Obliquity
Why the most profitable companies do not aim at profit, and other lessons in reaching goals indirectly.
John Kay argues that complex goals are often best achieved indirectly. The happiest people are rarely those who aim at happiness, and the most profitable companies are often those that do not put profit first. Drawing on business, history and everyday life, he shows why direct approaches so often fail.
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