This book grew out of work done by the IBM Consulting Group in its efforts to assist businesses to use information technology effectively. The work of the group combines academic research programs and on-site consulting and resulted in formulation of the strategic alignment model. This model holds that an organization’s business and information systems strategies and its organizational and in…
This book explores the actions organisations can take to be implement their strategies effectifely and therefore avoid the underperformance of the many firms wich allow their strategy to get derailed. Following a scene setting introductory chapter there are nine other chapters: - Friction - Focus - Communication - Behaviour - Measurement - Leadership - Change - Innovation - Pathway …
Breakthrough innovation is a prerequisite for success in almost any organization, yet the actual management of innovation has only recently begun to receive the attention it deserves. Here, innovation thought leader Elaine Dundon offers a "how-to" prescription for building creative and strategic innovation skills at all levels of an organization (rather than focusing on decision-making levels…
This revised edition of Peter SengeÂ’s bestselling classic, The Fifth Discipline, is based on fifteen years of experience in putting the bookÂ’s ideas into practice. As Senge makes clear, in the long run the only sustainable competitive advantage is your organizationÂ’s ability to learn faster than the competition. The leadership stories in the book demonstrate the many ways that the c…
The most trusted names in workouts and turnarounds share their valuable strategies Compiling insights and methods from industry experts, this authoritative and practical guide cuts through the maze of corporate restructuring jargon to give corporate leaders and professionals the proven techniques and clear advice needed to understand todayÂ’s corporate turnarounds and workouts. Workouts & Tu…
Is downsizing the answer to solving corporate woes? Why is my company not growing? Why do companies fall sick, recover and subsequently succumb to the same ailments? If these questions sound familiar, chances are your company is in a slump and it does not seem like the situation will improve any time soon. Like many companies, yours has fallen sick due to corporate viruses such as global econom…