Playing To Win How Strategy Really Works Audiobook

Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by A.G. Lafley & Roger L. Martin

Program Highlights Game-changing choices that trounce the competition. Why your goal must be winning, not just playing well. Choosing the right metrics to support your strategy. Most companies aren't winning today"”not because of the economy, rapid change, or rising complexity. It's because they confuse strategy with vision and don't make the critical decisions it takes to win. Using the example of PandG's dramatic turnaround of its Olay skincare line, A.G. Lafley and adviser Roger Martin prescribe a disciplined approach to five strategic choices. First, define your winning aspiration"”that is, choose "what" you want to be the best at (in PandG's case, to be a leading skincare brand). Then, determine "where" you'll play (PandG's mass-market channel to a younger buyer). This opens up your possibilities for being distinctive and helps you choose "how" to win (PandG's unique products). Then tap or develop the capabilities to deliver what your competitors cannot. Lastly, identify the management systems you'll need to maintain your winning position. During A.G. Lafley's tenure as Chairman and CEO, PandG's market value grew by over 100 billion, making it one of the most valuable companies in the world. Roger Martin is recognized as a leading thinker in the business community and advises the CEOs of several major global corporations. The two are the authors of Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works.

Poker: Winning Strategies to Stay Off Tilt and on Top of Your Opponents (Basics, Instructions, Game Rules and Strategies to Learn How to Play Poker in Easy Way)

" Most poker books and training videos on tournaments and Sit ’n Go’s are by professional poker players who play at the highest stakes. Whereas you can learn a lot from studying them, they won’t always be as useful to you when you’re mainly playing at the low stakes. Playing low stakes games against beginning and recreational players requires a whole different strategy and approach than playing high stakes games against the best of the best. The Poker Book includes key aspects like: 5 Fundamentals—discover the basic essentials for developing your poker mind: How Learning Happens, Emotional Development, Examining Your Self-Discipline, Improving Your Decision-Making, and Visualizing Goals. Insightful illustrations—Helpful info graphics demonstrate talking points that allow for quicker comprehension of strategies. Poker slang—A beneficial glossary defines card-playing terms like Bad Beat, Auto Muck, Big Blind, and others so you can talk the talk. While this (extremely) condensed version can never replace what you'll learn in the full books, it will be extremely helpful as a poker side bible to bookmark, dog ear, highlight, and flip through really quickly before and after your poker games. Now, go start crushing the game. "

Workbook for playing to win : how strategy really works (a guide to A. G. Lafley's book).