{"product_id":"9781118120828","title":"What Matters Now How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWhat Matters Now\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGary Hamel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis is not a book about one thing. It's not a 250-page dissertation on leadership, teams or motivation. Instead, it's an agenda for building organizations that can flourish in a world of diminished hopes, relentless change and ferocious competition.  \u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about doing better. It's not a manual for people who want to tinker at the margins. Instead, it's an impassioned plea to reinvent management as we know it—to rethink the fundamental assumptions we have about capitalism, organizational life, and the meaning of work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaders today confront a world where the unprecedented is the norm. Wherever one looks, one sees the exceptional and the extraordinary:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBusiness newspapers decrying the state of capitalism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOnce-innovative companies struggling to save off senescence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNext gen employees shunning blue chips for social start-ups.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCorporate miscreants getting pilloried in the blogosphere.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEntry barriers tumbling in what were once oligopolistic strongholds.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHundred year-old business models being rendered irrelevant overnight.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNewbie organizations crowdsourcing their most creative work.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNational governments lurching towards bankruptcy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestors angrily confronting greedy CEOs and complacent boards.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNewly omnipotent customers eagerly wielding their power.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSocial media dramatically transforming the way human beings connect, learn and collaborate.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eObviously, there are lots of things that matter now. But in a world of fractured certainties and battered trust, some things matter more than others. While the challenges facing organizations are limitless; leadership bandwidth isn't. That's why you have to be clear about what really matters now. What are the fundamental, make-or-break issues that will determine whether your organization thrives or dives in the years ahead? Hamel identifies five issues are that are paramount: values, innovation, adaptability, passion and ideology. In doing so he presents an essential agenda for leaders everywhere who are eager to...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003emove from defense to offense\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ereverse the tide of commoditization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edefeat bureaucracy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eastonish their customers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efoster extraordinary contribution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecapture the moral high ground\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eoutrun change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebuild a company that's truly fit for the future\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcise and to the point, the book will inspire you to rethink your business, your company and how you lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNoted business thinker and strategist \u003cb\u003eGary Hamel\u003c\/b\u003e has been on the faculty of the London Business School for nearly thirty years. He is the founder of the California-based think-tank The Management Lab. His most recent initiative is The Management Innovation eXchange (www.managementexchange.com), a pioneering effort aimed at reinventing management by harnessing the power of open innovation. Hamel is the author of five books and numerous articles for the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, Fortune, \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He consults widely and has led change initiatives in some of the world’s most prominent companies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 February 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118120828\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378541129868,"sku":"9781118120828","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118120828.jpg?v=1780235119","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118120828","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}