Strategy Reading List

How non-state actors and competitors have adapted to fight against Western military and business advantages.

Ancient Chinese text on strategy and warfare, with timeless principles applicable to business competition.

The classic framework for analyzing industries and competitors, essential for understanding competitive positioning.

A sense-making framework for understanding different types of systems and how to respond appropriately.

How evolution and complexity theory explain economic systems and business strategy.

Practical guide to understanding customer needs through the Jobs to be Done framework.

Analyzes Alibaba's success to reveal how digital platforms are reshaping traditional business strategy.

Explores the gap between strategy and execution, focusing on how leaders can bridge the divide between planning and doing.

How to use scenario planning to think about the future and make better strategic decisions.

How to balance current performance with future growth through portfolio management.

How to build capabilities and position for future competition rather than just current markets.

The Jobs to be Done theory of innovation and how to understand what customers really want to accomplish.

Explores decentralized command structures and how they can be applied to modern organizational leadership.

Practical field manual for leadership, combining military experience with business applications.

Applies John Boyd's OODA loop and military strategy concepts to business competition and decision-making.

Boyd's seminal work on the OODA loop and how to create faster, more effective decision cycles.

How to restructure organizations for agility and adaptability in complex, rapidly changing environments.

Distinguishes between genuine strategy and bad strategy, emphasizing the importance of identifying and overcoming key challenges.

A comprehensive tour through different schools of strategic thought, providing multiple perspectives on strategy formation.

Examines different strategic perspectives and how they can be mapped and understood systematically.

Uses geometric concepts to understand strategic relationships and organizational dynamics.

Challenges conventional strategy planning and shows how to make big moves that actually beat the odds.

A practical guide to strategy that works, focusing on making clear choices and building capabilities.

A critique of traditional strategic planning and how it often fails to produce real strategy.

Comprehensive textbook covering modern strategic management concepts and frameworks.

How to choose the right strategic approach based on your business environment and context.

How to craft strategy in uncertain environments using scenario planning and option thinking.