{"product_id":"9781118097465","title":"Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe secret of achieving and sustaining organizational excellence revealed\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an ever-changing world where only a third of excellent organizations stay that way over the long term, and where even fewer are able to implement successful change programs, leaders are in need of big ideas and new tools to thrive. In \u003ci\u003eBeyond Performance,\u003c\/i\u003e McKinsey\u0026amp;Company's Scott Keller and Colin Price give you everything you need to build an organization that can execute in the short run \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e has the vitality to prosper over the long term.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on the most exhaustive research effort of its kind on organizational effectiveness and change management, Keller and Price put hard science behind their big idea: that the health of an organization is equally as important as its performance. In the book's foreword, management guru Gary Hamel refers to this notion as \"a new manifesto for thinking about organizations.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe authors illustrate why copying management best practices from other companies is more dangerous than helpful\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClearly explains how to determine the mutually reinforcing combination of management practices that best fits your organization's context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides practical tools to achieve superior levels of performance and health through a staged change process: aspire, assess, architect, act, and advance. Among these are new techniques for dealing with those aspects of human behavior that are seemingly irrational (and therefore confound even the smartest leaders), yet entirely predictable\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eUltimately, building a healthy organization is an intangible asset that competitors copy at their peril and that enables you to skillfully adapt to and shape your environment faster than others—giving you the ultimate competitive advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118441447664,"sku":"9781118097465","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118097465_p0.jpg?v=1763692688","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118097465","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}