PublishedWiley & Sons, May 2011 |
ISBN9781118024621 |
FormatSoftcover, 304 pages |
Dimensions24cm × 16cm × 2.7cm |
The secret of achieving and sustaining organizational excellence
revealed
In an ever-changing world where only a third of excellent
organizations stay that way over the long term, and where even
fewer are able to implement successful change programs, leaders are
in need of big ideas and new tools to thrive. In Beyond
Performance, McKinsey & Company's Scott Keller and Colin
Price give you everything you need to build an organization that
can execute in the short run and has the vitality to prosper
over the long term.
Drawing on the most exhaustive research effort of its kind on
organizational effectiveness and change management, Keller and
Price put hard science behind their big idea: that the health of an
organization is equally as important as its performance. In the
book's foreword, management guru Gary Hamel refers to this notion
as "a new manifesto for thinking about organizations."
The authors illustrate why copying management best practices
from other companies is more dangerous than helpful
Clearly explains how to determine the mutually reinforcing
combination of management practices that best fits your
organization's context
Provides practical tools to achieve superior levels of
performance and health through a staged change process: aspire,
assess, architect, act, and advance. Among these are new techniques
for dealing with those aspects of human behavior that are seemingly
irrational (and therefore confound even the smartest leaders), yet
entirely predictable
Ultimately, building a healthy organization is an intangible
asset that competitors copy at their peril and that enables you to
skillfully adapt to and shape your environment faster than
others?giving you the ultimate competitive advantage.
