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Every Asian tycoon becomes a tycoon in the exact same way. Learning to see this core pattern is half the battle.
How the Ambanis became the richest family in Asia. This is the third case on the rise of a tycoon, and the last one before we start talking about the core pattern in all of these Asian Tycoon’s lives. Part 6 in the Asian Conglomerate Series.
How to get better, faster at the skill of uncovering demand, which underpins the skill domains of sales, marketing, and product.
How do Asian conglomerates play in capital markets, given pliable governments and weak regulators? We examine the career of one activist investor, to see what that tells us about the Asian tycoons we’ve been studying.
How to think about corruption when talking about Asian businesses. Part 4 of the Asian Conglomerate series.
A simple, effective — though not easy! — technique for solving information overload. Written from practice.
How Samsung became the largest chaebol in South Korea, and gained so much power over the country’s economy.
How do you shape employee culture? How do you win employee commitment? Under The Hood has a coherent model for building this skill.
Accelerated Expertise is the best book we have on creating accelerated training programs today.
Working Backwards is the first book that explains how Amazon really works.
What do we actually know about burnout? What does the research say? Is burnout preventable? All the research, in one free, updated place.
The bare minimum you need to know to be an adequate manager. Short enough to finish in three hours. Meaty enough to take 6-8 months to master.
The soup-to-nuts guide to building a career moat. We start from understanding your job market, executing a skills audit, all the way to building and then maintaining a moat.
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