Business at the speed of now: fire up your people, thrill your customers, and crush your competitors

A technology-enabled management philosophy to accelerate your organization Business at the Speed of Need delivers a new real-time management philosophy andsystem to leaders looking for better results in today's constantly changing market. Companies that inspire and equip employees and expect them to seize opportunities and solve problems in the now will enjoy a distinct competitive advantage in a world where speed matters most. Get systematic advice on how to build an integrated and transparent management methodology, enabled by cloud computing and internal social networks. Use this comprehensive guide to create a NOW organization where everyone boldly pursues every opportunity every time.The vast majority of businesses cling to a THEN management model and philosophy designed to prevent immediate action. In this practical handbook, you'll learnhow to apply technology to the three essential types of work: Fundamentals (routine work that consumes ninety-five percent of all resources), Breakthroughs(initiatives that can change the game), and Problems (daily challenges and crises that occur in all organizations). Provides a wealth of real-world examples, assessments, tools, guidelines and checklists that enable readers to apply the concepts immediately Offers practical tools for building accountability and transparency into every position, thereby eliminating the loose ends that sooften cause business execution to stumble Presents the groundbreaking insights of John Bernard, an expert on management theory and practice and the modern workforce, whose company, Mass Ingenuity, consults around the world and develops web-based tools to support real-time management Set your organization free from the old THEN management thinking that no longer gets the results you need. Adopt the new NOW management thinking and the state-of-the-art tools that will get your organization doing business at the speed of need. ÍNDICE: About the Author Endorsements Acknowledgements Introduction CHAPTER ONE Thriving in the NOW Prepare for YES Our Love of Speed The Power of Yes IWant My Yes Now! Social Media, Cloud Computing and the Millennial Mindset Mass Customize Me, Please! Enabling Your Organization's YESability The NOW Speedometer CHAPTER TWO Making the Shift to NOW Put an End to THEN Shifting From Then to Now That was THEN, This is NOW The 7 Deadly Sins of Management From Declining to Improving Results The Right Tools in the Right Place at the Right TimeFrom Disengaged to Engaged CHAPTER THREE Seizing the NOW Opportunity Drive Growth with Yes When You Operate in the NOW To Try or To Do, That is the Question The 9 Commandments of THEN, The 11 Commandments of NOW Simon Says and Mother, May I? Shifting Gears to the NOW CHAPTER FOUR Leveraging the NOW Game Changers Gain the Speed You Need Satisfying the Hunger for Instant Information A Cloud that Refreshes The Power of Millennial Thinking If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join'Em CHAPTER FIVE Working IN the NOW Business Create the Context for Speed Thinking in the NOW Management is a System NEW HEADER Laying the Foundation Connecting Every Employee CHAPTER SIX Working ON the NOW Business Achieve Critical Breakthroughs The Source of Breakthroughs Creating the Skill to Plan at All Levels Performance Breakthroughs in Action Breakthroughs in Capability Sequencing, Coordinating and Seeing CHAPTER SEVEN Creating NOW Transparency Close the Execution Gap Getting the Transparency Train on Track Initiating Transparency with Business Reviews Preparing for Target Reviews Real-Time Transparency and Corrective Action CHAPTER EIGHT Solving Problems NOW Equip Everyone with the Core Skill Creating the Charter CHAPTER NINE Enabling the NOW Workforce Banish Fear, Build Trust People Want to Do the Right Thing Fear Blocks Initiative Building a Foundation for Trust Helping People Cross the Divide Shifting from Permit to Expect CHAPTER TEN Becoming a NOW Leader Stop Bossing, Start Teaching From No to Yes From Disconnection to Full Engagement From Know-it-All to Fellow Learner From Frozen Layer to Fear Defroster From Command to Inspire Creating New Observable Behaviors Tell me a Story CHAPTER ELEVEN Embracing Change NOW Accelerate the Shift Working for the Social Good Sharing a Vision of the Future Engaging the Most Respected Change Leaders Encouraging Personal Change Reinforcing the Right Actions The End of the Beginning Conclusion: Do It NOW! GUIDELINES FOR AN EFFECTIVE PLAN APPENDIX A The NOW Speedometer: Doing Business at the Speed of Now

• ISBN: 978-1-118-05401-7
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 16/11/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés