{"title":"George Stalk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Stalk\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive insights into competitive strategy and business execution. His writing blends rigorous analysis with practical advice, making complex concepts accessible to entrepreneurs and corporate leaders alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a sharp focus on strategic advantage and market dynamics, with works like \u003cem\u003eHardball\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifying his no-nonsense approach to winning in business. Stalk’s books challenge conventional thinking and encourage a more aggressive, results-oriented mindset.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hardball-by-george-stalk-9781591391678","title":"Hardball","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardball\u003c\/em\u003e: Classic Strategies for Unapologetic Winners\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"It\" is a strategy so powerful and an execution-driven mind-set so relentless that companies use it to gain more than just competitive advantage—they achieve an industry dominance that is virtually unassailable and that competitors often try to explain away as unfair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn their hardball manifesto, authors George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer of the leading strategy consulting firm, The Boston Consulting Group, show how hardball competitors can build or maintain an enviable competitive edge by pursuing one or more of the classic hardball strategies: unleash massive and overwhelming force, exploit anomalies, devastate profit sanctuaries, raise competitors' costs, and break compromises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on twenty-five years of experience advising and observing a range of companies, the authors argue that hardball competitors can gain extreme competitive advantage—neutralizing, marginalizing, or even destroying competitors—without violating their contracts with customers or employees, and without breaking the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA clear-eyed paean to the timeless strategies that have driven the world's winning companies, \u003cem\u003eHardball\u003c\/em\u003e redefines and reinterprets the meaning of competition for a new generation of business players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558924304620,"sku":"9781591391678","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781591391678-hardball.jpg?v=1776922574"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/george-stalk.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}