  Mastering the Merger

  By David Harding and Sam Rovit

  Four critical decisions that make or break the deal

• • Harvard Business School Press
  • November 13, 2003

  Beyond the Core: Expand Your Market Without Abandoning Your Roots

  By Chris Zook

  All companies must grow to survive--but only one in five growth strategies succeeds. In Profit from...

• • Harvard Business School Press
  • March 21, 2002

  Aligning the Stars: Organizing Professionals to Win

  By Jay W. Lorsch and Thomas Tierney

  Most businesses rely on talent to succeed, but none so much as professional service firms. Within...

• • Harvard Business School Press
  • September 1, 2001

  Loyalty Rules!

  By Frederick Reichheld

  How today's leaders build lasting relationships

• • Harvard Business School Press
  • March 1, 2001

  Profit from the Core: Growth Strategy in an Era of Turbulence

  By Chris Zook with James Allen

  Ninety percent of companies worldwide have failed to achieve sustained, profitable growth over the...

• • Harvard Business Review
  • November 30, 2000

  Best of Bain in Harvard Business Review

  By Harvard Business School Publishing

  We don't write reports, but we do publish practical insights to help business leaders outperform...

• • Harvard Business School Press
  • January 12, 1996

  Loyalty Effect

  By Frederick F. Reichheld

  The hidden force behind growth, profits and loyalty.