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Successful habits of visionary companies that have endured for decades, based on a six-year research study at Stanford
Frameworks extracted
6 totalSTRweeks
Try a Lot of Stuff and Keep What Works
Stimulate evolutionary progress through high levels of experimentation, opportunistic action, and purposeful selection of what proves successful
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Cult-Like Cultures
Create intensely strong cultures with fervently held ideology, rigorous indoctrination, tightness of fit, and a sense of elitism that preserves the core
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Preserve the Core / Stimulate Progress
Maintain a fixed core ideology of values and purpose while driving relentless change in everything else - the central dynamic of enduring great companies
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BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals)
Set bold, clear, compelling goals that energize the entire organization and stimulate extraordinary progress through audacious commitment
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Clock Building, Not Time Telling
Build an organization that can prosper far beyond the presence of any single leader and through multiple product life cycles
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The Genius of the AND
Embrace both extremes simultaneously instead of choosing between them - reject false dichotomies to build enduring greatness