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James Allen
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Signature MoveIverson: Four Layers Max, Then Stop Building Hierarchy
Cornerstone MoveIncentives as Architecture, Not Decoration
Strategic PatternStay Half a Step Ahead, Not a Mile
Capital StrategyCash Reinvested for Domination Not Dividends
Cornerstone MoveDominate One Small Thing Before Growing
Signature MoveSchwab: Split Half the Profit and Watch It Multiply
Risk DoctrineTen-Million-Dollar Education, Not Termination
Signature MoveLemann's 3G: Buy the Brewer, Install the Meritocracy
Signature MovePatterson: Educate the Customer Into Needing You
Cornerstone MoveDecentralize Everything Except Culture
Signature MovePrice: Lowest Price as Moral Crusade, Not Marketing Tactic
Risk DoctrineCalculated Bullets Before Cannonballs
Competitive AdvantageCulture as the Only Uncopiable Moat
Signature MoveKelleher: Distill Strategy to Doing, Not Planning
Cornerstone MovePromote From the Ranks, Never Import Generals
Identity & CulturePermanent Dissatisfaction as Fuel
Primary Evidence
"James Allen, “The Beliefs that Built a Global Brewer,” Harvard Business Review, April 27, 2012, https://hbr.org/2012/04/the-beliefs-that-built-a-globa."
Source:Intelligent Fanatics Project
"James Allen & Chris Zook, “The Strategic Principles of Repeatability,” Bain Brief,"
Source:Intelligent Fanatics Project