Leading Organizations: Ten Timeless Truths

by Scott Keller, Mary Meaney

Overview

Offering leaders and senior managers the answers to critical questions on organizational design and management.

Leading Organizations offers an accessible and practical new framework for addressing some of the most common issues facing leaders and senior managers today. The two authors, both consultants with McKinsey, took stock of the most common questions they are asked by their clients in the areas of human capital, organization design, transformational change, and merger management. Containing the latest thinking on the most effective answers to those questions, this book offers leaders and senior managers support of their efforts to harness the full potential of their organizations.

Leading Organizations is anchored in a series of essays or short chapters using graphics, bullet points, and examples to illustrate the key messages and ensure a highly visual exploration of organizational design and management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472946898
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	06/27/2017
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Scott Keller is a Senior Partner in the Southern California office of McKinsey & Company. He is a leader of the Firm's Global Organization Practice. Having grown tired of reading boring, long-winded business books, he has taken things into his own hands with this and his previous bestseller, Beyond Performance.

Mary Meaney is a Senior Partner in McKinsey & Company's Paris office, and leads the Firm's Organization Practice in Europe. Long known for her energy, optimism, and insight, she's written this book to generate the same in its readers. She has also authored numerous articles on change management and organization behavior.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part One: Talent and teams

1. How do I attract and retain the right talent?

2. How do I develop the talent we need to win?

3. How I manage performance to unlock our full potential?

4. How do I create a high-performing leadership team?

Part Two: Decision-making and design

5. How do I improve the quality and speed of decision-making?

6. How do I reorganize to capture maximum value quickly?

7. How do I reduce overhead costs sustainably?

Part Three: Culture and change

8. How do I make culture a competitive advantage?

9. How do I lead organization-wide transformational change?

10. How do I successfully transition into a new leadership role?

Editorial Reviews

Senior executives should greet this book with joy and gratitude. Meticulous analysis reveals that the ten most important management topics today are as they have always been. So first you learn what most needs to be done – and then the time-tested ways to make it happen.” —Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP

“No one has time to read long-winded business books or is too impatient to do so. Leading Organizations is different...its content is both practical and refreshing. Simply essential reading for any leader.” —Daniel Vasella, former Chairman and CEO, Novartis

“Leading Organizations is like reading ten business books in one. These leadership lessons put into action are a catalyst to sustainable competitive advantage.” —Greg Case, CEO, Aon

“The book is an accessible, digestible and valuable contribution to business leadership, built on the bedrock of tried and tested experience in managing challenge and change.” —Sir Roger Carr, Chairman, BAE Systems plc

“An A-Z guide for leaders, covering everything from talent and teams, to design and decision-making, to culture and change - mandatory reading for anyone who aspires to be a great leader of organizations.” —Herman Gref, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank

“Leading Organizations contains extraordinary insight, powerful ideas, and practical guidance. It has something for everyone, whether you are just setting out or an experienced leader – a must-read.” —Carolyn Fairbairn, Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry

“Keller and Meaney's Leading Organizations: Ten Timeless Truths reveals clear, real-world actions on how to tackle the issues that leaders of every organization face. The topics addressed are truly timeless - making it a vital read for start-ups and mature organizations alike. ” —Peter Ma, Chairman, Ping An Insurance Company of China

“Leading Organizations is straight to the point and counter-intuitive – and, above all, impact-focused.” —Alain Bejjani, CEO and Director, Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC

“A plain talking primer for CEOs and senior leaders who want to focus their attention on what matters.” —Nancy G. Hesse, President and CEO, Cancer Treatment Centers of America

“Leading Organizations is easy to read, very pragmatic, and focused on results.” —Walter Bayly, CEO, Bancode Credito del Peru

“Great handbook on how to develop high-performing organizations. A fresh departure from conceptual business books - very practical.” —Suh Kyung-bae, Chairman, AmorePacific Corporation

“[Keller and Meaney] zero in on the essentials...digging into the few key lessons that matter most. I find Leading Organizations: Ten Timeless Truths to be a lovely example of profound simplicity.” —Robert I. Sutton, best-selling author, and Professor of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University

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