How to lead a quest a handbook for pioneering executives
Unlock progress through doubt and uncertainty The biggest threat facing modern business is the sheer complexity of an uncertain future. That, and the fact that everyone is busy. Too busy for progress. Workplace cultures have become cursed with efficiency. And so when it comes to developing strategy,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Milton, Queensland :
Wiley
2016.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629912506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Titlepage; Copyright; About the Author; Gratitudes; Introduction; LEAD A QUEST; USING THIS BOOK; Notes; Part I: Default Thinking and the Kraken of Doom; 1: The Anatomy of Default Thinking; PATTERNS; SYSTEMS; TEMPLATES; NORMS; PRECEDENTS; Notes; 2: The Curse of Efficiency; THE PROGRESS DELUSION; TOO BUSY FOR STRATEGY; Notes; 3: A Rainbow of Growth and Despair; THE DEFAULT GROWTH ARC; A QUICK NOTE ON STARTUPS; Notes; Summary; Part II: A Quest Beckons; Notes; 4: An Alternative Option; A CALL TO ADVENTURE; CIRCUMVENTING THE KRAKEN; THE IMPORTANCE OF PIONEERING; PIONEERING THROUGH PARADOX
- Notes8: Intriguing Incoherence; COHERENCY IN CONTEXT; FINDING FUTURES; FACT OR FUTURE?; FRAMING FUTURES; NOTHING IS TRUE; SEEKING INCOHERENCE; Notes; 9: Pathways of Possibility; A QUIVER OF OPTIONS; A GROWING ACUITY; IN ANTICIPATION OF CHOOKS; Notes; Summary; Part IV: Crafting Experiments; Note; 10: It's Not About Ideas; COMING UP WITH THE 'BEST IDEA' IS THE WORST IDEA; A SCIENCE-BASED APPROACH; FORMING A HYPOTHESIS; IT'S ALSO NOT ABOUT SUCCESS; Notes; 11: Planning to Fail; FAILURE, AND THE NINE LAYERS OF HELL; YOU WILL BE TESTED; Notes; 12: Viable Alternative Options; PACKAGING INTELLIGENCE
- COMMUNICATING IN FULL SPECTRUMNotes; Summary; Part V: Augmenting Strategy; 13: Back to the Future; TOWARD COHERENCE; UNENRICHED STRATEGY; GET STRATEGIC ABOUT STRATEGY; Notes; 14: Choosing to Choose; MAP YOUR OPTIONS; A BIAS TOWARDS BIAS; BEMUSING BIASES; STOP, START, SAVVY-UP; PICK A PATH; Notes; 15: Strategy for Breakfast; BUT CHANGE IS GOOD, RIGHT?; NETWORKED ENTERPRISE GOODNESS; HYDRA DOMINATUS; THE BIGGER QUEST; IT NEEDS TO START SOMEWHERE; Notes; Summary; Part VI: Making Progress; 16: Bimodal Beginnings; WORKING ACROSS TWO MODES; NEW TEAMS; FINITE GAMES; PROTECT AGAINST INFECTION
- DIAL UP DIVERSITYMAKE PROGRESS VISIBLE; SPREAD THE INFLUENCE; Notes; 17: Meaningful Progress; FINDING A SENSE OF PROGRESS; AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY; PROJECTS; Notes; 18: Mission Impossible; MISSIONS SERVE A MUST; MISSIONS ARE FOCUSED; MISSIONS ARE FINITE; A FEW CAVEATS; Notes; Summary; Part VII: Pioneering Culture; Note; 19: Lost in Translation; FROM CONCEPTUAL TO CONCRETE; STORYBOARDING STRATEGY TO CULTURE; KEYSTONE BEHAVIOURS; Notes; 20: Structures, Artefacts and Rituals; STRUCTURES; ARTEFACTS; RITUALS; Notes; 21: Contextual Momentum; RITUALS CHANGE THIS.; MOMENTUM IN CONTEXT; YEARLY RITUALS
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