{"product_id":"what-matters-now-isbn-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 \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1: Values Matter Now 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Putting First Things First 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Learning from the Crucible of Crisis 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Rediscovering Farmer Values 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Renouncing Capitalism’s Dangerous Conceits 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Reclaiming the Noble 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2: Innovation Matters Now 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Defending Innovation 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Cataloging the World’s Greatest Innovators 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Inspiring Great Design 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Turning Innovation Duffers into Pros 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Deconstructing Apple 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3: Adaptability Matters Now 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Changing How We Change 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Becoming an Enemy of Entropy 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Diagnosing Decline 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Mourning Corporate Failure 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Future-Proofing Your Company 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4: Passion Matters Now 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Exposing Management’s Dirty Little Secret 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Putting Individuals Ahead of Institutions 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Building Communities of Passion 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Reversing the Ratchet of Control 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Reinventing Management for the Facebook Generation 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 5: Ideology Matters Now 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Challenging the Ideology of Management 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Managing Without Hierarchy 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Escaping the Management Tax 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Inverting the Pyramid 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Aiming Higher 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: The Half Moon Bay ‘‘Renegade Brigade’’ 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 271\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Probably one of the most important books you could read this year... an invitation to rethink the fundamental assumptions we have about capitalism.\" (\u003cem\u003eLeadership Now,\u003c\/em\u003e May 2012) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book is bang up to date... highlights recent crises and what we can learn from them.\" (\u003cem\u003eCPO Agenda,\u003c\/em\u003e April 2012) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A thought provoking and relevant book for our time that should inspire change, even if it doesn't prescribe it.\" (economia.com, April 2012) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An interesting and thought provoking read for HR and finance directors.\" (\u003cem\u003eHR Magazine,\u003c\/em\u003e April 2012) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Plenty to feed those with an appetite for change.\" (\u003cem\u003eCA Magazine,\u003c\/em\u003e April 2012) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rarity among business books, What Matters Now has an entertaining, anecdotal style that does nothing to diminish the visionary authority with which Hamel speaks.\" (\u003cem\u003eI: Global Intelligence for the CIO,\u003c\/em\u003e April 2012) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book is bang up to date... highlights recent crises and what we can learn from them.\" (\u003cem\u003eCPO Agenda,\u003c\/em\u003e April 2012) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An impassioned plea to reinvent management as we know it.\" (innovationexcellence.com, March 2012)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003eas well as the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, Fortune, \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He consults widely and has led change initiatives in some of the world’s most prominent companies.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Matters Now\u003c\/i\u003e is Gary Hamel’s impassioned plea to rethink the fundamental assumptions we have about management, the meaning of work, and organizational life. He asks, “What are the fundamental, make-or-break issues that will determine whether your organization thrives or dives in the years ahead?” The answer is found in five paramount issues: values, innovation, adaptability, passion, and ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eValues:\u003c\/b\u003e With trust in large organizations at an all time low, there is an urgent need to rebuild the ethical foundations of capitalism. What’s required is nothing less than a moral renaissance in business. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInnovation:\u003c\/b\u003e Innovation is the only defense against margin-crushing competition, and the only way to outgrow a dismal economy. In too many companies, innovation is still a buzzword, rather than the responsibility of every single individual. This must change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdaptability:\u003c\/b\u003e In a world of accelerating change, every company must build an \u003ci\u003eevolutionary advantage\u003c\/i\u003e. The forces of inertia must be vanquished. The ultimate prize: an organization that is as nimble as change itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePassion:\u003c\/b\u003e In business as in life, the difference between “insipid” and “inspired” is passion. With mediocrity fast becoming a competitive liability, success depends on finding new ways to rouse the human spirit at work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdeology:\u003c\/b\u003e Today, businesses need more than better practices; they need better principles. Bureaucracy and control have had their day. It’s time for a new ideology based on freedom and self-determination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gary Hamel has crafted a challenging book that starts with values, celebrates innovation, and concludes by opening up the hierarchies of large companies to unleash the true human potential of the people who work there. This is a book to return to again and again as managers everywhere confront the challenges of orthodoxy, management lethargy, and overly-rigid company processes.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Henry Chesbrough,\u003c\/b\u003e author, \u003ci\u003eOpen Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e; professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWhat Matters Now\u003c\/i\u003e lets you in on the five things that will transform your organization—or sink it. It’s your choice—put Gary Hamel’s book at the top of your to-do list or procrastinate and risk falling farther behind.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Charlene Li, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor, \u003ci\u003eOpen Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e; founder of Altimeter Group\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990481649893,"sku":"NP9781118120828","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118120828.jpg?v=1761788000","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/what-matters-now-isbn-9781118120828","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}