The Agenda: What Every Business Must Do to Dominate the Decade

Michael Hammer

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It's time for business to get serious again. The 90s are over, and with them the time for frivolous ideas: that the Internet changes everything, that entrepreneurship is the answer, that success is easy. Tough times - that is, normal times - are back. Money is tight, competition is intense and customers are more demanding than ever. The Agenda offers no silver bullets or empty slogans. Its principles are neither theoretical nor abstract: they concentrate on the nuts and bolts of an enterprise, the mechanics of business that determine how well a company performs.

The Agenda offers serious ideas for serious people, concrete guidelines that show managers how to rethink every aspect of a business and reshape it for the imperatives of the customer economy. Any company - large or small, manufacturing or service, high tech or low tech - can apply these principles.

What will you learn from this book

  1. Strategic Imperatives:

    • Identification of critical strategic imperatives that businesses should focus on to thrive in the coming decade.
  2. Market Domination Strategies:

    • Insights into strategies for achieving and maintaining dominance in the marketplace.
  3. Innovation and Adaptation:

    • Emphasis on the importance of innovation and adaptability in the face of evolving business landscapes.
  4. Customer-Centric Approaches:

    • Strategies for becoming more customer-centric to meet the changing demands and expectations of consumers.
  5. Operational Excellence:

    • Recognition of the role of operational excellence in gaining a competitive edge.
  6. Technology Integration:

    • Discussion on the effective integration and leverage of technology for business success.
  7. Leadership and Management Practices:

    • Guidance on leadership and management practices that align with the needs of the business environment.
  8. Globalization Strategies:

    • Considerations for businesses operating in a global context and strategies for successful globalization.
  9. Resilience and Risk Management:

    • Insights into building resilience and effective risk management practices.
  10. Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility:

    • Recognition of the importance of sustainability and corporate responsibility in long-term business success.
Language English
ISBN-13 9780712614566
No of pages 288
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Book Publisher Random House
Published Date 04 Oct 2001

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Author : Michael Hammer

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