Only the Paranoid Survive：How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company

UnderAndyGrove'sleadership,Intelhasbecometheworld'slargestchipmakerandoneofthemostadmiredcompaniesintheworld.InOnlytheParanoidSurvive,Groverevealshisstrategyoffocusingonanewwayofmeasuringthenightmaremomenteveryleaderdreads--whenmassivechangeoccursandacompanymust,virtuallyovernight,adaptorfallbythewayside.GrovecallssuchamomentaStrategicInflectionPoint,whichcanbesetoffbyalmostanything:mega-competition,achangeinregulations,oraseeminglymodestchangeintechnology.WhenaStrategicInflectionPointhits,theordinaryrulesofbusinessgooutthewindow.Yet,managedright,aStrategicInflectionPointcanbeanopportunitytowininthemarketplaceandemergestrongerthanever.Groveunderscoreshismessagebyexamininghisownrecordofsuccessandfailure,includinghowhenavigatedtheeventsofthePentiumflaw,whichthreatenedIntel'sreputationin1994,andhowhehasdealtwiththeexplosionsingrowthoftheInternet.Theworkofalifetime,OnlytheParanoidSurviveisaclassicofmanagerialandleadershipskills.TheCurrencyPaperbackeditionofOnlytheParanoidSurviveincludesanewchapterabouttheimpactofstrategicinflectionpointsonindividualcareers--howtopredictthemandhowtobenefitfromthem.