Fast Second by Constantinos C Markides
If you get there first, you'll lead the pack, right? Not necessarily! The skill-sets of most established companies, say strategy experts Constantinos Markides and Paul Geroski, are far better suited to scaling up newly created markets pioneered by others (in other words, being "fast seconds") than to creating these markets from scratch.-
The Leadership Pipeline
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Leadership Agility
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The Leader's Guide to Storytelling
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The Secret Language of Leadership
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Boards That Deliver
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Building Better Boards
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Business Leadership
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Building the Bridge As You Walk On It
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Leading Out Loud
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The Imperfect Board Member
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Coaching for Leadership
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Leading with Soul
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The Neurotic Organization
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Leading Culture Change in Global Organizations
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Leadership Passages
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Career Anchors Reimagined
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The Power of Framing
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The Boundaryless Organization
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The Accidental Leader
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Game-Changing Strategies
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Head, Heart and Guts
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Why CEOs Fail
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Change the World
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Peak
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Coaching Leaders
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Nonprofit Boards and Leadership
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Leading in Times of Crisis
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Driving Results Through Social Networks
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Practicing Servant-Leadership
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The Absolutes of Leadership
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Executive Teams
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Career Anchors
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Global Executive Leadership Inventory (GELI), Participant Workbook
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Leaders at All Levels
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Eisenhower on Leadership
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Linkage Inc's Best Practices in Leadership Development Handbook
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The Deep Change Field Guide
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The Prepared Mind of a Leader
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Action Coaching
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Leading Corporate Transformation
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Leading Without Power
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Changing the Essence
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Collaborative Leadership
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Life and Death in the Executive Fast Lane
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Leadership and the Sexes
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Remarkable Leadership
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Champions of Change
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Discontinuous Change
"A bold challenge to conventional thinking with plenty of examples to support the authors' hypothesis" (Voyager (BMI Inflight), February 2006) "...a ring of real wisdom..." (Financial Times, 21st September 2005) "This interesting book examines types of innovation and how these can help companies succeed in creating and colonising new markets." (Brand Strategy, May 2007)
The Authors
Constantinos C. Markides is professor of strategic and international management and holds the Robert P. Bauman Chair of Strategic Leadership at the London Business School. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including All the Right Moves: A Guide to Crafting Breakthrough Strategy, and is coeditor of Strategic Thinking for the Next Economy from Jossey-Bass.
Paul A. Geroski was until recently professor of economics at the London Business School. His research interests were innovation, competitive strategy, and competition policy. He is currently the chairman of the Competition Commission in the United Kingdom.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780787971540 |
| ISBN 10 | 0787971545 |
| Title | Fast Second |
| Author | Constantinos C Markides |
| Series | Jossey-Bass Leadership Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Year published | 2004-10-29 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2005 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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