Under Andy Grove's leadership, Intel has become the world's largest chip
maker and one of the most admired companies in the world. In Only the
Paranoid Survive, Grove reveals his strategy of focusing on a new way of
measuring the nightmare moment every leader dreads--when massive change
occurs and a company must, virtually overnight, adapt or fall by the
wayside.
Grove calls such a moment a Strategic Inflection Point, which can be set
off by almost anything: mega-competition, a change in regulations, or a
seemingly modest change in technology. When a Strategic Inflection Point
hits, the ordinary rules of business go out the window. Yet, managed
right, a Strategic Inflection Point can be an opportunity to win in the
marketplace and emerge stronger than ever.
Grove underscores his message by examining his own record of success and
failure, including how he navigated the events of the Pentium flaw,
which threatened Intel's reputation in 1994, and how he has dealt with
the explosions in growth of the Internet. The work of a lifetime, Only
the Paranoid Survive is a classic of managerial and leadership skills.
The Currency Paperback edition of Only the Paranoid Survive includes a
new chapter about the impact of strategic inflection points on
individual careers--how to predict them and how to benefit from them.
