Wells Strategic IQ

Creating Smarter Corporations
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-119-94279-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 328 Seiten, E-Book

In today's world, only the smartest survive. The competitivelandscape is littered with graves of well-known firms whoserevenues, profits and stock prices rose for decades until theysuddenly imploded.
In fast-changing business environments, firms must adapt theirstrategies and innovate to remain at the top. But many successfulfirms fail to do so. Instead, they succumb to inertia, hesitate, orstick blindly to their old strategies, until it is too late.
The ability to adapt to change is a measure of intelligence; so whydo firms demonstrate such low Strategic IQ? What causes inertia andwhy is it so deadly? How can leaders help their firms to act moreintelligently?
This book identifies the key sources of inertia - strategic,structural and huma - and provides practical advice on how they canbe overcome to create smarter corporations. It is both awake-up call for successful firms and a lifeline for firmsstruggling to succeed.
To successful firms - beware! You may already bedead!
To struggling firms - have hope! It is possible to passpowerful competitors by raising your strategic, structural andhuman IQ.
Praise for Strategic IQ
"Hard-hitting and stimulating, Wells' thesis carries a robustmessage that should make business leaders the world over sit up andthink." Archie Norman, Chairman of ITV, UK
"Wells makes a compelling case for dramatic change."Ron Sargent, CEO of Staples, USA

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wells, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE SMART STRATEGY
Chapter 1.1 The Need for Smart Strategy
Chapter 1.2 Low Strategic Intelligence
Chapter 1.3 What is Strategy?
Chapter 1.4 Moderate Strategic Intelligence
Chapter 1.5 High Strategic Intelligence
PART TWO SMART STRUCTURE
Chapter 2.1 The Need for Smart Structure
Chapter 2.2 Smart Asset Management
Chapter 2.3 Formal Architecture - Navigating theArchitecture Labyrinth
Chapter 2.4 Informal Architecture - Leveraging SocialMechanics
Chapter 2.5 Towards Smarter Structure
PART THREE SMART MINDS
Chapter 3.1 The Need for Smart Minds
Chapter 3.2 What is a Mind?
Chapter 3.3 Hiring Smart Minds
Chapter 3.4 Addressing Basic Human Needs
Chapter 3.5 Harnessing Insatiable Human Needs
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

Über Autor(innen)

John Wells is Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. He teaches many courses on strategy innovation and change in the MBA and Executive Development programs, including his own courses on Strategic IQ.
Dr Wells graduated with a double first in physics from Oxford University, specializing in nuclear and solid state. He received his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School, where he was a George F Baker Scholar, graduating first his class, and a Dean's Doctoral Fellow.
Dr Wells has combined a career in academia with extensive business experience. He has been a senior executive, a director, a business school president, and a CEO. He has also been an advisor, a coach and a facilitator to senior executives and firms, large and small, in numerous sectors of the economy. He has also advised governments on competitiveness.
Dr Wells has written over 50 cases on strategy and innovation and speaks regularly on the subject around the world. His wide-ranging research interests include business model innovation, social strategy, responsible leadership, relevant learning and family capitalism.