The Click Moment: Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World

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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 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. According to bestselling author Frans Johansson, planning and careful analysis no longer guarantee success. These people capitalized on their luck and altered the course of their lives. The Click Moment shows how we can follow them, by taking advantage of these turning points, opening ourselves up to chance encounters and harnessing the forces of success that follow.

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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 *

Author Bio

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.