{"product_id":"certain-to-win-paperback","title":"Certain to Win - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChet Richards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvance reviews of \u003ci\u003eCertain to Win\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eCertain to Win\u003c\/i\u003e  Sun Tzu s prognosis for generals who follow his advice] develops the strategy of the late US Air Force Colonel John R. Boyd for the world of business. Robert Coram's monumental biography, \u003ci\u003eBoyd, the Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e, rekindled interest in this obscure pilot and documented his influence on military matters ranging from the design of the F-15 and F-16 fighters to the planning for Operation Desert Storm to the execution of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Unfortunately Boyd's written legacy, consisting of a single paper and a four-set cycle of briefings, addresses strategy only in war.  All Boyd s briefings are available on \u003ci\u003e Defense and the National Interest\u003c\/i\u003e.] Boyd and Business Boyd did study business. He read everything he could find on the Toyota Production System and came to consider it as an implementation of ideas similar to his own. He took business into account when he formulated the final version of his \"OODA loop\" and in his last major briefing, \u003ci\u003eConceptual Spiral\u003c\/i\u003e, on science and technology. He read and commented on early versions of this manuscript, but he never wrote on how business could operate more profitably by using his ideas. Other writers and business strategists have taken up the challenge, introducing Boyd's concepts and suggesting applications to business. Keith Hammonds, in the magazine \u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e, George Stalk and Tom Hout in \u003ci\u003eCompeting Against Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and Tom Peters most recently in \u003ci\u003eRe-imagine \u003c\/i\u003e have described the OODA loop and its effects on competitors. They made significan\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.42 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718245617727,"sku":"9781413453768","price":22.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/71c4bd16f0fffad9646dfc85b0595fed.webp?v=1765081245","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/certain-to-win-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}