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The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists

By Richard P. Rumelt
Unabridged — 10 hours, 53 minutes
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By Richard P. Rumelt
Unabridged — 10 hours, 53 minutes
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“A bracingly direct guide about the pitfalls of strategy, based around a climbing metaphor" (Financial Times)

What passes for strategy in too many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is a toxic mix of wishful thinking and incoherent policies. Richard P. Rumelt's breakthrough concept is that leaders become effective strateg...