The Unfair Advantage

The Unfair Advantageicon

by Todd Hagopian

Publisher
Koehler Books
Publication
Jan 20, 2026
Format
Paperback/Softback
Illustrated
No
Price
19.95
Dimensions
6 x 9
ISBN
9798888249710
Pages
310
Age
Adult 18+
Category
Business & EconomicsCareerManagement & Leadership

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Description

For fifteen years, Todd Hagopian-the stagnation assassin-climbed the corporate ladder at lightning speed while battling bipolar disorder that both fueled remarkable success and nearly destroyed him. When medication stabilized his mind, he faced an impossible ultimatum: Be healthy or be successful. He refused-and created the HOT system to declare war on stagnation. The Unfair Advantage: Weaponizing the Hypomanic Toolbox follows struggling manufacturing president Jack Whelan as he meets Eugene Spark, an eccentric bipolar billionaire who teaches him to weaponize hypomanic thinking patterns into systematic business transformation. Through this engaging story, discover how to do the following: • Systematically eliminate 80 percent of what's killing profitability. • Weaponize extreme focus into unstoppable competitive advantage. • Transform teams through battle-tested continuous improvement. • Set grandiose goals that murder mediocrity. Ready to declare war on stagnation and double your company's value?

Awards & Endorsements

Review
"Daring Disruption: The Unfair Advantage reveals how organizational transformation happens at the speed of vulnerability. Mental resilience isn't just a survival strategy-it's your most disruptive competitive weapon." -Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks

"We are inspired over and over as we learn the value of bipolar disorder in transforming a business from chaos and disorder to a finely tuned machine" -Jeffrey Liker, author of international bestseller, The Toyota Way

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Author(s)

Todd Hagopian

Todd Hagopian transforms dying companies into industry dominators. After his bipolar diagnosis nearly destroyed his career-including multiple arrests and job losses-he weaponized his hypomanic episodes into the HOT system, helping to generate $2 billion in shareholder value as a key architect of turnarounds at Fortune 500 giants like Berkshire Hathaway, Illinois Tool Works, and Whirlpool.Known as "the stagnation assassin," Hagopian doesn't write business theory-he writes battle plans.

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