Navigating the Badlands : Thriving in the Decade of Radical Transformation

In this groundbreaking book, Mary O'Hara-Devereaux -- an internationally renowned business forecaster -- shows how organizations can hone their competitive edge during these uncertain times. Using the metaphor of traveling through the badlands of the American West, Navigating the Badlands offers the principles, tools, transformative strategies, and essential understanding executives and business leaders need if they are to weather the rugged, global business landscape of the future. Throughout the book O'Hara-Devereaux reveals how business leaders can seize the opportunity to create new value from successful alliances, reach global markets, and find top talent. How To Stay On Top During This Perilous New Phase Of Global Transformation The Rollercoaster Stock Market, Worker Migration, An Overhaul Of The Traditional Methods Of Strategic Planning-today's Global Business Environment Has Undergone Dramatic Changes With More On The Way. Using The Metaphor Of Traveling Through The Badlands Of The American West, Navigating The Badlands Offers The Principles, Tools, Transformative Strategies, And Essential Understanding Needed If Executives And Business Leaders Are To Weather The Rugged, Global Business Landscape Of The Future. Mary O'hara-devereaux Shows Leaders And Organizations How To Stay On Top During These Difficult Times, And Reveals How To Seize The Opportunity To Create New Value From Successful Alliances, Reach Global Markets, And Find Top Talent. Navigating The Badlands Is Filled With The Strategies Necessary To Move Forward Successfully In The Unforgiving Business Climate That Lies Ahead, Explores The Challenges Of Developing Executive Readiness And Effective Leadership, And Describes Nine Organizational Pains, New Capabilities, And Principles Of Transformation Vital For Doing Business In The Badlands. The Book Provides Powerful Diagnostic And Communication Tools, Short-term And Long-term Strategic Support, And New Collaborative Suggestions For The Journey. In Addition, Navigating The Badlands Is Filled With Illustrative Stories Of Success And Failures From A Wide Variety Of Companies And Organizational Models. Mary O'hara-devereaux (san Francisco, Ca), Ceo Of Global Foresight, Is An Internationally Recognized Business Forecaster And Strategist And Coauthor Of Globalwork (1-55542-602-6). She Has Consulted For Numerous Global Players Including Chevron-texaco, Coca-cola, Motorola, And Procter & Gamble, As Well As Government Agencies In The United States And China. Navigating the Badlands Thriving in the Decade of Radical Transformation......Page 3 Contents......Page 5 Flash Forward . . .......Page 7 1 Making Sense of the Big Picture......Page 10 2 Weathering the Badlands: Global Drivers of Change......Page 37 3 Lead the Journey of Your Lifetime......Page 92 4 Don’t Get Lost in Familiar Territory......Page 122 5 Weave the Web: Create a Resilient Organization......Page 153 6 Avoid Strategy Tragedy......Page 185 7 Engage People Deeply......Page 214 8 Create the Corner Store......Page 247 9 Learn About China......Page 277 10 Embrace Global Interdependence......Page 306 Notes and Resources......Page 319 Acknowledgments......Page 323 About the Author......Page 327 Index......Page 329 Badlands the rugged, global business landscape corporations now face are the result of shifting corporate priorities. Businesses have experienced dramatic changes, such as drops in stock valuation and worker migration and are having to overhaul traditional methods of strategy planning and leadership skills. This book looks at this topic. Equating moving forward in the modern business world to traveling through the Badlands of the American West, a recognized business forecaster demonstrates how to thrive in difficult times through planning and effective leadership.