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Hardball
Management thinking has gone soft,
with its emphasis on squishy things
like corporate culture and the
coddling of customers. We will the
playbook for a dog-eat-dog world.
Winner in business play rough and dont
apologize for it.
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right thing.
Southwest spirit is you.
Training
Video
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For ALL:
At the risk of repetition, let us stress once again that hardball
is not about breaking, or even bending, the law. It is not about
crooked accounting, breaching contracts, stealing trade
secrets, or predatory pricing. Its not about being mean. Well,
not too mean.
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revenueprofit
will allow you to hone your attack strategy, adjust prices to inflict the mos
Need to be alert to the legal limits of pricing strategies
There is fine but real line between aggressive and
predatory pricing
Attack on your competitors profit sanctuary
is liable to provoke a strong response
Summary
The Manifesto
Relearn the fundamental behaviors of winning:
Focus relentlessly on competitive advantage.
Strive for extreme competitive advantage.
Avoid attacking directly.
Exploit peoples will to win.
Know the caution zone.
The Strategies
Deploy these in bursts of ruthless intensity:
Devastate rivals profit sanctuaries.
Plagiarize with pride.
Deceive the competition.
Unleash massive and overwhelming force.
Raise competitors costs.
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