by RobertH.Miles (Author), Michael T . Kanazawa (Author)
Why do most corporations fail to achieve breakthrough performance? They make things too complex. They clutter it with jargon and confusion. They dither on the launch pad. They hire too many consultants, chase after too many fads. It doesn't have to be that complicated. Whatever your goal, whatever your role, Michael T. Kanazawa and Robert H. Miles introduce a simple, practical, 100% results- driven approach that works. Drawing on their experience working with hundreds of senior executives, they show how to align your organization behind just a few core initiatives; bias your people toward speed; create leaders at every level; and achieve traction and accountability in all facets of execution. You'll learn how to engage people instead of frustrating them, and harness their energy instead of wasting it. Whether you're executing a new initiative, entering a new market, or attempting to transform your entire enterprise, this book will help you find the right path, clear the obstacles, and get there-surely and quickly.
Today's companies recognize that they must constantly improve at every level, from frontline customer-facing functions to enterprise-wide strategy. They must execute bold new strategic initiatives more effectively... integrate and align acquisitions more quickly...and accelerate and sustain growth in the face of unprecedented competition. But wherever business transformation and breakthrough performance must occur, many of the challenges are the same.
Now, there's a breakthrough methodology for overcoming these challenges. In BIG Ideas to BIG Results, Michael T. Kanazawa and Robert H. Miles introduce the Accelerated Corporate Transformation (ACT) methodology: A simple, no-nonsense process that is grounded in reality, inclusive of people, and 100% results-oriented.
Drawing on over twenty years refining and applying ACT, initially at Harvard Business School and then in leading enterprises, Kanazawa and Miles identify crucial steps to success, as well as practical solutions to the inevitable roadblocks you'll face. Their #1 insight: Many obstacles stem from managers making situations and decisions more complex than they really are, and taking too much time to get ready. ACT strips away complexity and indecision, helping you move far more rapidly and predictably from strategy development through execution. Designed by leaders for leaders, this book will help you execute more rapidly and lead more effectively, to achieve breakthrough performance at any level, in any function, in any organization.
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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: 1
Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
Published: 11 Feb 2008
ISBN 10: 0132344785
ISBN 13: 9780132344784
Book Overview: Companies today are faced with the need to constantly transform themselves, but too often are trapped in a state of gridlock and task overload that keeps them stuck in a rut. Generating a corporate transformation, a high energy shift in strategic direction, is one of the most difficult challenges a person will face in their career, and one of the most rewarding when you get it right. Put simply, transformation means opening up new possibilities for growth and moving from one state to another, but it is tough work and most efforts fall short. Quickly getting an organization from big ideas to big results is today's top management challenge. Big Ideas to Big Results demystifies what it takes to break through the gridlock and lead accelerated transformations that generate breakthrough results. Through 25 years of refining and streamlining the ACT (Accelerated Corporate Transformation) process based on real work with real leaders, this book shows you how to quickly focus, align, and engage your organization to accelerate transformation and drive breakthrough results. With the process as a guide, the authors found that the way in which leaders apply the process really makes the difference, and share how to do that with the readers. There's no silver bullet: it's a simple process and tough work to lead it correctly.
Michael T. Kanazawa, chief executive officer of Dissero Partners, is a business advisor, author, and speaker. Michael serves as a business advisor to executives on the topics of corporate transformation, strategy, business execution, and leadership. Previously, he built the technology and innovation practice at a premier consulting firm that spun off from the Boston Consulting Group. With a blend of operating experience at Fortune 500 companies and collaboration on the development of the Accelerated Corporate Transformation (ACT) process, he brings a practical approach to driving breakthrough growth to his clients. He has worked with organizations including Silicon Valley start-ups, private equity investors and global corporations, such as AT&T, Anadigics, Intel, PG&E, Schlumberger, Symantec, and Verizon.
Robert H. Miles, Ph.D., chairman of Dissero Partners, is a thought and practice leader in the fields of corporate transformation and executive leadership. He also serves as chairman of Galloway Consulting and president of Corporate Transformation Resources. Miles was a faculty member at the Yale School of Management and later at Harvard Business School, where he chaired the innovative program for CEOs, division presidents, and their teams that generated the initial insights for the ACT methodology. He has authored several books on his intensive support of corporate transformations at over twenty-five companies, including Corporate Comeback and Leading Corporate Transformation.
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