The attacker's advantage : turning uncertainty into breakthrough opportunities / Ram Charan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charan, Ram, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uncertainty.

Strategic planning.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Public Affairs, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The phenomenon of uncertainty is not new; what is new is its intensity and potential to change industries and destroy companies. Business leaders can be on the defensive, or they can be on offense, prepared to lead decisively. The ability to deal with uncertainty is perhaps the paramount skill leaders must have to be successful in this era. Without it they risk becoming personally obsolete and driving their companies off a cliff.In The Attacker's Advantage, renowned business expert and bestselling author Ram Charan shows what skills are needed to be able to spot the disruption that is coming,

Contents:

WHAT IS THE ATTACKER'S ADVANTAGE?; CHAPTER 1 Bends in the Road; CHAPTER 2 Why Structural UncertaintyIs Different; CHAPTER 3 The Mathematical Corporation:The Algorithmic Revolution andthe Rise of the Math House; CHAPTER 4 Searching for EarlyWarning Signals; CHAPTER 5 Identifying the Catalystsof Structural Change; CHAPTER 6 Seeing What Catalysts See; CHAPTER 7 Tools to Build Perceptual Acuity; CHAPTER 8 How Tata CommunicationsExpands the Organization's Lens; CHAPTER 9 Defining the Path; CHAPTER 10 A Mind-set for Offense; CHAPTER 11 Kaiser Permanente's Path Through the Turmoil in Health Care

CHAPTER 12 The Joint Practice Session:Transparency and CoordinationCHAPTER 13 How Keurig Green MountainAdopted the Joint Practice Session; CHAPTER 14 The What, Who, and How ofDecision Making: Zeroing in onthe Organization's CriticalDecision Nodes; CHAPTER 15 Steering on Two Tracks; CHAPTER 16 Merck's Quick OrganizationalTurn to Offense; A FINAL WORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61039-475-5