Recently, bestselling management books have focused onproviding a recipe for greatness. Others have sought to unlock thesecrets of long-term success. But a detailed analysis at theintersection of the two, one that explains how some companiesmanage to achieve repeated peaks of business performance, has beenmissing—until now.
Accenture’s Paul Nunes and Tim Breene have found that whatmatters is not just what you do to reach the top of one successfulbusiness—climbing your current S-curve. Equally important are themoves you must make on the way to your next business—making thejump to your future S-curve.
Jumping the S-Curve reveals crucial insights for making suchtransitions, including:
--Why traditional strategic planning won’t allow you to find the“big-enough” market insights that are critical to superiorperformance
--Why your top team must be refreshed before performance startsto wane
--Why you need much more talent than you think, especially“serious talent” that will find you worthy of their time
Filled with original practical advice, Jumping the S-Curvedemystifies how companies can thrive with one successful businessafter another, through both good times and bad.
自我改造成功的公司有个共同点,它们多半会将注意焦点,扩大到财务S曲线之外,设法管理另外三条为期较短、却十分重要的隐藏S曲线:追踪所属产业内的竞争基础、翻新既有的能力,以及培养随时能派上用场的人才。基本上,它们颠覆了一般的认知,学习把重心放在动手整修看起来还没坏的东西。