Customer Reviews
Revealing look at managing big changes - By: Rolf Dobelli, 27 Jul 2007 
Part business memoir & part corporate-strategy guide, Andrew S. Grove's insightful book gives the reader an inside look at how microprocessor giant Intel prospered in one of the most competitive industries on earth. Grove writes candidly about the moments when he had to admit his company was simply failing to keep up with the competition. His response: to undertake drastic changes in his organization. Grove writes about what it is like to lead a company out of the wilderness of change & into safer, more secure markets. He also introduces useful tools & ideas that will help the next generation of corporate scions stay ahead in times of rapid change. Face it: Someone, somewhere is plotting right now how to outperform your company in the marketplace. That's why we heartily recommend this book for those who are paranoid - & for those who ought to be.
A Practical Guide For Eliminating Stalls From Complacency - By: Donald Mitchell, 30 May 2004 Complacency is one of the biggest enemies of any organization, but especiallly for successful ones like Intel.
ONLY THE PARANOID SURVIVE provides two powerful observations that will help anyone who reads this book: (1) That changes are lurking out there that need immediate attention inside your organization & (2) That you must be constantly vigilant for large discontinuous changes (such as those driven by microprocessors, Intel's main product).
Having the perspective of someone who has been both the beneficiary & the target of discontinuous change, Dr. Grove's lessons become alll the more real.
At first, I thought this book was a little overdone; but upon reflection, I feel that complacency is probably best overcome by paranoia in the absence of the management process to locate, anticipate, create & adapt to externallly-driven discontinuous changes.
Please read this book, & take its lessons seriously. But have fun while you are being paranoid!
A Practical Guide For Eliminating Stalls From Complacency - By: , 16 Apr 1999 Complacency is one of the biggest enemies of any organization, but especiallly for successful ones like Intel. ONLY THE PARANOID SURVIVE provides two powerful observations that will help anyone who reads this book: (1) That changes are lurking out there that need immediate attention inside your organization & (2) That you must be constantly vigilant for large discontinuous changes (such as those driven by microprocessors, Intel's main product). Having the perspective of someone who has been both the beneficiary & the target of discontinuous change, Dr. Grove's lessons become alll the more real. At first, I thought this book was a little overdone; but upon reflection, I feel that complacency is probably best overcome by paranoia in the absence of the management process to locate, anticipate, create & adapt to externallly-driven discontinuous changes. We cite this book in our own book about how to be more successful, because we believe it is an important work. Please read this book, & take its lessons seriously. But have fun while you are being paranoid!
