The Click Moment
Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World
1st Edition
Published on 4. October 2012
256 pages
978-0-241-96351-7 (ISBN)
Description
In The Click Moment, Frans Johansson, author of The Medici Effect, shows how to stay ahead when you can't predict the future
Success is random. But we can capture this randomness and turn it in our favour.
According to bestselling author Frans Johansson, planning and careful analysis no longer guarantee success. But dig deep into the actions of successful people and organizations and you find one common theme. A turning point occurs and they take advantage of that 'click moment' to change their fate.
Diane von Furstenberg saw a matching skirt and top on TV and the wrap-dress was born. Microsoft Windows was on the brink of being shut down until two people met at a party. Starbucks sold brewing equipment until Howard Schultz experienced his first latte.
These people capitalized on their luck and altered the course of their lives. The Click Moment shows how we can follow them by opening ourselves up to chance encounters and harnessing the forces of success that follow.
Success is random. But we can capture this randomness and turn it in our favour.
According to bestselling author Frans Johansson, planning and careful analysis no longer guarantee success. But dig deep into the actions of successful people and organizations and you find one common theme. A turning point occurs and they take advantage of that 'click moment' to change their fate.
Diane von Furstenberg saw a matching skirt and top on TV and the wrap-dress was born. Microsoft Windows was on the brink of being shut down until two people met at a party. Starbucks sold brewing equipment until Howard Schultz experienced his first latte.
These people capitalized on their luck and altered the course of their lives. The Click Moment shows how we can follow them by opening ourselves up to chance encounters and harnessing the forces of success that follow.
Reviews / Votes
With characteristic clarity Johansson presents an account of how randomness can enhance success in business and your own life -- Sir Ken Robinson, bestselling author of The Element Frans Johansson is a master storyteller and one of the most innovative thinkers I know. -- Teresa Amabile - Professor, Harvard Business School An informed and measured account * Financial Times * A terrific read, smartly researched, full of stories you find yourself repeating to others * Management Today *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-241-96351-7 (9780241963517)
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Schweitzer Classification
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08/2014
Penguin Books Ltd
€22.90
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Person
Frans Johansson is the bestselling author of The Medici Effect. Raised in Sweden by his African American/Cherokee mother and Swedish father, he now speaks to audiences worldwide, from the boardrooms of America's largest corporations to villages in developing countries. He has founded a software start-up, a healthcare firm, a hedge fund, and the innovation firm the Medici Group. He lives in New York.
