I Have a Strategy (No, You Don't)

A smart and witty take on strategy . . . an essential business topic

Every day, millions of professionals around the world discuss strategy, and they assume that everyone else in the room defines "strategy" the same way. But they don't. Howell J. Malham Jr. has created a simply designed and illustrated book that goes straight to the heart of the issue. Through the largely facetious dialog of two line drawn colorful characters, this clever, irreverent book seeks to get everyone in the room on the same page using the same definitions for the same words. This is a crucial first step to any business proposition, yet it is often the most overlooked.

• An open and visual book that defines the most over-used (and least understood) business term: strategy
• Author is the co-founder of Insight Labs
• Produced in a wry style, this book offers a witty, inventive take on a common business problem

At a time when business in general is groping in the dark for new solutions to persistent problems, this book is a breath of fresh air, reminding readers that they have to build a foundation before they can scale the walls.

“'…a witty, simply designed, illustrated book that goes straight to the heart of the issue…It is produced in a wry style and offers an inventive take on a common management problem….this book is a breath of fresh air, reminding readers that they have to build a foundation before they can scale the walls' (Public Net, April 2013)”

"... a witty, simply designed, illustrated book that goes straight to the heart of the issue.... It is produced in a wry style and offers an inventive take on a common management problem... this book is a breath of fresh air, reminding readers that they have to build a foundation before they can scale the walls." (Public Net, April 2013)

Howell J. Malham Jr. is cofounder and director of Insight Labs, a humanitarian foundation that convenes the smartest, most influential people to tackle the world's toughest problems. Most recently, he worked with NASA, Harvard Medical School, Starbucks, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and TED. He is a writer for some of the nation's leading newspapers and a former brand strategist.

The most overused and least understood word in business is "strategy." It's why most meetings don't go anywhere. It's why most projects are unsuccessful. With keen insight and a rapier wit, Howell J. Malham Jr. takes on the serious and often misunderstood topic of business strategy. This irreverent, unorthodox book will get everyone on the same page, using the same definitions for the same words, in no time at all. Praise for I Have a Strategy (No You Don't) "This is the Stratocaster of strategy." -- SCOTT GOLDMAN , vice president, MusiCares Foundation, GRAMMY Foundation "Everyone knows what strategy is; according to this book, that's the problem. I Have a Strategy (No You Don't) dislodges conventional thinking about strategy in a way that is creative and provocative, playful and serious at the same time. Malham appreciates how globalization has changed the game; our thinking about strategy needs to change with it. What a clever book." -- FRANK J. BARRETT , PhD, professor of management and organizational behavior, Naval Postgraduate School "This is a highly entertaining and educational book. Understanding the concept of strategy is more essential than ever before. And it's even better to learn it through the fascinating approach that Howell Malham demonstrates in this must-read." -- MICHAEL FASSNACHT , president, Draftfcb Chicago

The most overused and least understood word in business is "strategy." It's why most meetings don't go anywhere. It's why most projects are unsuccessful. With keen insight and a rapier wit, Howell J. Malham Jr. takes on the serious and often misunderstood topic of business strategy. This irreverent, unorthodox book will get everyone on the same page, using the same definitions for the same words, in no time at all. Praise for I Have a Strategy (No You Don't) "This is the Stratocaster of strategy." Scott Goldman , vice president, MusiCares Foundation, GRAMMY Foundation "Everyone knows what strategy is; according to this book, that's the problem. I Have a Strategy (No You Don't) dislodges conventional thinking about strategy in a way that is creative and provocative, playful and serious at the same time. Malham appreciates how globalization has changed the game; our thinking about strategy needs to change with it. What a clever book." Frank J. Barrett , PhD, professor of management and organizational behavior, Naval Postgraduate School "This is a highly entertaining and educational book. Understanding the concept of strategy is more essential than ever before. And it's even better to learn it through the fascinating approach that Howell Malham demonstrates in this must-read." Michael Fassnacht , president, Draftfcb Chicago

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