Accelerating Performance; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction: Why We Wrote This Book: The Data Sets You Free; Note; Section I Move Fast or Die Faster; Chapter 1 The Soft Stuff Really Is the Hard Stuff; Notes; Chapter 2 How to Increase Your META bolic Rate; The Need for Speed; Disruption; META; Mobilize; Execute; Transform; Agility; Notes; Chapter 3 A Learning Laboratory; Atento; Nets Holding; NXP; Notes; Chapter 4 Our Journey to META; The 23 Superaccelerators; The Journey; Notes; Chapter 5 What's Your Current Pace?: A Diagnostic.
Section II The Acceleration ImperativeChapter 6 Accelerating Strategy: Less Plan, More Planning; Mobilize: Embrace Uncertainty; Mobilize: Pressure-Tested Decision Making; Mobilize: Shared Vision; Execute: Future Core Competencies; Execute: Execution Feasibility; Execute: Adaptive Playbook; Transform: Balanced Portfolio; Transform: Fail Fast; Transform: Rapid Response; Agility: Foresight; Agility: Learning; Agility: Adaptability; Agility: Resilience; Notes; Chapter 7 Accelerating Organizations: Turning Drag into Drive; The 13 Drag and Drive Factors; The 39 Differentiating Actions.
Mobilize: Customer FirstMobilize: Energizing Leadership; Mobilize: Clarit; Execute: Simplicity; Execute: Ownership; Execute: Winning Capabilities; Transform: Innovation; Transform: Challenge; Transform: Collaboration; Agility: Foresight; Agility: Learning; Agility: Adaptability; Agility: Resilience; Notes; Chapter 8 Accelerating Teams: Capability Equals Ability Minus Ego; Mobilize; Customer First; Unique Commission; Shared Purpose; Clear Direction; Insights from Nationwide; Execute; Tight Composition; Explicit Accountabilities; Uncompromising Standards; Focused Grip; Insights from Nationwide.
TransformStakeholder Influence; Distributed Leadership; Robust Challenge; Disciplined Decisions; Insights from Nationwide; Agility; Foresight; Learning; Adaptability; Resilience; Insights from Nationwide; Caution for Senior Teams; Final Insights from Nationwide; Notes; Chapter 9 Accelerating Leaders: The Leader Sets the Pace; How to Accelerate a Leader's Performance; Execution Rhythms; Put the Right Team in Place; Set Your Strategic Priorities; Plan Properly; Adopt Rigorous Rhythms and Processes; Generate Energy; Core Mind-Sets; Shifting Mind-Sets; Awareness Building; Unlocking Processes.
Reinforcement and Embedding ActivitiesNotes; Section III How to Start; Chapter 10 Finding the Right Recipe; What the Right Recipe Can Produce; What a Confused Recipe Can Produce; How to Find the Right Recipe; A Journey in More Detail; Notes; Chapter 11 The ABC of Behavior Change; The "Any Behavior Change" (ABC) Model; Connect with Purpose; Align the Operating Model; Build Skills; Role-Model; Provide Space; The ABC Model in Action; Connect with Purpose; Align the Operating Model; Build Skills; Role-Model; Provide Space; Notes; Chapter 12 Change the People or Change the People.
