The attacker's advantage : turning uncertainty into breakthrough opportunities / Ram Charan.

"The phenomenon of uncertainty is not new; what is new is its intensity and potential to change industries and destroy companies. Business leaders can be on the defensive, or they can be on offense, prepared to lead decisively. The ability to deal with uncertainty is perhaps the paramount skill...

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Main Author: Charan, Ram
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • What is the attacker's advantage?
  • Bends in the road
  • Why structural uncertainty is different
  • The mathematical corporation : the algorithmic revolution and the rise of the math house
  • Searching for early warning signals
  • Identifying the catalysts of structural change
  • Seeing what catalysts see
  • Tools to build perceptual acuity
  • How Tata Communications expands the organization's lens
  • Defining the path
  • A mind-set for offense
  • Kaiser Permanente's path through the turmoil in health care
  • The joint practice session : transparency and coordination
  • How Keurig Green Mountain adopted the joint practice session
  • The what, who, and how of decision making : zeroing in on the organization's critical decision nodes
  • Steering on two tracks
  • Merck's quick organizational turn to offense.