Fast Strategy: How Strategic Agility Will Help You Stay Ahead of the Game

Successful companies often become victims of their own success; as their business matures, they find it impossible to renew themselves. To regain and maintain growth, they need to learn to thrive on change and disruption. Fast Strategy analyzes the risks faced by successful companies and presents three essential capabilities: strategic sensitivity (the sharpness of perception and awareness), resource fluidity (the ability to reconfigure business systems and redeploy resources rapidly), and collective commitment (the top team's ability to make bold decisions quickly). Based on interviews with 150 executives from leading global companies such as Cisco, HP, IBM, Intel, Nokia, and SAP, it details measures, tools, and leadership behaviors implemented by these companies to rekindle growth. Co-authored by a former Nokia top executive and a senior academic, Fast Strategy combines experience and theory to help your company stay ahead of the competition.