Fast/forward
Subtitle: make your company fit for the future
By: Julian Birkinshaw and Jonas Ridderstråle
Contributors: Ridderstråle, Jonas, author
Publisher: Stanford Business Books; Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780804799539
Subjects: Industrial management; Strategic planning; Decision making; Success in business
Description: "The leading companies of the past twenty years have all harnessed the power of information to gain competitive advantage. But as access to big data becomes ubiquitous, it can no longer guarantee a leg up. Fast/Forward makes the case that we are entering a new era in which firms that understand the limits of 1s and 0s will take the lead. Whereas the industrial age saw the rise of bureaucracy, and the information age has been described as a meritocracy, we are witnessing the rise of adhocracy. In uncertain, rapidly-changing times, adhocracic organisations scan the horizon for winning opportunities. Then, instead of questing after more analysis, they respond with agility by making smart, intuitive decisions. Combining decisive action with emotional conviction, future-facing firms seize the day. Fast/Forward paints the big picture of a new approach to strategy and provides the necessary playbook to make your company fit for the future." -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Staying ahead of the Curve; title: The Paradoxes of Progress; title: Models of Management; title: The Action Imperative in Strategy; title: Linking Strategy Back to Purpose; title: Opportunity-focused Coordination; title: The Overachieving Organization; title: Ambidextrous Leadership for an Agile World; title: Becoming an Unreasonable Manager