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Gary Hamel, world-renowned business thinker and co-author of
Competing for the Future, the book that set the management agenda for the
1990s, now brings us Leading the Revolution. An action plan -- indeed,
an incendiary device -- for any company or individual intent on becoming and staying
an industry revolutionary, this book will ignite the passions of entry-level assistants,
neophyte managers, seasoned VPs, CEOs, and anyone else who worries that their
company may be caught flat-footed by the future. Hamel
argues that in an increasingly nonlinear world, only nonlinear ideas will create
new wealth. To thrive in the age of revolution, companies must adopt a radical
new innovation agenda. The fundamental challenge companies face is reinventing
themselves and their industries not just in times of crisis -- but continually.
Based on an extensive study of "gray-haired revolutionaries,"
including Enron, Charles Schwab, Cisco, Virgin, and GE Capital, Leading the
Revolution: - Explains the underlying
principles of radical innovation
- Explores where
revolutionary new business concepts come from
- Identifies
the key design criteria for building companies that are activist-friendly and
revolution-ready
- Details the steps your company
must take to make innovation an enduring capability
Packed
with insight and practical advice, Leading the Revolution shows you how to:
- Get off the treadmill of incrementalism
- Save
your company from becoming a "one-vision wonder"
- Harness
the imagination and passion of every employee
- Develop
new financial measures that focus energy on the challenge of creating new wealth
- Create
vibrant internal markets for ideas, capital, and talent
Drawing
on the examples of activists who profoundly changed their companies with their
bare hearts, Hamel outlines the practical steps anyone can take to lead a successful
revolution in their own firm. Leading the Revolution
is for everyone who has the guts to act on the knowledge that our heritage is
no longer our destiny. With a compelling message that will set the new innovation
agenda for the next century, this groundbreaking book from the premier business
thinker of our time is a call to arms for the dreamers and doers who will lead
us into the age of revolution. Gary Hamel is a
Founder and Chairman of Strategos, and Visiting Professor of Strategic and International
Management at the London Business School. He lives in Woodside, California.
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