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The light and fast organisation : a new way of dealing with uncertainty /
Presenting a blueprint for organizations looking to thrive in today's rapidly evolving business landscape, this book offers a parallel comparison between business and mountaineering to illustrate the benefits and practicalities of becoming light, fast, and agile, and underscores the importance...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Milton, Vic. :
John Wiley and Sons Australia, Ltd,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright; About the author; Introduction; Switzerland, February 2008; How did he do it?; What can we learn?; Part I: The landscape; Chapter 1: The perfect storm?; The three forces; Storm outriders; VUCA; How to understand change; Chapter 2: The VUCA world; The three forces; Breaking down VUCA; Black Swans; Chapter 3: The old world; The opposite of VUCA; The Comfort Paradox; The problems with exponentiality; The three symptoms of VUCA; A crafted future?; Chapter 4: How we got so organised; VUCA and the linear organisation; Designed for yesterday; The linear strategy.
- A temporary fixThe leadership cult; Chapter 5: It's about people; An organisation of people; Part II: The approaches; Chapter 6: All that is wrong with expedition style; High-altitude organisations; Mountaineering and MBAs?; The wrong type of mountaineering; The origin of expedition style; A desire to control and simplify; Chapter 7: All that is right with alpine style; An enduring partnership; The alpine-style ethos; Why alpine style trumps expedition style; Chapter 8: Making the transformation; The Transformation Model; Part III: The Alpine Style Model; Chapter 9: Three skills; Sensemaking.
- Decision makingGetting critical; Chapter 10: Three insights; Knowing your strengths; Knowing your weaknesses; Risk attitude; Chapter 11: Three traits; Growth mindset; A commitment to learning; The anti-alpha; Chapter 12: Pulling it all together; Mission; Engagement; Antifragility; Light and fast; With thanks; Index; Advert; EULA.