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A. J. P. Taylor
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Operating PrincipleSelf-Manufactured Belief Compounds Over Time
Implementation TacticOlympian Expectations Escalate or Die
Competitive AdvantageThe Proprietary Segment of One
Implementation TacticThe Reality Distortion Field as Leadership Tool
Strategic ManeuverRide the Pool Vehicle, Then Build Your Own
Mental ModelPositioning Beats Performance Every Time
Strategic ManeuverNarrow the Niche Until You're the Only One
Mental ModelAnti-Fragile Spirit: Setbacks as Discovery Mechanism
Mental ModelOne Breakthrough Achievement, Not a Portfolio
Strategic ManeuverThe Personal Vehicle as Force Multiplier
Mental ModelBe Profitably Different, Not Just Different
Strategic ManeuverGet Transformed on Someone Else's Dime
Strategic PatternBain's Exclusivity-Intimacy Flywheel
Decision FrameworkGap in the Market Plus Market in the Gap
Relationship LeverageMentors by Adoption, Not Permission
Strategic ManeuverDesire Deeply, Wait, Pounce
Identity & CultureSerious Intent as Daily Obsession
Operating PrinciplePersonality Reinvention Through Displacement
Mental ModelIntuition as Articulated Hidden Knowledge
Capital StrategyExpected Value Betting at Long Odds
Primary Evidence
"A. J. P. Taylor, Brad Stone, Andrew Roberts, Roy Jenkins, Winston Churchill (the author), David Cannadine, Robert Tombs, Walter Isaacson, Neal Gabler, Tom Cannon, Bob Dylan (the author), Ian Bell, Thomas Kuhn, Viktor Frankl, Robert Skidelsky, Victor Sebestyen, Nelson Mandela (the author), Peter Hain, Lindy Woodhead, A. N. Wilson, Andrew Welburn, John Campbell, Nancy Andreasen, Timothy Wilson and Max Gunther."
Source:Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It
"Otto von Bismarck Bismarck by Volker Ullrich. Excellent. Now available in a very good English translation by Timothy Beech. Bismarck by A. J. P. Taylor. First published in 1955, but has aged very well. Like all Alan Taylor’s books, it is provocative, perceptive, and a joy to read."
Source:Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It