Only the Paranoid Survive
Only the Paranoid Survive is a classic guide for leaders looking to turn difficulty into advantage. Drawing on decades of experience, Only the Paranoid Survive is Andrew Grove’s life work as the founder and former CEO of Intel. Only the Paranoid Survive is a classic of managerial and leadership skills, revealing how to identify and exploit the key moments of change that generate either drastic failure or incredible success. In this book, 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. Only the Paranoid Survive is a classic lesson in leadership that anyone in any industry will benefit from.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
"Probably the best book on business written by a business person since Alfred Sloan's My Years with General Motors."
"This terrific book is dangerous...It will make people think."
—Peter Drucker
"This book is about one super-important concept. You must learn about Strategic Inflection Points, because sooner or later you are going to live through one."
—Steve Jobs, CEO, Pixar Animation Studios
"Andy explains--with modesty that cannot conceal his brilliance, how he has led Intel through changes and challenges that many companies could not cope with...The country will benefit from his vision."
—Reed Hundt, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission