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The Guns of August
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The Guns of August appears across 1 book, with 2 highlights.
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Chunking for Initiative Taking, Genuine Retailer Identity Commitment, Six-Month Grievance Venting System
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But I was reading The Guns of August, by Barbara W. Tuchman, with its implicit concept of multiple solutions to non-convex problems.
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"But I was reading The Guns of August, by Barbara W. Tuchman, with its implicit concept of multiple solutions to non-convex problems."
Becoming Trader Joe
"In 1962, Barbara Tuchman published The Guns of August, an account of the first ninety days of World War I. It’s the best book on management—and, especially, mismanagement—I’ve ever read. The most basic conclusion I drew from her book was that, if you adopt a reasonable strategy, as opposed to waiting for an optimum strategy, and stick with it, you’ll probably succeed. Tenacity is as important as brilliance."
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Chunking for Initiative TakingGenuine Retailer Identity CommitmentSix-Month Grievance Venting SystemWhite Papers Before Major MovesReasonable Beats Optimal AlwaysPay Premium to Win PremiumEach SKU Profit Center DisciplineNo Secretaries No Secrets PolicyDiscontinuity as Core StrategyGrowth Skepticism as DisciplineOvereducated Underserved TargetingEntrepreneurial Vendor Treasure HuntingBrooks Brothers Strategy