OceanofPDF.com Detonate - Geoff Tuff
The provided PDF excerpt presents the front‑matter of Detonate – a management book by Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach that argues large, established firms cling to ossified best‑practice playbooks, which become dangerous orthodoxy in an era of exponential technological change. The authors introduce the "Detonate" mindset: a beginner’s‑mind approach that deliberately blows up entrenched practices and replaces them with behavior‑focused, minimally viable experiments. The excerpt includes acknowledgments, author biographies, a detailed index, and a full outline of the book’s three‑part structure. Part I ("Light the Fuse") explains why best practices persist, how exponential change creates a vicious cycle, and lays out the Detonate principles. Part II ("Blow Up Your Playbooks") applies those principles to specific corporate habits – revenue focus, calendar‑driven planning, reliance on syndicated data, customer‑voice research, stage‑gate opportunity management, failure narratives, and static org‑charts. Part III ("Build Something Better") guides readers on where to start, the leadership questions that accelerate change, and the concept of minimally viable thoughts about long‑term survival and valuation. Throughout, the authors cite real‑world examples (Amazon, Apple, P&G, Netflix, Uber, etc.) and behavioral‑economics research to illustrate how entrenched habits can be identified and dismantled. The excerpt therefore serves as a roadmap of the book’s argument, framework, and practical tools for leaders seeking to thrive amid rapid, uncertain change.
Topics
Best Practices Ossification: The Hidden Hazard of Rigid Playbooks
Explains how entrenched best‑practice playbooks become immutable orthodoxy, stifling innovation and creating hidden risk for large firms.
Detonate Principles: Core Mindset for Blowing Up Orthodoxy
Introduces beginner’s‑mind, impermanence, behavior focus, and minimally viable moves as the foundational principles guiding the detonation of outdated practices.
Detonate Implementation: Starting Points, Leadership Questions, and Behaviors
Provides a practical roadmap for leaders to begin detonation, outlines key accelerating questions, and emphasizes behavior‑focused, minimally viable thoughts for long‑term survival and valuation.