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  • The Upside of Turbulence

  • By: Donald Sull
  • Narrated by: Loren Lester
  • Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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By: Donald Sull
Narrated by: Loren Lester
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A provocative user's guide to a world where the only thing that doesn't change is change itself. "Before I die," Albert Einstein once said, "I hope someone will clarify quantum physics for me. After I die, I hope God will explain turbulence to me."

Einstein might have been more confused today: Turbulence, in all its manifestations, is on the rise. Financial markets gyrate. Commodity prices zig and zag. New technologies disrupt long-standing businesses and entire industries. Scientific discoveries overturn historical truisms. Dirty bombs and pension busts, natural disasters and flu pandemics, add to the tumult.

We live in a world beset by turbulence. We often respond to turbulence by accelerating activities that worked in the past. We lapse into inertia when we should adapt with agility, and we cling to rigid dogmas when we should improvise. But throughout history, volatility has not only dethroned incumbent leaders, it has also created untold possibilities to create economic value. Turbulence has an upside, and companies that seize the opportunities arising out of seething markets will become tomorrow's champions.

Based on more than a decade of research, The Upside of Turbulence draws lessons from companies that have consistently spotted and exploited opportunities that rivals have missed. The book explores realms ranging from improvisational comedy to the U.S. Marine Corp's combat doctrine. The result is a series of provocative insights that defy conventional wisdom. The book also introduces practical tools, which have been field-tested by executives around the world, to wrestle triumph out of turmoil.

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©2009 Donald Sull (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers
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Good start but trails.

Promising beginning but gets repetitive towards the end. That said still worth exploring if interested in strategy.

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