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A Who's Who of Gurus

10 business gurus, along with their books and their message.

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Name Title Speaking Fee Schtick Books Web
Clayton Christensen Professor, Harvard Business School $40,000+ "Disruptive technologies" will force innovation The Innovator's Solution (2003) ▪ Innovation and the General Manager (1999)The Innovator's Dilemma (1997) www.claytonchristensen.com
Jim Collins Independent researcher $45,000+ Ideology, not technology, defines long-term success Good to Great (2001) ▪ "Building Your Company's Vision," (1996) ▪ Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (1994) ▪ Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business Into an Enduring Great Company (1992) Collaborator/Coauthor: Jerry Porras www.jimcollins.com
Stephen Covey Author, Co-chairman, FranklinCovey Co. $65,000 Successful lives lead to business success First Things First (1994) ▪ Principle Centered Leadership (1991) ▪ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989) www.franklincovey.com
Gary Hamel Founder and chairman, Strategos $50,000+ Companies must identify their "core competencies" and strive to attain "stretch goals" Leading the Revolution (2000) ▪ Competing for the Future (with C.K. Prahalad, 1994) www.strategos.com
Michael Hammer President, Hammer and Co. $2,500 + per student Companies must embrace change by reengineering themselves around their core processes The Agenda: What Every Business Must Do to Dominate the Decade (2001) ▪ Beyond Reengineering (1997) ▪  Reengineering the Corporation (1993) www.hammerandco.com
Rosabeth Moss Kanter Professor, Harvard Business School N/A Innovate and grow through knowledge and empowerment Leadership and the Psychology of Turnarounds (2003) ▪ E-Volve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow (2001) ▪  Innovation: Breakthrough Thinking at 3M, DuPont, GE, Pfizer, and Rubbermaid (1997) ▪  World Class: Thriving Locally in the Global Economy (1995) ▪ The Change Masters (1983)Men and Women of the Corporation (1977) N/A
Don Peppers and Martha Rogers Founders, Peppers and Rogers Group N/A Companies need to know today what customers will want tomorrow The One to One Manager (1999) ▪ The One to One Fieldbook (1999) ▪ The One to One Future (1993) www.1to1.com
Tom Peters Founder, Tom Peters Group $65,000 Overthrow the traditional corporate hierarchy Re-Imagine! (2003) ▪  Liberation Management (1992) ▪ Thriving on Chaos (1987) ▪ In Search of Excellence (1982) www.tompeters.com
Michael Porter Professor, Harvard Business School $70,000 Successful strategy boils down to three essentials: cost leadership, differentiation, and focus The Competitive Advantage of Nations (1990) ▪ Competitive Advantage (1985) ▪ Competitive Strategy (1980) www.isc.hbs.edu
Don Tapscott President, Digital4Sight $35,000+ The Internet will dominate industry in the future and business transparency is inevitable The Naked Corporation (2003) ▪ Digital Capital (with David Ticoll and Alex Lowy, 2000) ▪ Creating Value in the Network Economy (1999) The Digital Economy (1996) www.tapscott.com

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