Category Archives: Business strategy

Summary of ‘The Choice Factory’ by Richard Shotton

Posted on May 22, 2019 by slooowdown

Summarised by Paul Arnold – Strategic Planner, Facilitator and Trainer (Paul_arnold@me.com) The book in a nutshell People are not great decision makers. We can easily be unconsciously influenced — often by irrelevant things. The book reviews 25 biases and then … Continue reading →

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How Brands Grow – What marketers don’t know by Byron Sharp (Summarised by Paul Arnold – Facilitator, Trainer and Strategic Planner)

Posted on April 7, 2016 by slooowdown

THE BOOK IN A NUTSHELL The book challenges conventional ‘wisdom’, replacing it with empirical facts. Its key conclusions are: Growth primarily comes from gaining new users (penetration) rather than driving increased loyalty. Most of a brand’s users will be light … Continue reading →

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Grow – How ideals power growth and profit at the world’s greatest companies. By Jim Stengel

Posted on November 21, 2015 by slooowdown

Summarised by Paul Arnold – Strategic Planner, Facilitator and Trainer – paul_arnold@me.com IN A NUTSHELL Brands/Organisations will maximise their return if they have at their driving core an ideal (i.e. a higher level purpose). In Stengel’s top 50 cases, they … Continue reading →

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Think like a freak. How to think smarter about almost anything By Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner

Posted on November 21, 2015 by slooowdown

Summarised by Paul Arnold  (Strategic Planner, Facilitator and Trainer)  paul_arnold@me.com THE BOOK IN A NUTSHELL To think like a freak you need to see things differently and not be clouded by societal or emotional pressures. The book suggests a number … Continue reading →

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Summary of The one thing you need to know – The SCQuARE way to better business planning and decision making By Ross Lovelock

Posted on November 22, 2014 by slooowdown

The one thing you need to know – The SCQuARE way to better business planning and decision-making By Ross Lovelock (Summarised by Paul Arnold – Strategic planner, Facilitator and Trainer – paul_arnold@me.com)   IN A NUTSHELL The best ideas are useless … Continue reading →

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Summary of David & Goliath – Underdogs, Misfits and the art of battling giants by Malcolm Gladwell

Posted on February 5, 2014 by slooowdown

  David & Goliath – Underdogs, Misfits and the art of battling giants by Malcolm Gladwell (summarised by Paul Arnold – Strategic planner, facilitator and trainer) THE BOOK IN A NUTSHELL Sometimes what we think is an advantage becomes a … Continue reading →

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Summary of ‘Start with Why – How great leaders inspire everyone to take action’ by Simon Sinek

Posted on January 12, 2014 by slooowdown

Start with Why – How great leaders inspire everyone to take action by Simon Sinek Summarised by Paul Arnold (Strategic Planner, Facilitator and Trainer) – paul_arnold@me.com) THE BOOK IN A NUTSHELL People don’t buy What you do nor How you … Continue reading →

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Big data – a revolution that will transform how we live work and think by Vikto Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier

Posted on August 30, 2013 by slooowdown

  Summarised by Paul Arnold – Strategic Planner, Facilitator and Trainer – paul_arnold@me.com (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Data-Revolution-Transform-Think/dp/1848547900/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377887925&sr=8-1&keywords=big+data) THE BOOK IN A NUTSHELL Big data will change the way we live, work and think. Big data is based on the ability to harness information … Continue reading →

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Beyond Performance – How great organisations build ultimate competitive advantage By Scott Keller and Colin Price

Posted on January 20, 2013 by slooowdown

Beyond Performance – How great organisations build ultimate competitive advantage A summary by paul arnold (Communications Strategist/Trainer/Facilitator – paul_arnold@me.com) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Performance-Organizations-Competitive-Advantage/dp/1118024621/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356174950&sr=1-1 IN A NUTSHELL The book has been written by two McKinsey Partners, based on extensive research amongst 5,000 executives from … Continue reading →

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