{"product_id":"strategic-iq-creating-smarter-corporations-9780470978283","title":"Strategic IQ: Creating Smarter Corporations","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn today's world, only the smartest survive. The competitive landscape is littered with graves of well-known firms whose revenues, profits and stock prices rose for decades until they suddenly imploded.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn fast-changing business environments, firms must adapt their strategies and innovate to remain at the top. But many successful firms fail to do so. Instead, they succumb to inertia, hesitate, or stick blindly to their old strategies, until it is too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ability to adapt to change is a measure of intelligence; so why do firms demonstrate such low Strategic IQ? What causes inertia and why is it so deadly? How can leaders help their firms to act more intelligently?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book identifies the key sources of inertia - strategic, structural and huma - and provides practical advice on how they can be overcome to create smarter corporations. It is both a wake-up call for successful firms and a lifeline for firms struggling to succeed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo successful firms - beware  You may already be dead  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo struggling firms - have hope  It is possible to pass powerful competitors by raising your strategic, structural and human IQ. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eStrategic IQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard-hitting and stimulating, Wells' thesis carries a robust message that should make business leaders the world over sit up and think.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eArchie Norman\u003c\/b\u003e, Chairman of ITV, UK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wells makes a compelling case for dramatic change.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRon Sargent\u003c\/b\u003e, CEO of Staples, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470978283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Wells\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. He teaches many courses on strategy innovation and change in the MBA and Executive Development programs, including his own courses on Strategic IQ.\u003cbr\u003eDr Wells graduated with a double first in physics from Oxford University, specializing in nuclear and solid state. He received his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School, where he was a George F Baker Scholar, graduating first his class, and a Dean's Doctoral Fellow.\u003cbr\u003eDr Wells has combined a career in academia with extensive business experience. He has been a senior executive, a director, a business school president, and a CEO. He has also been an advisor, a coach and a facilitator to senior executives and firms, large and small, in numerous sectors of the economy. He has also advised governments on competitiveness.\u003cbr\u003eDr Wells has written over 50 cases on strategy and innovation and speaks regularly on the subject around the world. His wide-ranging research interests include business model innovation, social strategy, responsible leadership, relevant learning and family capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40189625794675,"sku":"9.78047E+12","price":46.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_eeab5ccf-7f7b-4f4e-8d9f-b4a9fa432586.jpg?v=1655817729","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/strategic-iq-creating-smarter-corporations-9780470978283","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}