{"product_id":"what-matters-now-9781118120828","title":"What Matters Now","description":"This is not a book about one thing. It's not a 250-page dissertation on leadership, teams or motivation. Instead, it's an agenda for building organizations that can flourish in a world of diminished hopes, relentless change and ferocious competition. \u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about doing better. It's not a manual for people who want to tinker at the margins. Instead, it's an impassioned plea to reinvent management as we know it--to rethink the fundamental assumptions we have about capitalism, organizational life, and the meaning of work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaders today confront a world where the unprecedented is the norm. Wherever one looks, one sees the exceptional and the extraordinary: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBusiness newspapers decrying the state of capitalism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOnce-innovative companies struggling to save off senescence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNext gen employees shunning blue chips for social start-ups.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCorporate miscreants getting pilloried in the blogosphere.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEntry barriers tumbling in what were once oligopolistic strongholds.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHundred year-old business models being rendered irrelevant overnight.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNewbie organizations crowdsourcing their most creative work.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNational governments lurching towards bankruptcy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestors angrily confronting greedy CEOs and complacent boards.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNewly omnipotent customers eagerly wielding their power.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSocial media dramatically transforming the way human beings connect, learn and collaborate.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eObviously, there are lots of things that matter now. But in a world of fractured certainties and battered trust, some things matter more than others. While the challenges facing organizations are limitless; leadership bandwidth isn't. That's why you have to be clear about what really matters now. What are the fundamental, make-or-break issues that will determine whether your organization thrives or dives in the years ahead? Hamel identifies five issues are that are paramount: values, innovation, adaptability, passion and ideology. In doing so he presents an essential agenda for leaders everywhere who are eager to...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003emove from defense to offense\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ereverse the tide of commoditization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edefeat bureaucracy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eastonish their customers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efoster extraordinary contribution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecapture the moral high ground\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eoutrun change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebuild a company that's truly fit for the future\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcise and to the point, the book will inspire you to rethink your business, your company and how you lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Hamel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.37w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118120828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoted business thinker and strategist \u003cb\u003eGary Hamel\u003c\/b\u003e has been on the faculty of the London Business School for nearly thirty years. He is the founder of the California-based think-tank The Management Lab. His most recent initiative is The Management Innovation eXchange (www.managementexchange.com), a pioneering effort aimed at reinventing management by harnessing the power of open innovation. Hamel is the author of five books and numerous articles for the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He consults widely and has led change initiatives in some of the world's most prominent companies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40833161920627,"sku":"9.78112E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4d44941e-588b-4570-85e8-cf35f53cc511.jpg?v=1684848106","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/what-matters-now-9781118120828","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}