Fit to Compete

Why Honest Conversations About Your Company's Capabilities Are the Key to a Winning Strategy
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Fit to Compete by Michael Beer is a compelling analysis of organisational effectiveness, focusing on how internal systems and cultures can stifle success. The book examines the obstacles companies face in being innovative and competitive, proposing strategies for overcoming these barriers by fostering open communication and aligning leadership practices with company goals. It's an insightful guide for leaders aiming to sustain long-term business performance.
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You might enjoy this insightful read if you are interested in transforming organisational health into a competitive advantage. It offers actionable strategies for aligning leadership, culture and human resources to drive sustainable success. Ideal for leaders and entrepreneurs seeking to improve their company's performance and navigate complex business environments effectively.

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Fit to Compete

In Fit to Compete In addition to a step-by-step guide, Beer offers detailed and illustrative case studies of companies that have used the Strategic Fitness Process to great effect. He also shows how to apply the process more broadly, to a variety of strategic challenges and at multiple levels throughout the organisation.

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In thirty years of working in corporations, Michael Beer has witnessed how organisational silence has derailed many a strategic objective. When lower-level employees in the organisation can't speak truth to power, senior leaders don't hear what they need to hear about their firm's fitness to compete. Employees lose trust in higher-ups and become more resistant to change.

In Fit to Compete, Beer presents an antidote to silence - an innovative and highly effective process for holding honest conversations with everyone in your organisation. Used by over 150 organisations across the globe, the Strategic Fitness Process has helped leaders in industries as diverse as medical technology, restaurant chains, and pharmaceuticals hear the raw and necessary truth about the sources of misalignment between their strategies and their organisations.

In addition to a step-by-step guide, Beer offers detailed and illustrative case studies of companies that have used the Strategic Fitness Process to great effect. He also shows how to apply the process more broadly, to a variety of strategic challenges and at multiple levels throughout the organisation.

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Fit to Compete is praised as a vital resource for leaders aiming to initiate genuine change within organisations. The book introduces the strategic fitness process, which is highlighted for its simplicity and effectiveness in overcoming organisational challenges, fostering truth-telling, and enhancing strategic implementation. It is lauded for its insights on transforming organisational culture and leadership efficacy.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781633692305

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 January 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Michael Beer is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School. He is a cofounder and Chairman of TruePoint Partners, an international consulting firm, and chairman of the board at the Center for Higher Ambition Leadership, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the number of companies and leaders committed to creating economic and social value. He is the author of eleven books, including Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value (Harvard Business Review Press, 2011).

You can find the author at: truepoint.com/who-we-are/our-people/michael-beer/

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