The Simon Principles

Timeless Lessons for High-Impact Management
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-34153-2
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Buch, Englisch, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

In The , Hermann Simon, a global advisor, scholar, and entrepreneur, distills the essential lessons he learned at the intersection of leadership, decision making, innovation, and time to provide a reflective, experience-rich exploration of how leaders think, decide, and endure. From boardrooms and hidden champions to encounters with business icons, scientists, artists, and statesmen, Simon reveals why leadership cannot be reduced to tools or metrics—and why judgment, character, timing, and focus matter more than ever. He examines how intuition complements analysis, why speed is sometimes decisive and sometimes dangerous, how digitalization and AI reshape authority, and why experience has no shortcut. He explores the psychology of pricing, the power of genuine innovation, and the importance of humility in business, while always eyeing the bigger picture of a digitized, globalized world.

This book is a plea for entrepreneurial thinking that is not driven solely by short-term profits but creates long-term value. It is also a compass that safely guides us through the complexity of modern corporate leadership—with courage, foresight, and consistency.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simon, Hermann

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Wirtschafts-, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Leadership.- Chapter 2: Vision and Foresight.- Chapter 3: Decision and Advice.- Chapter 4: Personality.- Chapter 5: Paths of Life.- Chapter 6: Creativity and Innovation.- Chapter 7: Digital Twilight.- Chapter 8: The Shadow of Time.- Chapter 9: Globalia – Quo Vadis? .- Chapter 10: Longing for America.- Chapter 11: Rediscovering Place and Space.- Chapter 12: On the Road.- Chapter 13: The Value of Wrong Turns.- Chapter 14: Sense of Scale.- Chapter 15: Traces of the Unlikely.- Chapter 16: From Knowledge to Wisdom.- Chapter 17: The Limits of Science.- Chapter 18: Be Your Own Boss.- Chapter 19: Value Marketing.- Chapter 20: The Customer: a Pain in the Neck.- Chapter 21: The Power of Pricing.- Chapter 22: Do It Differently! .- Chapter 23: The Enigma of Great Brands.

Über Autor(innen)

Hermann Simon is the Founder and Honorary Chairman of Simon-Kucher, which is the world’s leading price and commercial excellence consultancy. He has taught at Harvard, Stanford, MIT and Keio-University Tokyo. In China the “Hermann Simon Business School” is named after him. Professor Simon is an expert in strategy, marketing and pricing and the only German in the “Thinkers50 Hall of Fame” of the most influential management thinkers in the world.

Professor Simon  has published over 40 books in 30 languages, including world bestsellers on Hidden Champions and Price Management. His most recent books are (Springer, 2021) (Springer, 2022) and (Springer 2022).