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Organization
Los Angeles Times
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Decision FrameworkChunking for Initiative TakingIdentity & CultureGenuine Retailer Identity CommitmentSignature MoveSix-Month Grievance Venting SystemSignature MoveWhite Papers Before Major MovesSignature MoveReasonable Beats Optimal AlwaysSignature MovePay Premium to Win PremiumOperating PrincipleEach SKU Profit Center DisciplineSignature MoveNo Secretaries No Secrets PolicyCornerstone MoveDiscontinuity as Core StrategyRisk DoctrineGrowth Skepticism as DisciplineCornerstone MoveOvereducated Underserved TargetingCompetitive AdvantageEntrepreneurial Vendor Treasure HuntingStrategic PatternBrooks Brothers StrategySignature MoveRestructure First, Monetize LaterStrategic PatternPR as Deal CatalystCornerstone MoveBuy Iconic, Distressed Brands for a EuroCompetitive AdvantageCross-Border Arbitrage SavvyCapital StrategyOperate in Deal-Making HubsSignature MoveCash Flow Is King, Not HeadlinesCornerstone MovePartner Power, Personal Risk MinimizedDecision FrameworkBiding Time as Active StrategySignature MoveNetwork as Accelerant and ShieldSignature MoveOperate from the Background, Delegate FrontlinesRisk DoctrineShell Companies for Strategic ObscurityStrategic PatternDistressed Asset Branding PlayDecision FrameworkBrand-Led, Asset-Backed AcquisitionsRelationship LeverageStealth Philanthropy for InfluenceIdentity & CultureIntellectual Prestige as LeverageOperating PrincipleDelegate Technical Execution to Specialists
Primary Evidence
"The economist, Joseph Schumpeter, was absolutely right: Innovation is less an act of intellect than an act of will. —Michael Schrage, former technology editor for the Los Angeles Times, June 15, 1995"
Source:Becoming Trader Joe
"If all the facts could be known, idiots could make the decisions. —Tex Thornton, cofounder of Litton Industries, quoted in the Los Angeles Times in the mid-1960s. This is my favorite of all managerial quotes."
Source:Becoming Trader Joe
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