{"product_id":"strategic-iq-9780470978283","title":"Strategic IQ","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn today''s world, only the smartest survive. The competitive landscape is littered with graves of well-known firms whose revenues, profits and stock prices rose for decades until they suddenly imploded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn fast-changing business environments, firms must adapt their strategies and innovate to remain at the top. But many successful firms fail to do so. Instead, they succumb to inertia, hesitate, or stick blindly to their old strategies, until it is too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ability to adapt to change is a measure of intelligence; so why do firms demonstrate such low Strategic IQ? What causes inertia and why is it so deadly? How can leaders help their firms to act more intelligently?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book identifies the key sources of inertia - strategic, structural and huma - and provides practical advice on how they can be overcome to create smarter corporations. It is both a wake-up call for successful firms and a lifeline for firms struggling to succeed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo suc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘I felt inspired…It presents to HR unbelievers what the leaders in the HR field have been professing for some time. This is no bad thing.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(HR, June 2012)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One Smart Strategy 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1.1 The Need for Smart Strategy 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1.2 Low Strategic Intelligence 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1.3 What is Strategy? 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1.4 Moderate Strategic Intelligence 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1.5 High Strategic Intelligence 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Smart Structure 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.1 The Need for Smart Structure 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.2 Smart Asset Management 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.3 Formal Architecture – Navigating the Architecture Labyrinth 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.4 Informal Architecture – Leveraging Social Mechanics 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.5 Towards Smarter Structure 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Smart Minds 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.1 The Need for Smart Minds 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.2 What is a Mind? 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.3 Hiring Smart Minds 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.4 Addressing Basic Human Needs 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.5 Harnessing Insatiable Human Needs 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 293\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402473316695,"sku":"9780470978283","price":21.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470978283.jpg?v=1730480508","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strategic-iq-9780470978283","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}