What will you learn from this book
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Strategic Focus: Prioritize where to compete and how to win, aligning efforts and resources to achieve strategic objectives.
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Innovation and Adaptability: Foster a culture of innovation and agility to adapt to changing market demands and technological advancements.
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Execution Excellence: Focus on flawless execution of strategies, ensuring that plans are effectively implemented across the organization.
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Data-Driven Decision Making: Use data and analytics to inform decisions, identify opportunities, and mitigate risks.
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Talent and Leadership: Develop and retain top talent while cultivating strong leadership capable of driving change and inspiring teams.
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Customer-Centric Approach: Place emphasis on understanding and meeting customer needs, delivering value that exceeds expectations.
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Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous improvement to drive efficiency, productivity, and innovation.
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Risk Management: Identify and manage risks effectively, balancing innovation with risk mitigation strategies.
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Partnerships and Collaboration: Leverage partnerships and collaborations to access new markets, capabilities, or technologies.
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Adaptability and Resilience: Build resilience by being adaptable in the face of uncertainty and disruptions.
| Language | English |
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| ISBN-10 | 0061358142 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0061358142 |
| No of pages | 367 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Harper Collins |
| Published Date | 07 Apr 2008 |
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Two long-time directors of consulting giant Bain & Company and former line general managers themselves, distill the results of their 20-year study of successful managers into the essential four laws of managerial success.
Stemming originally from an influential Harvard Business Review article by author Mark Gottfredson, The Breakthrough Imperative is based on Gottfredson and Schaubert's more than 25 years of experience at Bain and on a quantitative study of over 1,500 companies over a 20-year period. Based on this study, they'e distilled the science of management down to four key principles that managers at any level can use, indeed MUST use, if they're to succeed. While most managers may be intuitively familiar with some of these ideas, very few managers manage to strategically employ them in order to grow their business:
1. Costs & prices always decline
2. Market position dictates strategy
3. Profit pools don't stand still
4. Simplicity gets results
New managers have a very short and measured amount of time to get results, about 18 months at the latest. And they don't come into an organization that's standing still, in the language of physics, the organization has mass, velocity, and acceleration (or deceleration); in the language of business, it has existing strengths and weaknesses, threats and opportunities. A manager who fails to properly assess the organization's existing situation (point of departure) and desired goals (point of arrival) will inevitably fail to reach their mark. Gottfredson and Schaubert show how these ideas, relentlessly applied, will allow any manager, regardless of their individual strengths and weaknesses, to develop a framework for action, a road that will take them from departure to arrival.
Supported by Gottfredson and Schaubert's own decades of experience as managers and then consultants, THE BREAKTHROUGH IMPERATIVE is that rare business book that's rigorous yet accessible, authoritative yet instantly compelling.