Clear company structure.
Incentives for employees and rewards for top managers. (The maximum director's reward was $814,000 ).
Attracting investors and shareholders. Systematic and regular business growth.
Entering the world's largest markets:
"Russian software manufacturers vk database are afraid to enter foreign markets, they are simply afraid. They do not understand the culture, they do not understand how to do business. They do not speak English. Their foreign travel ends with Antalya once a year.
I've talked to people like that. I say, "Guys, the Russian IT and software market is pennies compared to foreign markets." They say, "Well, yes. But we're doing well here too." This is a dead-end path in development."
Eugene Kaspersky
What the Head of Kaspersky Lab Reads
It is a well-known fact that to become successful, you need to act like successful people. That is why managers read a lot. We even have a whole section on our website with various useful book collections from which you can draw inspiration.
So, what is on the shelves of the library of the founder of Kaspersky Lab? In his numerous interviews, he has repeatedly shared which publications he prefers - and here's what's interesting: there are no books about antiviruses at all, but there are many business publications and even more fiction.
"I divide business books into two categories. One tells you how to do business. The other tells you how NOT to do it."
This is how Evgeny Kaspersky spoke about all the books about business, which he always recommended his colleagues to read anyway. After all, in order to build your own successful company, it is better to know in advance which rakes you should not step on.
So, which business publications does the owner of Kaspersky Lab prefer:
"Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't" by Jim Collins
As Evgeny himself states, this book is one of the most important books in his library, which belongs to the category of “how to do it”:
"In fact, this is not just a book, it is a fundamental work. A thorough five-year study conducted by a large team, which gives the right to classify the work as "exact sciences" (which does not happen so often in the business environment)."
"The Innovator's Dilemma: How New Technologies Are Killing Strong Companies" by Clayton M. Christensen
Evgeny classifies this publication as “how not to do it”, although he recommends that all entrepreneurs without exception read the book, since it uses clear examples to describe the structure of the business world.
However, he still advises to be careful when implementing the ideas and concepts of the book into life, since template actions often leave old companies behind, while young ones capture the market.
"Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution" by Michael Hammer, James Champy
According to Eugene Kaspersky: “The company requires changes... Changes are absolutely necessary, without them the enterprise will face stagnation and oblivion.”
That is why he places this book on the must-read list for all leaders who want to find answers to the two most difficult questions: “Who is to blame?” and “What is to be done?”
The best fiction according to Evgeny Kaspersky:
“From fiction, I love high-quality science fiction… In my opinion, this is great and profound literature that provokes reflection and serious experiences.”
The Inhabited Island Trilogy, The Beetle in the Anthill, The Waves Extinguish the Wind, the Strugatsky brothers
Akunin's project "Part of Asia. History of the Russian state. Horde period"
"The Case of the Greedy Barbarian" by Holm van Zaychik