The Four Pillars of High Performance

Description

How to stay on course and achieve extraordinary performance in a sea of changeIn todays change-or-die business environment, companies that achieve the highest levels of performance are "robust organizations"--those that adapt quickly and without losing their strategic direction. Distilling decades of research conducted by Rand, one of the nation's most respected business think tanks, The Four Pillars of High Performance explores the strategies to truly manage change. Using examples, author Paul C. Light extracts powerful lessons for managers and executives, and he provides readers with:Never-before-published research by Rand on the shared traits of the highest-performing companies Cutting-edge techniques for improving performance across an organization Valuable insights into the five major attributes of agility, alignment, metrics, incentives, and impact Case studies and vignettes drawn from the experiences of industry leaders in ev...'

First Sentence

RAND and its researchers have always been interested in uncertainty and the vulnerability that goes with it.

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Other Editions

• The Four Pillars of High PerformanceMcGraw-Hill2004-12-14
• The Four Pillars of High PerformanceHardcoverMcGraw-Hill2004-12-14
• The Four Pillars of High PerformanceeBookMcGraw-Hill2005-01-01