Corporate Agility: A Revolutionary New Model for Competing in A Flat World

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It's official. The rules are changing. The work we do - and where and how we do it - is undergoing a revolution. In order to thrive in the global economy, companies need a whole new business model, one that enables them to embrace new technology, understand the ever-changing workforce, and rethink the way they structure their work environments. Although the global marketplace has undergone a series of rapid and model-shattering changes, most companies have been unwilling or unable to adapt their management styles to the new way of doing business. As a consequence, they find themselves crippled by exorbitant fixed costs and losing ground to competitors who were not even in existence a decade earlier. To stay ahead of the game, organizations need to create not only new products but new markets and do so faster than their competitors ever imagined. In addition to being able to advance quickly, they will also be able to respond quickly to unexpected changes in customer demand. In today's business world, only the agile survive. The good news is that with the right guidance, your organization can compete and win, even when faced with the most unpredictable changes, Corporate Agility provides the blueprnt.

As the leaders of the Work Design Collaborative, authors Charles Grantham and Jim Ware have helped some of the world's top companies become more productive. In Corporate Agility, they share the results of their ground-breaking five-year research project and the forward-thinking strategies that have grown out of this new knowledge. The first book to show companies the practical applications for staying competitive in a global economy, Corporate Agility reveals how to:

• Reduce fixed operational costs by reducing your dependence on corporate real estate
• Institutionalize the innovation process to quickly react to a changing marketplace
• Confront the coming "talent gap" for creative and knowledge-based workers
• Reduce the crippling costs of recruitment and turnover
• Design a productive, clean, comfortable, and health workplace
• Meet the challenges that come with flexible workplace programs

Filled with case studies of companies that have learned to stay ahead of the curve, such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Herman Miller, Jones Lang LsSalle, Agilent Technologies, and the General Services Administration, and interviews with their top executives, this is the one book that will enable you to cope quickly and efficiently with the endless twists and turns of the marketplace. Corporate Agility will help every company ensure that it stays profitable and sustainable for years to come.