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Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to see it in a web browser. INTRODUCING YOUR STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE Trying to succeed in business without a sound strategy is a lot like trying to navigate rush-hour traffic wearing a blindfold — the chances of coming out in one piece are very slim indeed. That's because if you truly want to know not simply where your business is going, but how to get it there using the safest, most direct route possible, you need an effective business strategy. With Harvard Business Review's Heart of Strategy Collection, you'll have all the insight and guidance you need to thoroughly understand how to create a strategy that can help your business win in any kind of marketplace. This specially priced four-volume collection from some of the business world's most influential strategists presents a 360° view of the most critical aspects of business strategy. A wide range of real-world cases and best practices will help you enhance your ability to: Effectively develop and implement a winning business strategy Understand the whats, whys and hows behind successful strategies Make strategic leaps that will leave your competition in the dust Harness the power of analytics to make smarter decisions at every turn Product #9692BN • Special Collection A savings of 30% off the individual component prices! ORDER NOW Only $75* The Heart of Strategy Collection includes: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy Paperback Galvanize your organization's strategy development and execution with the help of these 10 must-read Harvard Business Review articles. This volume contains the best-of-the-best from among the HBR archives: "What Is Strategy?" (featured article by Michael E. 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Based on a study of 150 strategic moves spanning more than a hundred years and 30 industries, the authors reason that lasting success comes not from battling competitors, but from creating "blue oceans" — untapped new market spaces ripe for growth. Such strategic moves can create powerful leaps in value that often render rivals obsolete for more than a decade. Blue Ocean Strategy presents a systematic approach to making the competition irrelevant and outlines principles and tools any company can use to create and capture blue oceans and discover a bold new path to winning the future. Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results by Thomas H. Davenport, Jeanne G. Harris, and Robert Morison Hardcover In Analytics at Work, Thomas Davenport, Jeanne Harris, and coauthor Robert Morison reveal how any manager can effectively deploy analytics in day-to-day operations — one business decision at a time — to transform their business. 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