Stragility

Lisa Hillenbrand, Ellen R. Auster

ISBN 10: 1442648058 / ISBN 13: 9781442648050

Published by University of Toronto Press, CA, 2016

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Success in business demands an organization that is agile, innovative, and alert, capable of reinventing itself to handle whatever comes its way. Yet most attempts at transformational change fail, hamstrung by poor strategy, office politics, stakeholder resistance, and the pressures of constant transformation. In Stragility, Ellen Auster and Lisa Hillenbrand provide a powerful, practical, action-oriented approach that equips leaders at all levels to navigate these challenges while building skills and capabilities for the next strategic change. Filled with great examples of leading edge companies, and jam-packed with concrete tips, action steps, and tools, Stragility offers indispensable advice on how to make continuous strategic changes, navigate the politics and emotions of change, and inspire and engage leaders and stakeholders. Building on a field-tested framework the authors have applied in Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and social sector organizations, Stragility provides the tools for creating a thriving, high-energy organization that will excel at strategic change - again and again.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stragility
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, CA
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442648058
• ISBN 13: 9781442648050
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 400 grams

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Synopsis

Success in business demands an organization that is agile, innovative, and alert, capable of reinventing itself to handle whatever comes its way. Yet most attempts at transformational change fail, hamstrung by poor strategy, office politics, stakeholder resistance, and the pressures of constant transformation.

In Stragility, Ellen Auster and Lisa Hillenbrand provide a powerful, practical, action-oriented approach that equips leaders at all levels to navigate these challenges while building skills and capabilities for the next strategic change. Filled with great examples of leading edge companies, and jam-packed with concrete tips, action steps, and tools, Stragility offers indispensable advice on how to make continuous strategic changes, navigate the politics and emotions of change, and inspire and engage leaders and stakeholders.

Building on a field-tested framework the authors have applied in Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and social sector organizations, Stragility provides the tools for creating a thriving, high-energy organization that will excel at strategic change – again and again.

About the Author

Ellen R. Auster is a Professor of Strategic Management at Schulich School of Business at York University.
Lisa Hillenbrand is the founder of Lisa Hillenbrand & Associates and former Harley Procter Global Marketing Director at Procter & Gamble.