Developed at warp-speed and designed for overwhelming victory, the Desert Storm air campaign lit up the skies of Baghdad and changed strategic thinking forever. Now, John Warden - architect of the Desert Storm air campaign - and his partner, organizational consultant Leland Russell, have applied this proven approach to success to another kind of intense competition: the fast-changing world of 21st century business. Understand why the Prometheus Process is vital in today's world of crisis. General H. Norman Schwarzkopf gave a ringing endorsement to John Wardens new book, Winning in FastTime, with co-author Leland Russell. David Halberstams new book, War in a Time of Peace, suggested Col. Warden should have been on the cover of Time following the Gulf War The system - Prometheus - is a mindset and a method for rapid, decisive strategic action. Its essence is simple: think strategically, focus sharply and move quickly. Leaders and managers of big-cap, mid-cap and startup companies, in high-tech finance, health care, and many other industries, have successfully applied Prometheus to meet the same kinds of challenges that you face.
Now, through clear, step-by-step directions and dramatic, behind-the-scenes stories, Winning in FastTime will explain Prometheus to you. Whether you are a CEO, a manager, a project leader, of simply a dedicated employee, this book will help you: *Transform your organization into a nimble, market-leading winner; *Design a Grand Strategy that everyone from the boardroom to the front line can share; *Shape tomorrow...before it shapes you. Winning in FastTime has a powerful message. You can control your destiny...if you are willing to shed yesterday's thinking about business strategy and organization...move fast and decisively...and make the future what you want it to be. Welcome to the world of Prometheus.
John A. Warden III is a strategist and leader whose work has had a worldwide impact in military, in government, in education, and in business. Vietnam combat pilot, author, Air Force Fighter Wing Commander, credited by Norman Schwarzkopf and Colin Powell as the architect of the Desert Storm Air Campaign, Special Assistant to the Vice President of the United States, Commandant of the Air Force's Command and Staff College, founder of two successful companies, and consultant to some of the world's great companies - he has capitalized on his studies and experience to create a unique approach to strategy and success applicable wherever competition exists.
Leland A. Russell is a consultant to numerous Fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations in education and healthcare. An innovator in the areas of strategy deployment, leadership development, and knowledge management, he has written and narrated a series of widely acclaimed video programs on leadership and change. His model for mastering change, The Geo Paradigm, has been licensed to more than a thousand organizations in the U.S. and Latin America. The intranet architecture he designed for Texas Instruments, TI Tomorrow, was a finalist for the prestigious Computerworld Smithsonian Award, which recognizes the most important applications of information technology to societyeach year.
