{"product_id":"a-distinct-advantage-tom-mawhinney-9781968318352","title":"A Distinct Advantage: Defining Modern Competitive Advantage for Your Environment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA DISTINCT ADVANTAGE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefining Modern Competitive Advantage for Your Environment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompetitive advantage isn't what it used to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same forces that once rewarded scale, control, and efficiency now punish them. Markets move continuously, technology reshapes industries overnight, and expectations evolve faster than organizations can plan. In this world, advantage is no longer a position to defend - it is a pursuit to maintain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Distinct Advantage defines that pursuit and outlines the modern approach required to master it. Tom Mawhinney shows why advantage must evolve and what it now demands from leaders. At the center of that evolution is \u003cstrong\u003emodern competitive advantage\u003c\/strong\u003e - the ability of an organization to stay coherent and relevant amid speed, complexity, and convergence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern competitive advantage shifts the focus from results to the disciplines that create them: \u003cstrong\u003eleadership, strategy, and technology\u003c\/strong\u003e - the new levers of performance that determine how every other capability operates. When these forces move together through a \u003cstrong\u003erepeatable pursuit of advantage\u003c\/strong\u003e, organizations become dynamic, resilient, and distinct.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHO THIS BOOK IS FOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for boards, executives, and founders, A Distinct Advantage speaks to leaders responsible for performance and relevance. Whether guiding an established enterprise or scaling a new venture, the same truth applies: modern competitive advantage is now the defining measure of leadership and success - and this book provides the approach for pursuing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world has changed. Competitive advantage hasn't vanished - it has evolved. A Distinct Advantage shows how the pursuit of advantage must evolve as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Mawhinney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968318356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968318352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thin Leaf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Tom Mawhinney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447255314687,"sku":"9781968318352","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5da8b745-9e56-4eee-8061-dc5e63abc70f.jpg?v=1777229885","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-distinct-advantage-tom-mawhinney-9781968318352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}