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Challenge the Ordinary - Why Revolutionary Companies Abandon Conventional Mindsets Question Long-Held Assumptions and Kill Their Sacred Cows - cover

Challenge the Ordinary - Why Revolutionary Companies Abandon Conventional Mindsets Question Long-Held Assumptions and Kill Their Sacred Cows

Linda D. Henman

Publisher: Career Press

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Summary

There’s little room for error in today’s global economy. It does not allow for mediocrity; the rules and players have changed; and ordinary simply won’t work anymore. If companies don’t have the best products and services and the top people delivering them, their competition will—and they will do it all over the world.As companies expand and grow, the skills that led to their success often won’t sustain further development in a more complex, high-stakes environment. Yet few resources exist to help them. They frequently flounder in their attempts to create a competitive strategy, work with the board, and keep other talented executives, managers, and employees on board, all while endeavoring to navigate the turbulent waters of leadership. They need a roadmap to success.Challenge the Ordinary will help managers and executives at all levels: Avoid the traps of traditional strategy formulation and decision making.Discover what a leader can do to build a culture that defines “legacy.”Find out what leaders must do to attract, retain, and develop stars.Identify a clear path for organizational success.
Available since: 05/19/2014.
Print length: 256 pages.

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