The Crux, Richard P. Rumelt
The Crux, Richard P. Rumelt
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The Crux
How Leaders Become Strategists

Author: Richard P. Rumelt

Narrator: Richard P. Rumelt, Charles Constant

Unabridged: 10 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 05/03/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Financial Times, Best Business Books 
Forbes, Best Business Books 
The Next Big Idea Club, Best Leadership Books 
The Globe & Mail, Best Management Books 

“A bracingly direct guide about the pitfalls of strategy, based around a climbing metaphor" (Financial Times)

What passes for strategy in too many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is a toxic mix of wishful thinking and incoherent policies. Richard P. Rumelt’s breakthrough concept is that leaders become effective strategists when they focus on challenges rather than goals, pinpointing the crux of their pivotal challenge—the aspect that is both surmountable and promises the greatest progress—and taking decisive, coherent action to overcome it.
 
Rumelt defines the essence of the strategist’s skill with vivid storytelling, from how Elon Musk found the crux that propelled the success of SpaceX to how the American military came to grips with the weaknesses of its battle strategy. He teaches that every person and every organization faces multiple challenges; the trick is to concentrate on those that can be solved— the addressable strategic challenges. His concept of a Strategy Foundry™ builds a new way for senior management to construct a strong strategy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Zack on May 14, 2022

I enthusiastically recommend Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters to anyone working in business strategy, consulting, or politics/campaigns. It's an important book, highly relevant, and has really impacted my thinking on (1) what strategy actually is and (2) how to go about......more

Goodreads review by Sebastian on April 12, 2023

Contrary to many other reviewers, I liked The Crux even more than Good Strategy Bad Strategy. Why so? This whole book is 100% dedicated to what so many organizations fail in - understanding what the strategy is and isn't. Rumelt keeps iterating on that, providing examples and patiently repeating the......more

Goodreads review by Matias on January 30, 2023

One of the best strategy books around today. The examples and issues drawn from real life experience make this book a page turner and add context. The style is refined and fluid and the intellect and insight is sharp. I recommend this book to anyone who is involved in working with strategy and inter......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on October 17, 2022

Sometimes a book will come along at the right time and place and give your thinking a solid kick. For me, at this time, this was such a book. Strategy, Rumelt implores his readers 'is not magic'. It's not about setting vast long term goals and aspirations. Instead, it is about solving problems. If th......more

Goodreads review by Rafael on February 26, 2023

Sin duda, un libro interesante, escrito por una de las más grandes autoridades de la actualidad en el campo de la estrategia de negocios. Como nos recuerda el autor, la estrategia de una empresa no consiste en definir una serie de métricas operativas y financieras (estas deben fluir de y ser consist......more