Strategy+Solutions Book List

People often ask what strategy books we read and recommend at Strategy+Solutions.  While we are no New York Times, we still took time to compile a list of our favorites for the Strategy+Solutions community.  Most are oldies but good for the strategic soul.  The following books made the inaugural Strategy+Solutions Recommended Reading List:

1. The Hidden Power of Social Networks, Rob Crossand Andrew Parker, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2004

2. Contemporary Strategy Analysis, Robert M. Grant, New York: Blackwell, 2005

3. The Future of Competition, C.K. Prahald & Venkat Ramaswamy, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2004

4. Confronting Reality, Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan, New York: Crown Business, 2002

5. Democratizing Innovation, Eric Von Hippel, Boston: The MIT Press, 2005

6. Deep Smarts, Dorothy Leonard and Walter Swap, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2005

7. Seeing What's Next & The Medici Effect, Frans Johansson, Boston: Harvard Businesss School Press, 2004

8. Making Strategy Work, Lawrence G. Hrebiniak, New Jersey: Wharton School Publishing, 2005

9. The Innovator's Solution, Clayton M. Christensen,

10. Enterprise Architecture As Strategy, Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, David C. Robertson: Harvard Business School Press, 2006

Of course, if you are new to reading books about strategy you must start with anything by the great Michael E. Porter.  If you have any books you feel we should include please add your thoughts.  Enjoy reading!