Leadership Training: Skills & Development

Corporate Leadership: Hardball Strategies

It's a dog-eat-dog world, and securing a leadership position for your company is harder than ever. The competition's turned nasty, and only the toughest players make it to the top. Consider Toyota's steady attack on the Big Three--trouncing them on compact and mid- to full-size vehicles first and then on light trucks and SUVs, Detroit's last remaining profit centers. How will you compete under these conditions? With its wealth of bold battle strategies and crafty campaigns, this Harvard Business Review OnPoint collection provides your playbook. For example, use hardball strategies to take down rivals' cash cows and co-opt their best ideas. Or make moves in one market to score successes in another--in ways competitors can't immediately detect. And define a long-term strategic intent that captures your employees' imaginations and stokes their desire for victory. Channel that passion and urgency into corporate challenges that lead to long-term triumph. The three Harvard Business Review articles in this collection: "Hardball: Five Killer Strategies for Trouncing the Competition" by George Stalk, Jr., and Rob Lachenauer (HBR reprint R0404C), "Global Gamesmanship" by Ian C. MacMillan, Alexander B. van Putten, and Rita Gunther McGrath (HBR reprint R0305D), and "Strategic Intent" by Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad (HBR reprint 89308).

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