Jumping the S-Curve : How to Beat the Growth Cycle, Get on Top, and Stay There
Overview
Recently, some bestselling management books have focused on providing a recipe for greatness, while others have sought to unlock the secrets of long-term success. But a detailed analysis at the intersection of the two, one that explains how some companies manage to achieve repeated peaks of business performance, has been missing--until now.
Accenture's Paul Nunes and Tim Breene have found that what matters is not just climbing your current S-curve, which is what you do to reach the top of a single successful business. Instead, they emphasize the equal importance of the moves you must make on the way to your next business; that is, making the jump to your future S-curve.
Jumping the S-Curve reveals crucial insights for making such transitions, including:
- Why traditional strategic planning won't allow you to find the "big-enough" market insights that are critical to superior performance
- Why your top team must be refreshed before performance starts to wane
- Why you need much more talent than you think, especially "serious talent" that will find you worthy of their time
Filled with original practical advice, Jumping the S-Curve demystifies how companies can thrive with one successful business after another, through both good times and bad.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781422175583
- ISBN-10: 1422175588
- Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
- Publish Date: February 2011
- Dimensions: 9.25 x 6.48 x 1.04 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.11 pounds
- Page Count: 288
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